Social Care Officer, Woodlea Cottage, Perth

Job Description

Social Care Officer - PKC10938
£15,790 - £17,391 (18.5 Hours per week)
Woodlea Cottage, Perth

Woodlea Cottage (Short Breaks Service), is a Perth and Kinross Local Authority service that provides day and overnight short breaks to children and young people who have complex disabilities.

A rare opportunity has arisen for a permanent, part-time Social Care Officer (night-shift worker).

This job is graded at Job Families: Care and Learning Level 6, and has a good rate of pay enhanced by an unsocial hours allowance.  You will also have the option to join the excellent Local Government Pension Scheme.

The role will include undertaking a range of responsibilities to ensure individual support and care plans are delivered in a way that meets the needs of service users. 

Your main duties will be shared with another night-worker, with whom you will provide high quality care and support to children.  The client group is aged between 5 and 18 years who have complex, non-routine support needs due to having multiple and enduring disabilities.  

Your role is a varied one, which includes attending to children’s planned and unplanned night-time care needs.  Tasks will include attending to intimate personal care needs, supporting children who wake, and occasionally administering prescribed medicines including rescue medication.  In addition, there are routine tasks that need completed during the night which include stock-taking and recording of medicines on site, attending to laundry tasks, disinfection of toys and spaces, and basic administration tasks on computer.

A genuine interest in improving outcomes for children with complex disabilities is essential.

Your work must meet the Health and Social Care Standards and the Scottish Social Services Council, Codes of Practice for Employees.  Your employer will meet the Codes of Practice for Employers. 

As a professional child carer, you will reflect on the quality of your work with a supervisor during regular supervision and annual review meetings.

You will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council as a Residential Child Care Worker and must meet any qualification requirement within timescales set by the Scottish Social Services Council.

This is a permanent, part-time post.  You will be salaried at 18.5 hours per week, which is across two night shifts of 9.25 hours from 22:00 to 07:15.

Shifts are planned well in advance.  There will be opportunities to work additional nightshifts to cover leave.

Requirements

You should ideally hold a child care qualification in one of the following: 

- SVQ Social Services (Children and Young People) SCQF Level 7 and/or an HNC Social Services, or other qualifications accepted by SSSC for registration as a Residential Childcare Worker.

Perth & Kinross Council Values and Behaviours

At PKC our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of the Perth and Kinross Offer.  In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours.  Find out more about PKC and you could soon be joining our team!

The Individual

If you can say "yes" to the following statements, we would like to hear from you.

I am a reliable person with the ability to carry out the shift work and physical tasks associated with the post, including nightshift working. 

I am confident when working closely with children who have complex needs.

I can absorb stress and upset from others to help them feel safe and supported.

I am confident being with children I know who can have behaviours that might challenge me.

I try to inspire others with my enthusiasm to improve children's lives, my caring attitude and by fulfilling my roles within a small team.

I have a positive "yes we can" approach to supporting people while giving due regard to risk-taking.

I have a good basic knowledge of the different ways to communicate with children and young people who are autistic, and those who have limited or no verbal communication. 

I am comfortable providing intimate personal care to children and teenagers who need help.  

I can use a computer to complete administrative tasks and share sensitive personal information in a safe and confidential way.

If you would like any more information regarding this vacancy, please contact Rory Monro, Team Leader, at RMonro@pkc.gov.uk  

When completing your application for this post, please ensure that you provide contact details (including e-mail addresses) for two referees.  One should be your current or most recent employer.

Please APPLY ONLINE.  Facilities are available at all public libraries in Perth and Kinross.  If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please call 01738 475555 to discuss.

As part of our safer recruitment measures, any offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of mandatory checks including eligibility to work in the UK, Disclosure Scotland or PVG, qualifications, references, and fitness to undertake the post. This may also include an Overseas Criminal Records Check if you have spent time living overseas.

A healthy work life balance is important to Perth & Kinross Council and we provide supportive management and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a healthy work life balance.  You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

Some jobs may have been traditionally carried out predominately by one gender, but we would encourage you to apply if you meet the requirements, irrespective of your gender. 

Perth & Kinross Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists.  Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

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