Caregiver / Support Worker

Caregiver / Support Worker
Location: Partick, Glasgow.
Salary: £12.00 - £13.50 per hour / or salary.
Contract: Various Contract Types Available.
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Homecare Scotland is one of the country’s leading care and support providers. We are incredibly proud to be family owned and have been providing the highest quality of care professionals to our clients for over 20 years.
We are currently looking for motivated and quality driven Support Workers / Caregivers in Partick, Glasgow to join our growing Homecare Scotland family.
Full-time and part-time roles are available.
Client:
The client is a female living with multiple injuries post road traffic accident, has a permanent tracheostomy, PEG, brain injury and amputation.
A 24/7 care package is in place for our client in her fully adapted home in Partick, providing 2:1 care.
The Caregivers daily routine includes help with all aspects of her personal care, PEG medication and feeds, social interaction with her partner, young son, and her extended family as well as regular outings to local parks, galleries etc.
Hours:
Full-time and part-time available
12 hour shifts, for day and night shifts
Main Responsibilities:
• Providing personal care; washing, dressing, food preparation, shopping, hospital visits, activities, moving and handling, medication administration and more!
• Identifying needs and assisting with these
• Improve the service user's quality of life, and promote independence
Requirements/Skills:
• Care experience required, ideally with tracheostomy experience
• Warm, friendly, and motivated individual
• Have a team player attitude while showing empathy and understanding in demanding situations
• Fantastic communication skills
• Commitment to providing the highest quality care
• SVQ 2-4 advantageous but not essential
Benefits:
• £12 - £13.50 per hour / or salary
• Permanent full-time or part-time employment contracts available (including 28 days annual leave, 10 days paid sick leave and a company pension! These benefits are pro-rata for part-time contracts)
• PVG fees paid for by the company
• Healthcare cashback plan: benefits include annual allowance for dental treatment and glasses, access to private GP and counselling services
• Training & ongoing support provided
• Opportunities to work with other clients
T&C’s apply
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