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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
Social Care Assistant
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Salary: £17,730.12 - £19,370.01 per year pro rata |
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Overview
Job Description 10 Permanent post, 24 hours per week (Days) - Meadowburn, 188 Leithland Road, Glasgow G53 5AQ Applicants are invited to apply for the post of Social Care Assistant, working within our Meadowburn residential home for Older People to provide a professional and high quality service. Previous experience of supporting and/or caring for vulnerable people either in a work capacity or on a voluntary or personal basis is essential. You will work as part of a team with direction from Senior staff to provide assistance which promotes the physical, social and emotional needs of older people. To undertake tasks which enable residents to develop individuality, whilst recognising their rights to dignity, privacy and choice. Tasks include personal care tasks, moving and assisting residents, administration of medication, written recording and reporting tasks etc. Training appropriate to the post and for personal development will be provided. You must be caring, tolerant, flexible, competent in English both written and spoken and have good time management and organisational skills and have a basic knowledge of the Health & Social Care Standards. Applications are welcome from ethnic minorities and fluent speakers of other languages - Cantonese, Hakka, Punjabi, Urdu. Rotas within the establishments cover 7 days therefore candidates must be available to cover the full roster requirements. Applicants will be expected to cover citywide to support demands of service. Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme will be essential on taking up appointment. Please note successful candidates for the above position will be required to pay for their PVG Membership/or Scheme Checks. These posts are accepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended). Application Packs Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, Audio and other languages. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 0141 287 1054. Packs will be posted out to you within 3 working days of receiving your telephone request. Please note the closing date of the job advert to ensure that you give yourself plenty of time to complete your application form and return it to us. Further Information For further information about working for us please refer to our website Working for us This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89913673