FULL JOB DESCRIPTION
Employer:Hillview Care Services
Position:Home and Community Care Worker
Salary:£13.45 per hour
Job Type:Permanent, Part-time, Full-time
Work location:Edinburgh, Scotland
About us:
Based in Edinburgh, Hillview Care Services provides high-quality domiciliary care and support to individuals in the comfort of their own homes. We deliver flexible, reliable, and professional care tailored to each client’s individual needs, promoting independence, dignity, and quality of life.
Job Overview:
You will provide home care support for people who still reside in their homes but require additional support in different areas of their daily lives. This includes tasks that allow them to maintain their independence and quality of life. Your main duties will be, but not limited to:
- Personal Care such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and toileting
- Meal preparation and assisted feeding when required
- Administer medication
- Provide emotional support and companionship to clients and actively engage them in activities to promote mental and physical stimulation
- Assist clients with mobility issues, including transferring to and from beds, wheelchairs or mobility aids
- General housework
- Hospital discharge support
Essential Criteria:
- Able to communicate confidently and effectively
- Caring, compassionate and patient nature
- Ability to always stay punctual as you will be working to a strict timetable
- Able to adapt quickly in an ever-changing environment
- Self-motivated and able to work independently
Desirable Criteria:
- Clean and valid UK driving licence with own car will be desirable
- Ability to travel in and around Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian and East Renfrewshire
- Preferably Female candidates as per client requests
Full training is supplied
Expected hours: No less than 37.5 per week
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Language:
- English (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
