Social Care Worker (Various - Day/Night - Part/Full Time) - 11 Posts

Job Description

Role - Social Care Worker (Day and Night) 
Location - Hawthorn House (G22 5HE), Victoria Gardens (G13 3BE), Meadowburn (G53 5AQ), Orchard Grove (G42 0LB) Riverside (G40 3JD) 
Salary – Starting hourly rate of £17.12 for days and £21.57 for nights - see attached further breakdown
Hours and Shift Pattern – 12 hour shifts - see attached further breakdown of shifts

If you are looking for a career which makes a positive difference, then being a Social Care Worker in one of our care homes for older people could be for you.  
Our Glasgow City Care Homes provide care and support in enabling surroundings to our residents 24/7 where you would work 12 hour shifts.

Previous experience of working with vulnerable adults / older people is essential.  You will work as part of a team with direction from Senior staff to provide direct care and support to older people living within our residential care homes. You will work collaboratively with residents, finding out what matters to them, in order to create and deliver a plan of care that is enabling and person-centred. Other duties include supporting, organising and deploying staff to provide direct care to residents.
You must be able to work without direct supervision. You should hold values which promote the wellbeing of older people, have a desire to support others with compassion, kindness whilst respecting their rights and choices within their daily lives.
You must be competent in English both written and spoken and be conversant with Health and Safety at Work legislation.  Applications are welcome from ethnic minorities and fluent speakers of other languages – Cantonese, Hakka, Punjabi, Urdu.

This post will require you to have or to have the ability to undertake and attain a SVQ Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent, to meet the requirements of registration to the Scottish Social Services Council.   Glasgow City Council will provide support and meet the cost for undertaking this qualification.

Interviews will commence the week beginning the 15th July. 

This advert will be held open for a 3 month period from the closing date to allow the Recruitment process to be concluded.  Any vacancies which arise during this 3 month period on a citywide basis will be filled from this advert.

Current SSSC Registration or registered within 6 months of start date. Please note as part of the local government pay deal, local authority staff are currently not required to pay SSSC fees. 

Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme will be essential on taking up appointment. Please note successful candidates for the above position will be required to pay for their PVG Membership/or Scheme Checks.

These posts are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended).

Only existing employees of Glasgow City Council or one of its Arms Length External Organisations can apply for this vacancy.

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GCC Website and GCC Conditions of Service

 

 

 

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Further Information

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