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Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership Care at Home Services provide care and support to vulnerable people living at home, within the community, which includes four extra care housing developments across the authority. We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed, flexible and highly motivated individual to join our extra care team.
Extra care housing service operates 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Hours of work are 20 hours per week worked during core business times between 06:30-22:30hrs on a 4 days on/4 days off rota system. The post may require you to work across the service.
Duties include:
1. Assisting service users with all aspects of personal care including help with washing, dressing, toileting, medication, etc.
2. Help with preparing breakfast and other meals when necessary.
3. Assist service users to maintain and develop their daily living skills and improve independence.
Requirements:
1. Experience of working in a care setting and delivering personal care or in an informal/personal capacity.
2. Awareness of a range of long term conditions and understanding of the needs of people who require help from care services.
3. Ability to demonstrate reliability and flexibility with the ability to work as part of a team.
4. Effective communication skills (both verbally and in writing), including monitoring and reporting changes in the identified needs of service users.
5. Calm, positive and professional attitude with the ability to deal with unexpected events or emergency situations.
6. Hold or have the capacity to achieve an SVQ Level 2 in Care or an equivalent qualification at level 5 (SCQF) or above.
7. Registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) or achieve registration within 6 months of your start date.
If successful, you will be required to undertake a Disclosure Scotland check, the level of check will be determined by the duties of the post. If you would like further information in relation to the Disclosure Scotland checks, please visit www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.
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