Home Care Reablement Worker

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Do you have a passion for caring and making a difference to people’s lives? If so we are looking for dedicated and conscientious individuals to join our care at home teams across East Renfrewshire.

You'll become a professionally registered practitioner who'll provide a lifeline to vulnerable residents in East Renfrewshire. The roles are demanding but hugely rewarding, supporting adults and older people facing a range of challenges (including dementia, physical disability and ill health) with daily living activities, to enable them to live safely and independently within their own home.

Our trained home carers deliver a vital service, which enhances the quality of service users' lives, including administering medication, supporting with personal care tasks and using specialist equipment.

If you're a compassionate individual who has what it takes to make a difference to people's lives and support them to remain independent at home in their own community, then start your career in home care today.

No previous experience or qualifications are necessary. All training will be provided by our in-house training team to give you the skills and confidence to enable you to succeed.

If you're not able to commit to a regular work pattern, then please still get in touch, as we can discuss how you could potentially join our bank of staff, who cover absence within the service when the need arises.

The hourly rate starts at £12.88. Enhancements of 15% are paid for weekend and evening working. Working with us, you'll also receive generous annual leave entitlement, access to the local government pension scheme and a range of attractive benefits

Possession of a clean current driving license is desirable

Additional Information

There will be a requirement to be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) or to be eligible for registration from commencement of employment in the appropriate category for adults. As a Council employee you will benefit from good terms and conditions, enhanced payments and automatic access to the Councils pension scheme. A robust induction programme provided before commencing the role.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.  It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with protected adults. In addition to this, if you have lived or worked in any country outside the UK in the past 10 years, there may be a requirement for an overseas police check.    

Please note – all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences.  Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work

East Renfrewshire Council does not provide sponsorship to people without the appropriate immigration permission to work in the UK.

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