Relief Social Care Worker 2, Dingwall (20 Posts)

Job Description

Post Title: Relief Social Care Worker 2 (20 vacancies)
Location: Mainstay, Culbokie
Hours: As and when required
Duration: Casual/Relief
Salary: £17.30 - £19.19 Per Hour

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person: Katrina Bucknall Tel: 07919 410302 or Email: katrina.bucknall@highland.gov.uk

Job Purpose: Tasks necessary to ensure that the house is run in accordance with;
▪ Statutory requirements
▪ Professional standards of child care practice
▪ Service policy

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions Team, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.

Please find the Job Description below.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by e-mail, unless otherwise stated. Please check your e-mails regularly, including your junk/spam folder

Requirements

Experience of working with children and young people and or relevant life experience

Willingness and ability to register with the Scottish Social Services Council and to train to their required standard (a minimum of HNC/SVQ Level 3 in an appropriate subject) and commit to ongoing training and development

This position is classified as a regulated role. As such, an Overseas Criminal Record Check may be required depending on your nationality and recent residency history. Specifically, this check will be necessary if you do not meet both of the following criteria:

• You must be a national of the United Kingdom or one of the following countries: Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Hungary, Greece, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, or Poland.
• You must not have lived or worked in any country outside of the UK or those listed above for a period of three months or more, while aged 18 years or over, within the past five years.

Please note that it is your responsibility to obtain the Overseas Criminal Record Check, and you will be required to cover any associated costs.