Day Care Assistant (Permanent) (Crosslet House Care Home) (RE-ADVERTISEMENT) - WDN05023

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of a Day Care Assistant within Crosslet House Day Services based in Dumbarton. This is a permanent post for 35 hours per week working 5 days over 7 including evenings and weekends.

This role is to support clients to live an individual lifestyle while promoting choice, dignity, privacy and independence in accordance with person centred care plans. You will assist with personal hygiene and maintaining appearance including bathing/showering, eating, drinking, oral care and continence. You will carry out opportunities for the clients to engage with the local and wider community in ways that promote social inclusion of clients, including working with clients within their own home and within local community groups. You will also contribute to the planning of meaningful activities and to assist clients to participate in these.

Requirements

This post is considered as Regulated Work with Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 and as such membership with the PVG scheme is essential. Further details of this scheme can be found here.

Preferred applicants will be required to become members of the relevant PVG scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council.

Responsibilities

The employment for which you are applying is excepted from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applicants are, therefore, not statutorily entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are "spent" under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action.

WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance. In addition to this there are also additional benefits:

• Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer's contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits


• A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year


• Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support