Care Assistant - Days

Job Description

You have experience in a caring role in health or social care and have a good
general education. With the ability to understand the needs and rights of older
people you are also comfortable with undertaking personal care tasks and have a sensitive and caring approach.

Enthusiastic, motivated and able to cope with demanding work you have a
positive, responsible and caring attitude. Manual lifting may be involved.

To work alongside Social Care Officers as members of the team in the person centred care and support of individual residents.

To support the Social Care Officers in assisting individuals with the practical
tasks associated with, for example intimate personal care, eating and drinking and social activities. General duties associated with the overall running of the home, as directed by the Management team, are also part of a Care Assistants role.

Mixture of late and early shifts over a six week rolling rota including weekend working 

There is a responsibility for the post holder to demonstrate a commitment to quality service delivery through continuous improvement for the benefit of the Service and the organisation.

This post is regulated work with Children and/or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

This post will require you to have obtained SSSC registration within 3 months of employment.

This post has a minimum requirement of two references, one of which must be your current or most recent employer.

Fixed term for a period not exceeding - 30/10/2025

Informal Enquiries to: Claire Birnie - 01346417343

Requirements

For more information about living and working in Aberdeenshire, please click here

Please feel free to read our guidance on Requesting Reasonable Adjustments at Interview, Guaranteed Interview and how to request Alternate Formats and Communication Support

A Privacy Notice giving you information on the data we hold on you, what we do with that data, who we share your data with and your rights under GDPR is available here.  Alternatively, we can send a copy if you ask us to by emailing askhr@aberdeenshire.gov.uk