- Advertised from 16th May 2019
- Salary: £8.75 per hour. £18,200 pro rata.
Role
We are recruiting for both Full Time/Part Time Care Staff and Nightshift workers.
We have both Live In and Live Out positions available.
(Attractive salary and benefits, training and career prospects)
Join our team and make a real difference delivering care to vulnerable adults with learning disabilities. You don’t need previous experience, as full training and support will be provided.
Garvald West Linton is an established provider of residential and Day Care services for adults with learning disabilities. The Care Practitioners provide care in five houses and there are eight workshop areas as well as further education and individual therapies. Our work is based on the principles of Rudolf Steiner. We are situated 20 miles south of Edinburgh in beautiful surroundings near West Linton.
Values and Attributes
You must be;
- able to treat our service users with dignity and respect
- able to uphold their rights as individuals
- honest and trustworthy
- reliable and dependable
Skills and Abilities
You must be able to
- communicate well
- recognise and respond to the needs of others
- work as part of a team
- be flexible in approach
- maintain good sense of humour
Some of the tasks include:
- Carries out support tasks relating to personal care and daily living of residents in each house and encourages teaching by example, working alongside, or doing the task.
- Escorts residents to workshop and, where necessary, stays in workshop to assist with 1-2-1 needs.
- Carries out handover for controlled drugs, ensuring drugs are counted and keys handed over.
- Responds to challenging behaviour in an empathetic, person-centred manner with awareness of everyone’s emotional, physical and spiritual needs
- Assists with the care planning process and applies care plans in daily life including record keeping.
- Assists with domestic duties such as cleaning and laundry, to enable the smooth running of the household
- Attends regular supervision meetings (normally 4 – 6 weekly) with Line Manager, preparing and playing an active part in the process.
Application notes
For further information, please contact info@garvaldwestlinton.org.uk or 01968 682211.
Please note: There is no closing date on these vacancies. Please apply as soon as possible.
The post of Team Facilitator is an exciting and rewarding role which encapsulates ENABLE Scotland’s vision towards building and supporting more autonomous personalised support teams.
Primary Job Purposes
The role of Team Facilitator is highly customer focused on the people we support, their families and the team members who support them. You will be part of a management team and have leadership responsibility for a designated number of individual services working with all stakeholders.
As an effective Team Facilitator, you will demonstrate a sound understanding of the Personalisation agenda, Self Directed Support and the concept of choice and control. You will understand the need to keep decision making as close to the individuals we support as possible, whilst being clear on the level of decision making appropriate to your own role. You will develop an in-depth understanding of each person and use this to support people to achieve enhanced lifestyles and the pursuit of clear identified outcomes.
Through building the capacity of direct support teams; you will be responsible for ensuring the development and quality of service designs and supporting strategies, for monitoring and review and ensuring associated processes are in place.
You will take responsibility for the design, and facilitative management of each person’s team to support the achievement of individual outcomes. You will demonstrate and model a high standard of practice whilst monitoring and supporting the development of direct support team members.
About Our Service
Capability Scotland is a well-established and respected provider of community based facilitation services throughout Dumfries and Galloway which support people to engage in employment, education, volunteering and activities of their choice in their communities. This is an exciting time for us as we have the opportunity to deliver a number of other well-established services throughout the Region including
• Self-Directed Support Brokerage
• Community based support for people who have an ABI
• Children & Family Outreach Service
About the role
We are looking to recruit a Team Leader who will support our Service Manager in managing our teams and lead the way with this new opportunity. You will ensure that our people continue to receive the exceptional, person-centred support we provide. The role will require you to have vision and confidence to nurture service growth.
We are looking for someone who is keen to implement innovation while maintaining a positive environment and service. This role is ideal for someone who wants to put their values a vision into practice. If you think you fit the bill - we want to hear from you.
What we're looking for
• You will be able to demonstrate passion for our work and a commitment to our values
• You will have exceptional leadership skills
• You will be committed to providing accessible services and understand the complexities this presents across Dumfries & Galloway
• You will have experience in assessing and developing outcome focused personal care plans
• You will have a good understanding of risk enablement and assessing risk
• You will be creative and solution-focused in your thinking
• You will have an understanding of Self Directed Support
• You will have experience in liaising with families, carers, health and social care professionals
• Ideally, you will have supervisory experience in social care or similar setting
• Full Driving Licence* (we will consider alternative arrangements that achieve the same outcomes for candidates who have a disability that prevents them from having a driving licence)
Why Work for Capability Scotland
• Rewarding Career Choice
• Competitive Salary
• Opportunity to Work Flexibly
• 32 days annual leave increasing with service
• Enhanced Pension Scheme and Family Leave
• Death in service benefits
• Free 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Professional Development and support for SVQ
• Access to credit union
Do you dream of a job where you can make a difference? Kindred supports families of children with the most complex medical needs in Scotland. As our sole Fundraiser you will work with our management team to develop our fundraising strategy. This is a wide-ranging post: meeting families, working with corporate sponsors and supporting local fundraising activities. Come and join our friendly, energetic team based at Rutland Court Lane.
Top job! Communications (& Policy) Manager
- Part time
- £24,500 – £31,500 pro-rata
- Edinburgh – occasional overnight national travel
- Closing 27th July 2020
SDSS champions local Independent Support organisations who provide quality advice and support on Self-directed Support. We campaign for true SDS implementation when it comes to social care delivery throughout Scotland. We have a rapidly growing membership of independent and disabled people’s organisations and we aim to support their growth and widen their influence and value in improving social care outcomes for disabled people and social care users.
Our focus in recruitment is to find the right people first, and look at how the team can be built around the skills and experience of those who have passion and connection to user lead organisations, issues in social care or the liberating ethos of the social model of disability.
All applicants will have confidence in contributing to and delivering our communication strategy across a wide range of events and media, including accessible formats and know how to articulate complex issues and positively engage our member organisations.
To attract maximum remuneration and hours our Communications Lead might also have experience in policy work and understanding of Scottish social care reform with the potential to direct SDSS in its strategy and delivery and represent SDSS confidently in these areas.
Fixed term to 30th June 2021 with a view to establishing the post subject to next funding cycle and strategic aims.
For more information about SDSS see sdsscotland.org.uk
