Health & Social Care Support Worker - DGA11184

Advert Health & Social Care Support Worker (8) (4) Stewartry area You will be required to work 24.5 hours per week, 52.14 weeks per year (am and pm) £17,006 - £18,108 (4) Annandale and Eskdale You will be required to work 14 hours per week, 52.14 weeks per year (2 posts am and 2 posts pm) £9,920.17 - £10,563 The Reablement Team provide support to people in Dumfries and Galloway to remain in their homes, maintain their health and independence by providing appropriate support interventions. This post will sit as part of the Reablement Team linked to Home Teams You will be part of a highly motivated team who promote recovery, independence and wellbeing through the principles of self-care and Reablement. Working in blocks of hours on a shift pattern that covers breakfast, lunch, tea and bed visits, tasks include promoting, supporting or providing personal care, basic household tasks and practical day to day tasks that are necessary to ensure the person’s physical well-being and management of the home together with reporting and recording observations concerning Service Users. A current driving licence is an essential requirement of this post. However, if you have a disability which precludes you from holding a driving licence consideration will be given if alternative transport can be arranged. This post is considered as Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. From 28 February 2011, preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to formal offer of employment being made by Dumfries and Galloway Council. Applicants who have been resident outside the UK within the last 5 years, if offered a position, in addition to a Disclosure Scotland Check, will be required to provide a completed police record check from the police authority in the country or countries in which they were resident. Informal enquiries to: Tamara McCallie, Area Manager 07793795115 or Morag Bodell, Support Supervisor