Experienced Support Worker for Outreach Service - Edinburgh

£9.82 an hour (part-time and full-time available)

Permanent - 30 days holiday per annum (public holidays inclusive)

SVQ training paid for

As an experienced support worker you will be undertaking personal care but also community engagement activities, befriending and carer respite for older people to stay independent in their own homes. The organisation focusses on meaningful engagement with older people rather than rushed personal care visits and offers a competitive rate of pay. This is an organisation that respects your work-life balance and does not demand excessive overtime from its staff as well as being committed to high standards and encouraging training.

This is a unique opportunity to work for an Edinburgh-based charity that has supported older people in the community for more than 75 years. It is a highly regarded organisation which is wanting to grow their care at home service and where social inclusion is integral to their working philosophy.

Key Responsibilities:

As part of a dedicated team, you will provide the best quality care service, in order to support independence.
Deliver a personalised and responsive care service for clients and carers.
Demonstrate a strong commitment to providing high quality person centred care: promoting social, physical, emotional and intellectual wellbeing.
Liaise with the Service Co ordinator on all issues to do with client care and carer support.
Work with individual clients and carers assigned to you and implement and review care plans.
Ensure care plans, visit reports and risk assessments are recorded accurately.
Meet best practice standards of service delivery.
Delivery of care services for people with dementia or elderly people with physical or mental frailty. Homecare experience in the voluntary sector preferred.
An understanding of how to put principles of dignity, choice, independence, privacy, rights and fulfilment into practice in a care setting.
Engage in opportunities for continuous professional development.

For more information about this job opportunity, please click apply and submit your CV or contact Martin Brownjohn or Steve More on (phone number removed) for a confidential discussion.

About The Social Care Community Partnership:

The Social Care Community Partnership is Scotland's premier social care recruitment agency, sourcing and placing both qualified Social Workers and Social Care professionals throughout Scotland and the rest of the U.K. Established in 2006 quality is built into everything we do; from day to day recruitment and selection processes, to The Social Care Community Partnership employees and to the Local Authorities, Government bodies and Third Sector/Non-Governmental Organisations that we work with. The client groups we work with range from Children and Families, Adults, Disabilities, Youth Offending and more. We recognise that our Social Care professionals make daily decisions that affect the lives of thousands of vulnerable people