Care Assistant – Forthland Lodge Care Home, Edinburgh
Client: Meallmore
Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 6367302a64bc
Job Views: 7
Posted: 03.03.2025
Expiry Date: 17.04.2025
Job Description:
Our Meallmore team at Forthland Lodge are ready to warmly welcome you as a Care Assistant within their care home. Conveniently located close to the city centre of Edinburgh, Forthland Lodge offers residents safe, comfortable surroundings in a purpose-built nursing home. Our purpose-built care home provides high quality, personalised nursing care for people living with an acquired brain injury and older people, including those living with dementia and its related conditions.
Our mentorship programme and ongoing learning and development will give you all the support you need to develop your skills and progress in your career whether that be as a Senior Care Assistant or a Senior Care Practitioner, the choice is yours!
If you’re not already working as a care assistant, you will be required to register to the SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council); Meallmore will support you with this process.
Your role as a Meallmore Care Assistant will include:
1. To promote/provide a high quality of care and support in accordance with individual care/support plans.
2. To assist in creating wellbeing within a caring environment and be involved in the general activities of the home.
3. To adhere to Meallmore Standards, Policies and Procedures, National Care Standards.
4. To work in line with the SSSC codes of Practice.
5. Collaborate with care staff in your department and wider teams.
6. Carry out personal care duties.
Desirable skills:
1. Working towards the qualification to meet SSSC registration requirements.
2. SVQ level 2 or above/equivalent in Health and Social Care (as per SSSC guidelines) is desirable.
3. Communication and rapport building skills.
4. Kind caring nature.
What we can offer you:
1. Wagestream (access a portion of your earned income – every hour of every day)
2. Subsidised meals
3. Hourly overtime rates available
4. Generous annual leave entitlement
5. Free uniform
6. Investment in your ongoing professional development, including our mentorship scheme
7. Refer a friend bonus scheme (up to £1000)
8. Pension scheme
9. Company sick pay scheme
Salary: £ - £ per hour + overtime rates + benefits
Hours: hours per week
**Please note that we do offer visa sponsorships, however we currently have no visa sponsorships available at this time**
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