Care Assistant - 3 Posts, Parkdale Residential Home, Auchterarder

Job Description

Care Assistant, 3 Posts - PKC12168
£16,730 - £17,631 (24 Hours per week)
Parkdale Residential Home, Auchterarder

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within Parkdale Care Home, a service for older people providing permanent and respite care.

As a Care Assistant, you will work alongside and support the Social Care Officers to put the residents care and wellbeing at the heart of everything you do.

You will be promoting independence, dignity and quality of life at all times in a person centred caring and supportive environment.

Your duties will also include assisting with daily activities, providing residents with both physical and emotional support and personal care as required.

You will be required to administer medication as part of the role.

Parkdale operates a 24 hour service and the role is flexible with hours subject to change.

You will ideally work between the hours of 7.30am and 8pm. Hours of work can be discussed at interview stage.

There are no entry requirements however you will be required to work towards achieving an SVQ level 2 in Social Services & Healthcare / Health and Social Care or equivalent within an agreed timeframe.

You will also be required to register with the SSSC as a Support Worker within prescribed timescales.

The Individual

We require a caring person with a  good sense of humour who can build and maintain a good rapport with the residents and the families of those in your care. 

This is an exciting opportunity for those who enjoy going that extra mile and who are friendly and enthusiastic about caring for others.  

A genuine interest in the health and wellbeing of vulnerable people is essential.

The successful candidate should have excellent communication skills and appreciate the needs, wishes and aspirations of older people and how best to support them in the care home setting.

For further information about these positions, please contact Lynsay Lwanyaga on 01764 661366.

When completing your application for this post, please ensure that you provide contact details (including e-mail addresses) for two referees.  One should be your current or most recent employer.

Please APPLY ONLINE.  Facilities are available at all public libraries in Perth and Kinross.  If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please call 01738 475555 to discuss.

As part of our safer recruitment measures, any offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of mandatory checks including eligibility to work in the UK, Disclosure Scotland or PVG, qualifications, references, and fitness to undertake the post.  This may also include an Overseas Criminal Records Check if you have spent time living overseas.

A healthy work life balance is important to Perth & Kinross Council and we provide supportive management and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a healthy work life balance.  You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

Some jobs may have been traditionally carried out predominately by one gender, but we would encourage you to apply if you meet the requirements, irrespective of your gender. 

Perth & Kinross Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists.  Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

At PKC our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of the Perth and Kinross Offer.  In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours.  Find out more about PKC and you could soon be joining our team!

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What we can do for you

If you are successful in a role with Perth & Kinross Council, you will have access to a range of benefits to help your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.