Social Care Assistant - Pineview - EAD09763

Job Summary

Pineview housing support service provides 24 hour support to adults with Learning disabilities and/or Autism. Supporting individuals to participate as fully as possible in family life, educational, leisure and recreational activities.

The successful applicant will undertake a range of personal care tasks and promote social inclusion in the community by providing stimulating activities which will enhance, develop or maintain the well-being of service users.

Whilst, contributing to the preparation of reports, working in partnership with families, social care workers/care managers and others.

Working hours will be across a 24 hour shift pattern of Early shifts (8-3pm), late shifts (3-10pm) and night shifts (10-8am) and worked 5 over 7, inclusive of weekends. Night shifts are rotational.

It is essential that applicants have SVQ3 Social Services and Healthcare/ HNC Social Services or equivalent experience with a requirement to work towards a SVQ3 Social Services and Healthcare/ HNC Social Services. East Dunbartonshire Council will seek to support and fund successful applicants in achieving this.

It is essential that you hold a full driving licence as you will be driving mobility cars within your role remit.

All successful candidates will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 3 months of starting employment. As part of the local Authority pay deal you will not have to pay SSSC application or renewal fees.

PLEASE NOTE:

East Dunbartonshire council is not a registered sponsor and doesn’t hold a sponsorship licence.

This post is subject to PVG check.

For more information about the role and available post please contact, Angie Nish, Team Leader, Pineview Service, on

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.

• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.

• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.

• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.

• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.

• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)

• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.

• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

PVG / Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria.

Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment. Successful candidates who withdraw their application after the check process has started will be invoiced for the cost of the check.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by the HR &OD Manager.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

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