Community Support Specialist

20 hours ago


Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom East Ayrshire Council Full time

Job Role Overview

East Ayrshire Council is seeking a skilled Community Support Specialist to join our team. The successful candidate will assist and support vulnerable individuals with personal and social care, promoting independence and enabling them to remain in their own homes within their communities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assist and support vulnerable individuals with personal and social care
  • Promote independence and enable individuals to remain in their own homes
  • Work in partnership with the Health & Social Care Partnership Plan and the Community Plan
  • Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act

Requirements

The successful candidate will be required to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member in respect of Regulated Work with either or both of these groups as appropriate, or if they are already a Scheme member, be subject to a PVG Scheme Record Update.

Please note that PVG members' records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises. Any information that is disclosed on a PVG Scheme Record or Scheme Record Update, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant prior to any formal offer of employment being made.

Employment References

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks, namely "Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment". With regards to requests for references, during your application process, you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.



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