Job Details
Job Details
Older People’s Services has 8 residential services across Fife, with a team based in each service. You can view each of the service locations, listed at the top of this advert, and will be asked to provide your location preference at interview.
The successful candidate will work on a rota basis within the care home which includes, early shifts, late shifts and a period of night duty, unsocial hours will be paid at basic rate plus 1/3 hourly rate.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for skilled and enthusiastic individuals to join our care home team in Fife Council’s Residential and Day Services.
We are looking for motivated and driven individual's with good values and a genuine interest in the care and support of older people within the care homes. This will involve providing positive support and encouragement for people to make their own choices and decisions in all aspects of their daily lives as well as, providing flexible support to enable the service users to access activities and achieve their personal outcomes. This will involve promoting social inclusion by working with people to maximise their personal independence, health, wellbeing and access service opportunities in their local communities.
The care homes in Fife provide ongoing care and support to vulnerable older people: the care home also supports a respite, STAR unit and a day service.
Fife Council is committed to delivering services which are responsive, reliable, efficient and effective.
A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the advert. You will find out more about the job and the type of person we are looking for.
The Person
As this role requires SSSC registration, the successful applicant will have three months to apply for registration.
If appointed, you must start your application as soon as possible so you're registered within the required six months. More details are included in the role profile
Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.