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Homecare & Reablement Assistant, Uist (4 Posts) - CNS05437

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Posting date: 29 May 2025
Salary: £13.37 to £13.93 per hour
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 16 June 2025
Location: Uist, HS7 5LA
Company: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: CNS05437

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Homecare & Reablement Assistant, Uist - 4 Permanent posts

37 hours per week X 1, £28,652 to £29,732 per annum (inclusive of £2,859 Distant Islands Allowance p.a.)
19.5 hours per week X 2, £15,100 to £15,669 per annum (inclusive of £1,506 Distant Islands Allowance p.a.)
21 hours per week, £16,262 to £16,875 per annum (inclusive of £1,622 Distant Islands Allowance p.a.)

The Home Care and Reablement Service is looking for care staff who are caring, compassionate and reliable to join our team of skilled staff to support people living in our communities and enabling them to continue living at home. The service aim is to ensure a very good or excellent standard of care and support is provided at all times, based on person centred planning, compassion, dignity, respect and trust. If you would like to make a difference in the lives of people living in your local community this post could be for you. This is an extremely rewarding role and is highly valued by the recipients of the service and the wider community.

The post requires a qualification at SVQ 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification to enable registration with SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council).

New staff into the service will be supported to gain the qualification required within a short defined timescale to allow for career progression to the post of Home Care and Reablement Worker (£30,369 - £33,186 per annum, pro rata) inclusive of Distance Islands Allowance.

A full UK driving licence is essential. The wearing and use of PPE is essential in this role.

This post is subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme in respect of regulated work with Adults.

Salary for the above post is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance.

It is vital you read the job description and person specification, in your Experience statement please detail how you meet each of the essential criteria we ask for in the person specification.

Interviews will be conducted in person, providing candidates with the chance to personally meet the team and experience our work environment.

Closing Date: Monday 16 June 2025

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