Community Care Assistant - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - The Social Care Community Partnership

The Social Care Community Partnership

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Community Care Assistant - Edinburgh

Temporary - 36 hours a week, full-time (+3 months)

Salary:
£16.50 an hour (£30,888 per annum)

The Social Care Community Partnership are currently recruiting for a Community Care Assistant across Edinburgh to primarily work with older people and people with learning disabilities.

Key responsibilities

To carry out noncomplex assessments and design and implement Care Plans.
To identify and set up appropriate services to meet assessed need, including the provision of equipment, adaptations and packages of care.
Undertake noncomplex reviews of individuals' care plans.
Support service user /carers / family in decision making to help promote and maintain service user's independence through utilising specific services to ensure successful outcomes for the service user / carer / family, e.g. care at home.
To contribute and support Social Workers and Occupational Therapists within a multidisciplinary team in managing their caseloads by carrying out a range of designated tasks, ensuring departmental objectives and service user's needs are met.
To undertake basic risk assessments and have an awareness of Adult Support and Protection Procedures.
To ensure appropriate and accurate records relating to service users and work undertaken are maintained in accordance with the Data Protection Act and Freedom of Information Legislation.
To escort and transport clients as required.
To assess, provide and check equipment/ adaptations for service users with disabilities.

Qualifications and experience:

Experience of completing needs assessments and delivering and reviewing care plans.
Understanding of personalisation and selfdirected support.
Car users desirable but not essential.
A relevant qualification such as: HNC in Social Care/Social Services or SVQ 3 in Health and Social Care/Social Services and Healthcare.
Degree in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Community Education or similar qualification.

About The Social Care Community Partnership:

The Social Care Community Partnership is Scotland's premier Social Care recruitment agency, sourcing and placing Social Care professionals, support staff and administrators throughout Scotland and the rest of the UK.

We have Investors in People Gold AwardStatus and Investors in Young People Award. The Social Care Community Partnership is a registered employer with the Scottish Social Services Council. No agencies please.