Relief Home Carer

2 months ago

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom Aberdeenshire Council Full time
Job Description

Location: Ellon

Do you have all the right skills and personal qualities that would enable you to be an effective Home Carer but think that you might need more variety in your job?

You could be a Home Care Responder

The ARCH Home Care Responder's provide an on-call service (including out of hours) to residents in Aberdeenshire. The main priorities of the ARCH team are to provide a Home Care service in response to unplanned or urgent care needs. The Home Care Responders can provide a planned short-term intervention service to avoid Hospital admission and step in to provide support and assistance avoiding Delayed Discharge for those returning home from Hospital. Rota cover may also be required to support main stream Home Care where there is no other available alternative.

ARCH Responders have flexible work bases within Hospitals, Care Homes and Very Sheltered Housing Complexes in their local area. These bases are not fixed and Home Care Responders will be expected to work flexibly between these bases, depending on where the need is.

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As an employer, Aberdeenshire Council will provide and fund all required training including facilitation and attainment of an SVQ2 qualification. You will also be provided with your work uniform and all personal protective equipment required to undertake the role safely and effectively.

So, if you are a caring, patient, compassionate, and adaptable individual who understands and respects the rights of other people, we would like to hear from you.

This role will involve shift working on a rota basis (day shifts / evening shifts and night shifts available)

A driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential for this role and you will be expected to drive a manual Aberdeenshire Council fleet vehicle.

Shift Pattern: This post is relief working from Ellon Daytime responder team, working patterns are Monday - Sunday, shifts are or , Covering annual leave, sick cover within the team

Please note, the position advertised does not meet the salary threshold required for sponsorship.

Informal Enquiries to: Fiona Duncan

Requirements

There is a responsibility for the post holder to demonstrate a commitment to quality service delivery through continuous improvement for the benefit of the Service and the organisation.

This post is regulated work with Children and/or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

This post will require you to have obtained SSSC registration within 3 months of employment. Due to the changes to SSSC and the closure to the SSSC portal, the 3 months will start counting from the 3rd of June 2024.

You must hold a current valid driving licence and access to a car.

This post has a minimum requirement of two references, one of these must be your current or most recent employer.

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