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Job Title:      Care Assistant (Nights) (P/T)
Organization:     Government, Aberdeenshire Council
Location:      Scotland Uk
Deadline:  26th Aug 2013

You have experience in a caring role in health or social care and have a good general education.
With the ability to understand the needs and rights of older people you are also comfortable with undertaking personal care tasks and have a sensitive and caring approach.
Show good verbal communication skills and ability to work as part of a team.

Enthusiastic, motivated and able to cope with demanding work you have a positive, responsible and caring attitude. Manual lifting may be involved.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. An offer of employment by Aberdeenshire Council will be subject to the outcome of this check being satisfactory. The preferred candidate will also be required to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Check from other countries as deemed necessary. An offer of employment by Aberdeenshire will be subject to the outcome of this check being satisfactory. 

The majority of posts within Aberdeenshire Council fall into one of the categories as detailed on the Worksmart website – http://worksmart.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/ Certain terms and conditions of service for this post may change under proposals to implement revised provisions, which the Council is currently consulting and negotiating on.  Informal Enquiries to: Jill Delday, Care Home Manager, tel: 01779 472042

Job Purpose
To work alongside Social Care Officers as members of the team in the person centred care and support of individual residents.

To support the Social Care Officers in assisting individuals with the practical tasks associated with, for example intimate personal care, eating and drinking and social activities. General duties associated with the overall running of the home, as directed by the Management team, are also part of a Care Assistants role.  
Main Tasks

    Assisting and/or enabling individuals to carry out; intimate personal care tasks, activities of daily living, as well as providing support in meeting social, spiritual and emotional needs
    To contribute to the maintaining and updating of personal care plans, using both verbal and written recording reporting systems
    To carry out any other general housekeeping duties as requested by the Management Team


Experience / Qualifications / Personal Qualities
Essential Criteria

    Previous work experience in a caring role with older people in health or social care either in the community or residential setting

•     SVQ 2 in Care or willingness to work towards
•     Must be educated to standard grade level or equivalent
•     Good literacy/numeracy/communication skills
•     Understanding of the Person Centred approach in relation to Health and Social Care
•     Understanding of the need to maintain confidentiality of people and the workplace
•     Comfortable with undertaking intimate personal care
•     Good team worker
•     Good verbal and written communication skills
•     Genuine interest in the needs and rights of older people
•     Ability to enable individuals to articulate needs and preferences
•     Ability to use initiative and adaptable and flexible in approach
•     Positive, responsible, supportive and caring in attitude
•     Enthusiastic and motivated
•     The capacity to cope with demanding work, both from a physical and emotional perspective
•     In a position to work variable shift patterns.
•     A willingness to undertake relevant training

Desirable Criteria

    Providing care for people, following personal plans of care
    Knowledge of Health & Safety in the workplace
    Awareness of care planning and review systems
    Interests/Hobbies that could be shared with older people

Informal Enquiries

For further information about this post please contact Jill Delday, Care Home Manager, tel: 01779 472042

Closing date for applications is 26 August 2013.

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