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Relief Home Help

The purpose of the job is to actively provide person-centered care in accordance with relevant legislation and guidelines. The postholder will attend to the practical, social and emotional needs of the service users in their care to enable people to live in the community as independently as possible.

Relief Domestic Assistant

The postholder will be required to manage their time efficiently in order to ensure the smooth running of the domestic duties of a residential care home or other similar establishment.

Relief Kitchen Assistant

The Kitchen Assistant will undertake, normally under the general direction of a higher graded operative in a kitchen, the preparation, simple cooking, and serving of food in a residential care home or other similar establishment.

Any candidate that wish to take on any or all of these roles are welcome to apply. Please specify in your application which positions your are interested in.

More detail is provided in the Job Profile, Person Specification and Conditions of Service Summary attached to the bottom of this advert.

Additional Information

The grade of this post is C or D
Rate of pay shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £1.4202
Relief post for 52.18 weeks per year
Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update prior to a formal offer of employment being made
A relocation package does not apply to this post
We will pay interview expenses from within Shetland
We are happy to talk flexible working

During the application process you are required to give the names of two persons not related to you, who we can contact to provide a reference to support your application.

This post is based at Overtonlea Care Services, Levenwick, Shetland

For further details relating to this post, please contact: Helen Jamieson, Senior Social Care Worker - 01595745045 - helen.jamieson@shetland.gov.uk

If you have a disability which prevents you from applying online, please call 01595 744032.

Information about Shetland

Shetland is an archipelago in the north of the British Isles where you'll find freedom, wildlife and wild beauty, but also a rich culture and dynamic, forward-looking society. The Islands have a thriving and diverse economy full of opportunities and offer residents the ideal work/life balance. Shetland combines stunning coastal landscapes and wide open spaces with friendly, bustling island communities. Factor in Shetland's impressive modern amenities, highly regarded schools and the Islands offer a work life balance rarely found elsewhere.

Find out more about:

Living and working in Shetland: here

The Shetland Islands Council: here