Dementia Care Workers - Bankhall Court

DEMENTIA CARE WORKERS – DAY AND NIGHT POSTS AVAILABLE

Bankhall Court Project – Govanhill, Glasgow

Various Hours | £21,933.60 per annum (Pro rata)| Permanent

Closing Date: Tuesday 20 June 2023

Do you want to make a difference by helping us to improve lives?

Can you be a great team member and be supportive, creative and excellent at what you do?

Then why not join our fantastic organisation and be part of a first-class team delivering quality care and support.

Here at The Mungo Foundation, we are proud to be one of the most diverse providers of social care and support for vulnerable people in Glasgow, West Central Scotland and beyond. At any one time across our fantastic projects, we are supporting up to 1,500 individuals, their families and communities helping them to live better lives.

Our Bankhall Court Project provides 24-hour care for 17 Adults aged 50 years and over within a Specialised Dementia Residential care setting. The project is based in the Govanhill area within the Southside of Glasgow.

We are looking to recruit Dementia Care Workers, who are motivated and enthusiastic with the ability to effectively ensure that they deliver safe, compassionate and high-quality support to the individuals who use the service.

Part of the role will be to support individuals to manage their personal care and health needs including; bathing, dressing, eating / drinking, and assisting with continence care.

You will have responsibility for managing, ordering, administering and supporting individuals to take medication when appropriate. You will assist and accompany individuals to access a range of leisure, vocational activities and appointments. You will offer support to individuals to manage their finances.

Shift work is part of the role and is essential to the provision of flexible, needs led support.

Qualifications or experience are not essential. We offer excellent support, training, and a salary of £11.10 per hour.

If successful but unqualified, you must be willing to work towards a suitable qualification for a post at this level, in line with the SSSC Regulatory Requirements.

If you are looking for a new and rewarding challenge, this may be the ideal opportunity for you.

We value our staff very highly. Alongside competitive terms and conditions we also offer membership of a great employee benefits’ scheme with fantastic shopping discounts, a credit union and workplace pension plus numerous training and development opportunities, including SVQ registration level qualifications.

Please complete and submit My profile form which can be found on our website:

https://www.themungofoundation.org.uk/join-our-team/my-profile/

Appointments are made subject to satisfactory membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme, SSSC registration and appropriate safer recruitment checks but we will guide you through this.

Job Reference: REQ00611