Working in Residential Care - Social Care Assistant

If you are looking for a career which makes a positive difference, then being a Social Care Assistant in one of our care homes for older people could be for you. Our Glasgow city care homes provide care and support in enabling surroundings to our residents 24/7 where you would work an identified shift pattern.

You should hold values which promote the well-being of older people and a desire to support others with compassion and kindness while respecting their rights and choices within their daily lives.

To work in Social Care you need the right qualities, but you also gain qualifications while in the job. When you work for the partnership you are supported to embark on a continuous learning pathway helping you gain the skills and knowledge that are required for your role.

Working in Residential Care - Older People

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) provides residential care and support in a homely environment to older people across the city.

Career pathway

A role as a Social Care Assistant within the HSCP is not only a rewarding job but could be the beginning of a long career doing life changing work. We offer many types of services to people across the community, including residential care, care at home and housing support. Services mostly support adults, but you could become involved in supporting younger people too.

HSCP Care Homes in Glasgow
Hawthorn House • Service Manager: Dean Sockalingum • Ashfield Street, Possilpark • 120 bedded unit • 30 beds provide specialist dementia care • 90 beds support older people	Riverside • Service Manager: Evelyn Downie • Springfield Road, Dalmarnock • 120 bedded unit • 15 beds provide specialist dementia care • 105 beds support older people
Orchard Grove • Service Manager: Andrew Renshaw • Prospecthill Circus, Toryglen • 120 bedded unit • 15 beds provide specialist dementia care • 105 beds support older people	Meadowburn • Service Manager: Anne Gallanagh • Leithland Road, Pollock • 120 bedded unit • 15 beds provide specialist dementia care • 105 beds support older people
Victoria Gardens • Service Manager: Linda Benedetti • Blawarthill Place, Knightswood • 70 bedded unit supporting older people

Working for us

Working with older adults is a rewarding job and can offer great flexibility.

Rotas within the establishments cover seven days therefore you must be available to cover the full roster requirements. We have a varied range of shift patterns available.

Applicants will be expected to cover citywide to support demands of the service, when required.

Upon recruitment we will carry out a Protection of Vulnerable Groups scheme record check and you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within six months of starting your post. As a registered professional, there is a requirement that you obtain the appropriate qualification for the role e.g. SVQ 2 in Health and Social Care, within a set timescale.

You are required to have some previous formal or lived experience of supporting vulnerable adults/older people either in a professional or personal capacity.

As a staff member working within the care homes there is an expectation that you uphold and practice in line with the workplace values, which are:

kindness and compassion
safeguarding
continuous learning and reflection
commitment to providing quality care and support

Duties and responsibilities of a Social Care Assistant

You will be expected to:

show commitment to the wellbeing of people who use our care and support service
engage with and listen to the people you support to find out what matters to them enabling us to provide a service that is person centred
deliver high quality care and support in line with the Health & Social Care Standards
assist people in a way that they choose which maintains their individuality, dignity and independence. You may be required to:
- assist sensitively with personal hygiene
- administer medication safely
- support participation in recreational activities according to interests and preferences
- assist with eating and drinking when and where the individual chooses
- provide compassionate emotional support when times are difficult
- provide moving and handling support that is safe and appropriate for the person
- seek assistance from health care professionals when asked or have concerns about a person's wellbeing.

Working in Social Care can make a difference to your life by caring for someone else's. This work is about helping people to live well and achieve the things in life that really matter to them. You'll go home each day knowing you made a difference.

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