Sunflower Care at Home Worker - Glen Urquhart

Hours: A range of different contracts to allow flexibility

Holiday: 28 days (pro-rata) including public holidays

Salary: £12 per hour rising to £12.50 per hour on achievement of SVQ 2 (SCQF Level 6) qualification in Health & Social Care

Areas covered: Care in the communnity at Soirbheas: Glenurquhart and Strathglass

Sponsorship: Not considered for this vacancy

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SUNFLOWER CARE AT HOME WORKER

If you're passionate and caring and looking for a rewarding job that comes with excellent training and great opportunities for personal development, join Sunflower Home Care as a Home Care Worker and make a real difference!

Care at Home workers come from all walks of life. We are looking for people to join the team who share the same values as us: care, passion and teamwork! You will have a passion for helping people when it comes to care and put our service users at the heart of everything you do.

Being a Home Care Worker doesn’t just mean helping service users to remain as active and independent as possible while respecting their rights of choice, privacy and dignity. It means having fun and laughter with them and using your skills to help them deal with day-to-day difficulties like personal care and meal times. It also means working as part of a team to identify the person’s unique goals and implement personalised care plans.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

At Highland Hospice we believe our people are our biggest assets and understand the value in putting them first. Our approach to diversity in the workplace, health & wellbeing, innovation, and individuality is one of the reasons we are a first-choice health employer in the Highlands! We are passionate about our services and always on the lookout for new talent to join us on our journey.

We hire mostly on personality & potential but here are a few of our requirements...

To succeed in the role of Sunflower Home Care Worker you will need the following qualities and skills:

• Experience of caring/support work for others would be useful, not necessarily in a paid role – you may have looked after an elderly relative or friend. More important though is your caring nature, your belief in teamwork and your ability to follow instructions and use your initiative and imagination when appropriate. You’ll be comfortable talking to, and working with, people from different professions, you’re great at keeping records, too.
• SVQ 2 Health and Social Care or equivalent – or willingness to work towards this.
• Full Driving Licence and a vehicle to use.
• Compassionate and caring.
• Dedicated and passionate about making a real difference to people’s lives.

WHAT WE OFFER

You will have access to a benefits package we believe truly works for our people and enhances our overall culture...

• Access to The Blue light discount scheme giving access to fifteen thousand discounts across well-known retailers and local businesses across a large span of categories

• Free HSF Health Care Cash Plan corporate membership to help reimburse you up to 100% for a wide range of health care costs.

• Free access to our employee assistance program that provides you with counselling services, financial advice, mental health support and more to help overcome any personal or workplace challenges.

• Generous holiday entitlement

• Flexible working arrangements

• Pension with additional contribution matching

• Discounted meals in our In the City Cafe

Plus access to many more schemes and enhanced benefits.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Highland Hospice is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We accept and celebrate our team for who they are and welcome people of all races, disabilities, sex, gender identities and reassignment, sexual orientation, ages, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We keep our recruitment process simple and consider applicants on their abilities alone to ensure a fair interview process. If at any point throughout our process you require reasonable adjustments, please contact Recruitment@highlandhospice.org.uk

Mileage is paid at a rate of £0.45 per mile from nominated base or home (whichever is shorter) to first visit and return for last visit of day.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and each will be assessed on receipt. You will then be notified if you have been shortlisted for interview or not within 2-3 weeks.

This post is subject to a PVG check.

Informal enquiries can be made to Vicky Kilgour, Sunflower Home Care Manager on v.kilgour@highlandhospice.org.uk or 01463 243132.