At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide care and support to residents, respecting their rights and choices.
- Company: Burngrange Care Home, committed to diversity and inclusion.
- Benefits: Permanent position with competitive pay and shift allowance.
- Other info: Join a supportive team and gain valuable experience in social care.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals.
- Qualifications: S.V.Q. Level 3 in Social Care or willingness to achieve it.
The predicted salary is between 25322 - 30949 £ per year.
28.80 hours per week, 52.14 weeks per year, Permanent + 14% Shift Allowance
We are keen to employ a diverse workforce that reflects the people of Scotland. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly from groups currently under-represented, including people with disabilities, those from minority ethnic communities or from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
The key duties of this post are:
- To undertake responsibility, jointly with other social care staff, to provide care and support to all residents which respects their individual rights and choice.
- To act as “key worker” for a number of individuals including:
- Pre-admission visit(s) to the client at home/in hospital
- Preparation of written residential care plans
- Monitoring of care plans: ensuring changing personal care needs are met
- Delivering direct personal care in accordance with care plans
- To contribute to changeovers and to report significant observations/events etc. relating to residential care
- To participate in residential reviews and to provide written assessments as appropriate
- Maintaining residents’ personal files by details recorded on a daily basis in accordance with the “Open Access” Guidelines
- To work in collaboration with families/carers/other agencies to provide a service to residents
- Supporting residents and others at times of loss
- Using residents’ money for arranging Birthday/Christmas presents, etc. and outings
- Helping residents keep track of their pensions/money, clothes and possessions.
The skills and experience you must have are:
- S.V.Q. Level 3 in Social Care, or willingness to work towards and complete within SSSC timelines.
- An understanding of the specific needs of older people. It is expected that Social Care Workers should gain competence having regard to National Occupational Standards. Scottish Vocational Qualifications will be used as the foundation towards gaining specific standards of competence in social care.
This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by West Lothian Council.
This position requires registration with the SSSC. The successful candidate will have six months from the date of commencement of this post to become registered with the SSSC. SSSC stipulate you must submit your application within three months of your start date. If you are already registered with SSSC you will be required to add West Lothian Council to your account.
Social Care Practitioner, Burngrange Care Home, 508.80 - WEL10783 in West Calder employer: West Lothian Council
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