New Vacancies Available: Start Your Career at Social Care Alba

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Social Care Alba is the highest quality Care at Home Provider in Scotland. We are an Investor in People and Healthy Working Lives award winner.

We believe Care is a Career and not just a job.  Our staff team is fun, friendly & supportive. Due to our rapid expansion we are currently recruiting for the positions of Personal Assistant, Professional Advisor and Team Leader. Join us and we will make a commitment to support your growth throughout every stage of your career. 

Personal Assistant

Job Description

We are looking to recruit "Personal Assistants" to complement our existing staff team in Edinburgh who support vulnerable adults living in their own homes.  You would work and learn from our experienced team of nurses, social workers, OT, physio and pharmacists. 

 Your job would include:

• Providing individual care and support to people in their own homes. This may include cleaning, washing and dressing, providing meals and maintaining community links.
• You may also assist people with continence promotion, catheter care, stoma care, peg feeding, administering medication, oral health and moving and assisting.
• You will be expected to maintain personal files and act as a key worker to service users.

Job Requirements

You should ideally:

• Hold an SVQ in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Have experience in supporting others.
• Have skills or experience working in a similar role.
• Be able to work a minimum of 20 hours per week including evenings and weekends.

 

Professional Advisor

Job Description

We are looking to recruit "Professional Advisors" to complement our existing staff team in Edinburgh who support vulnerable adults living in their own homes.  You would support the manager in the development and expansion of the service to ensure the highest quality of support is delivered at all times.

Your job would include:

• Assisting the registered manager in the recruitment, induction, training and development of the staff team.
• Making recommendations for changes and improvements in our service delivery.
• Developing your own professional projects.
• Providing advice and support to staff, managers, and service users based on your area of specialty.
• Delivering hands on support to service users’ and their families.

Job Requirements

You are required to:

• Hold a professional qualification in Health and Social Care, e.g. Nursing, Social Work or Allied Health.
• Have experience in supporting others.
• Be able to work a minimum of 20 hours per week including evenings and weekends.

 

Team Leader

Job Description

We are looking to recruit "Team Leaders" to complement our existing staff team in Edinburgh who provide support to both our staff team and service users.

Your job would include:

• Administering the Support Program, maintaining personal files, preparing reports as required. To liaise with other community services and resources to ensure effective levels of care.
• Providing advice to staff and service users based upon your specialism.  To complete service user assessments and agreed plans of care.  To review support plans on a regular basis.
• You will be expected to provide hands on support to service users to maintain quality and consistency.

Job Requirements

You are required to:

• Have a qualification in Health and Social Care.
• Have experience in caring and supporting others.
• Have skills or experience in management;  Where a management qualification is not held applicants will be supported to achieve this.

• Be able to work a minimum of 20 hours per week including evenings, weekends and on call.

Due to the intimate nature of the above posts we require all staff to hold a valid PVG certificate.

Location

Edinburgh South & South East

How to Apply

Please apply before 31st October 2014.CV and covering letter by email to: jobs@social-care.org and quote job title you are applying for in subject.

Contact Us

Facebook:  Social Care Alba
Twitter: @SocialCareAlba
Website: social-care.org

Telephone: 0845 0945 279       
Email: jobs@social-care.org