Advertisement DetailsCommunity Care Resources provides support to adults over the age of 16 years who have assessed needs.
The majority of people who use our services (individuals) are older adults who require support to continue to live independently in their own homes, attend Day Support or require 24-hour care in a residential care setting.Social Care Workers Practitioner are responsible for providing person centred care to individuals in their own home and within residential care centres to enable them to achieve their goals and identified priorities.
The Social Care Worker Practitioner's role includes ensuring that individuals receive high standards of intimate personal care and social activities, other meaningful activity in accordance with their identified needs and wishes and helping to retain their level of independence and dignity.
This includes rehabilitation and providing development opportunities in order to develop and meet the needs of individuals, whilst supporting them, as far as possible, to avoid danger and harm.This vacancy is being advertised as a Career Graded post, which is a career development opportunity.
This means that the Council is committed to supporting the successful candidate to obtain the necessary skills, abilities and knowledge to become fully competent in the role.
Please see the Career Grade document attached to this advert that outlines the entry level requirements for the job and the expected career progression route.
The successful candidate will be supported to become fully competent in the role and progress through the career grade.
Where there is a requirement to achieve a qualification, this will be fully funded by the Council.More detail is provided in the Job Profile, Person Specification and Conditions of Service Summary attached to the bottom of this advert.
Additional InformationThe grade of this post is IRate of pay shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £1.
per hour3 x Permanent Part Time posts for 35.0 Hours per Week , 52.18 weeks per year