Senior Support Worker - Alderwood House Care Home

Our Meallmore team at Alderwood are ready to warmly welcome you as a Senior Support Worker within their Care Home. Alderwood House is a purpose-built mental health Care Home in Dumbarton offering personalised nursing care to adults enduring or recovering from a mental disorder. The purpose-built Alderwood House is a stunning facility offering care for vulnerable people with mental health needs. With a strong focus on restoring confidence and enabling residents to live as independently as possible.

Our mentorship programme and ongoing learning and development will give you all the support you need to develop your skills and progress in your career whether that be as a Senior Care Assistant or a Senior Care Practitioner, the choice is yours!

If you’re not already working as a care assistant, you will be required to register to the SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council), Meallmore will support you with this process.

Your role as a Meallmore Care Assistant will include:

• To promote/provide a high quality of care and support in accordance with Individual care/support plans.
• To assist in creating wellbeing within a caring environment and be involved in the general activities of the home. 
• To adhere to Meallmore Standards, Policies and Procedures, National Care Standards.
• To work in line with the SSSC codes of Practice.  
• Collaborate with care staff in your department and wider teams.
• Carry out personal care duties. 

Desirable skills:

• Working towards the qualification to meet SSSC registration requirements. 
• SVQ level 2 or above/equivalent in Health and Social Care (as per SSSC guidelines) is desirable.
• Communication and repour building skills.
• Kind caring nature.

What we can offer you:

• Wagestream (access a portion of your earned income – every hour of every day)
• Subsidised meals
• Hourly overtime rates available
• 28 days annual leave pro rata
• Free uniform
• Investment in your ongoing professional development, including our mentorship scheme
• Refer a friend bonus scheme (up to £1000)
• Pension scheme
• Company sick pay scheme

Salary: £12.51 - £13.45 per hour  + overtime rates + benefits
Hours: 37.37 per week 

If you want to be part of our Meallmore family and this sounds like you, please click apply.

Please note that all job offers are subject to satisfactory references and Disclosure Scotland Scheme Membership (PVG).

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