Support Worker - Nights (Supported Living - Adults)

Support Worker - Nights (Supported Living - Adults)

Location: Abbey St Bathans, Berwickshire, UK TD11 3

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £13.89 - £14.49 per hour / £26,804.69 - £28,155.19 pro rata per annum

Training: All training is provided.

Requirements: PVG Adults - we will do this for you!

Job Description

Night Support Worker - 2 Posts. Garden View supports older people who have had an admission to Borders General Hospital and are needing additional assessment prior to returning home or to a more supported living environment. As a support worker, you will be essential to our reablement work and you will be fully involved in the assessment process and the ongoing delivery and review of care needs. We provide person-centred practical and emotional support to empower the people we care for, as outlined in individual support plans, which you will be involved in developing. You will promote the health and well-being of the people we support and ensure their needs are met in an inclusive way.

Responsibilities

• Support, enable and involve service users in all aspects of their lives, including personal care, eating, drinking, and mobility if necessary.
• Be responsible for the safe administration of Service Users' medication, following relevant training.

Benefits and Opportunities

• Access to Blue Light Card discounts and SBC Benefits
• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
• Paid training
• Paid PVG and free SSSC registration

Additional Information

Informal Enquiries can be made to the Adult Social Care Recruitment Team. Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. In particular, from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post.

• : £13.89 - £14.49 per hour / £26,804.69 - £28,155.19 pro rata per annum Training: All training is provided. Requirements: PVG Adults - we will do this for you! We focus on these five principles to provide excellent care through a well-structured, meaningful and person-centred approach. Garden View supports older people who have had an admission to Borders General Hospital and are needing additional assessment prior to returning home or to a more supported living environment. As a support worker, you will be essential to our reablement work and you will be fully involved in the assessment process and the ongoing delivery and review of care needs. We provide person-centred practical and emotional support to empower the people we care for, as outlined in individual support plans, which you will be involved in developing. You will promote the health and well-being of the people we support and ensure their needs
are met in an inclusive way. Support, enable and involve service users in all aspects of their lives, including personal care, eating, drinking, and mobility if necessary. Be responsible for the safe administration of Service Users' medication, following relevant training Access to Blue Light Card discounts and SBC Benefits Access to Local Government Pension Scheme Paid training Paid PVG and free SSSC registration Informal Enquiries Informal enquiries can be made to the Adult Social Care Recruitment Team by emailing Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post.