Service: Health and Social Care Partnership
Closing Date: Tuesday 11th March
We would like to welcome new workers to work within our care home, who have experience and are willing to update their knowledge to the required level for a senior on shift.
We would welcome people who are returning to the care sector.
Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.
The post is set within a care home on the Isle of Islay. We provide a vital service to the local community. Providing quality care and support needs to our ageing population as well as respite care.
This post would entail working across all shifts within the care home and a variety of staff.
SVQ3 + Medication administration Module and or SVQ 4.
Experience of working with the older generation in a health and/or care setting.
Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.
We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.
Learn more here Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.
This post is temporary to 1st June but may be extended.
Applicants should note that:-
1. Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.
2. This post is not suitable for job share.
3. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act ( Exclusions and Exceptions ) (Scotland) Order, as amended, applies to this post.
4. This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with adults.
5. This is a temporary post which may be filled on a secondment basis by an employee wishing to gain experience/career development and will be at the discretion of the employee’s line manager.
6. This post requires registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
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