Home Support Worker (HAT) (Part Time)(Various Locations) (15 Posts)

Job Advertisement

NLC7 - £29,559 - £32,262 (Pro Rata)

We are looking for individuals to join our Home Assessment Team, putting people first and ensuring they get access to the right supports when they are ready to return home from hospital care. As a key member of the team, you will work closely with people, their families and colleagues across Health & Social Care to ensure we deliver good quality support in those first days after they return home, improving both their health and wellbeing and enabling them to live safely within their own homes.

You will be joining a Home Support Service which delivers a person centered, responsive and flexible service to meet the needs of people and their families. You will work closely with the Home Support Team Leaders to ensure that people are comfortable and happy, living independently and are safely within their own homes and communities.

We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic individuals with a pleasant, friendly manner who can be respectful of the privacy and dignity of individuals. As a good communicator, you must also be able to observe and respond to changes in the health and wellbeing of people in your care, updating and recording individual care plans as appropriate. Previous relevant experience working within a care setting and undertaking moving and assisting is desirable together with some IT skills and a current driving licence.

A SVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care or equivalent is desirable, successful applicants who don't currently hold this qualification will be supported to achieve this.

You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member prior to commencing in this role.

You will also be registered or eligible for registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 26 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of offers available to you through our NLLifereward site. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a
Smarter Working Policy.

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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.

The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process.

Easy Read – My NL