Rate: £14.43 - £14.55 per hour
Contract Type: Permanent, Temporary
Position Type: Full Time, Part Time
Hours: 37 hours per week
Within South Lanarkshire Council, we are committed to providing a high-quality service to people in our community and are seeking enthusiastic individuals who are flexible and willing to undertake delegated tasks as part of a team. You should be committed to promoting service users' independence, rights, choice, and individuality, and be available to work one of our shift rosters.
The successful candidate will ideally hold an SVQ in Social Care Level 2 or 3 or an HNC in Social Care, or be willing to work towards gaining these qualifications. In addition, candidates are required to be registered with SSSC or in the process of registration. Registration will be required within 6 months of commencing employment.
Hours: 37 hours (temporary), 30 hours (permanent), and 22.5 hours (permanent) posts available.
Vacancy: Permanent and temporary posts available.
When completing the application process, please ensure that you cover the following areas:
* Please study the job profile and detail your current and/or previous experience of providing care and welfare for older people. Include any other relevant information, such as personal qualities, achievements, or voluntary work experience.
* This role involves working as part of a wider team delivering both individual and service goals. Please provide an example of a time when you worked as part of a team to complete a task within a social care environment. Detail what role you played.
* Detail an example of where your caring and communication skills have helped you provide an excellent service to a client group.
* Describe the key strengths you can demonstrate as a Social Care Assistant. Provide an example of when you feel these key strengths helped you achieve a successful outcome with an older person.
* What skills do you feel you need to further develop and consolidate?
Please Apply online: All correspondence will be via your email address.
Please note: We do not accept CVs; any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.
Legislative Information:
This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.
This post is considered Regulated Work with adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with adults.
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.
Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.
Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant:
South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.
South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans, and their families, as set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the position.
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