Housing with Care Worker - FLK14554

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Do you have experience of providing support in a family or work setting and want to make a difference to people's lives?

Are you an enthusiastic, motivated, compassionate and flexible individual who understands and respects the rights of other people? If so, we want you to come and join our Housing with care team.

Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership delivers high quality care and support to people of all ages and with varying levels of need. Your role will include supporting service users to maintain and develop their daily living skills and improve independence.

Our service operates 7 days per week between 7:30am and 10pm and we currently have a number of casual housing with care worker vacancies within our 3 Housing with care buildings.

As an employee, you would receive a wide range of benefits including:

• induction and developmental training
• an hourly rate of £14.39
• payment monthly for accrued annual leave calculated as a % of casual hours worked in the previous month
• professional qualification (SVQ 2 Health & Social Care)
• local government pension scheme
• travel costs between visits are reimbursed within HMRC levels

A level of flexibility is required to meet the needs of the service. Housing with care supports 3 building within the Falkirk Area and you may be required to work across all buildings at times.

Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council within the first 6 months of working with Falkirk Council is a requirement of the post. You will also be required to achieve an SVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care within an agreed timescale if you have not already achieved this award.

Registration with the SSSC is essential for this post.

If you are the successful candidate, you will be required to gain/maintain PVG scheme membership, the cost of which will be met by the preferred candidate.

All posts involve periods of lone working.

Please note - we are currently not able to offer sponsorship for these posts

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