Relief Care Worker
| Posting date: | 30 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £12.38 to £12.99 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 July 2025 |
| Location: | TD8 6HU |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Hanover Scotland Housing Association |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 10737-47973 |
Summary
Job Title: Relief Care Worker
Location: Queens Court, Jedburgh, TD8 6HU
Working Hours: Various Shifts Available
Remuneration: £12.39 - £12.99 per hour depending on qualifications.
Closing Date: Friday 11th July 2025 at 23:59pm
About Hanover
Do you have a passion for supporting people to remain independent? Would you like to become part of our Hanover Housing Support Services where you will have the opportunity to make a difference to people's lives? If so we would love to hear from you!
Our Very Sheltered Services are Development-based and provide enhanced support vulnerable adults who live in their own homes with varying needs. This includes physically disabled, learning disabilities and older adults and vulnerable adults who are supported to live as independently as they are able through responsive services adapted to individual housing support plans.
About the Role
This Relief Care Worker role covers various shifts as and when available. You will be working as part of a team to ensure that services are delivered flexibly and in a dignified, safe and person-centred way.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide care services to residents, while working to SSSC codes of practice and Health and Social Care Standards
• Undertake all training and eLearning relevant to the care role.
• Develop good working professional relationships with residents and families to meet their needs.
• Assist in care planning for residents to achieve positive outcomes.
• Provide and maintain manual and electronic records to required standards.
About You
Essential
• Achieve SSSC registration as a support worker in an adult social care service within first 6 months (see desirable SVQ2)
• Awareness of person-centred care
• Basic literacy and numeracy skills
• Basic IT skills
• Good communication skills
• Good team working
• With training, be able to safeky conduct moving and handling tasks
• Be able to cover and work early and late shifts
• Some travel may be required for training and to provide essential cover
Desirable
• SVQ 2 or SVQ 3 in health and social care
• Medication units in SVQ
• REHIS elementary level
• Demonstrable experience of working with people in a care environment
• Awareness of dementia
We care about one another whilst taking pride in the service we offer. You will be working in an organisation with a strong identity and with the guidance and support of experienced Managers..
Recruitment Dates
Closing date for applications Friday 11th July 2025 at 23:59pm
Hanover are firmly committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all. As an accredited Disability Confident Employer, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirements of the role.
Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association Ltd. Scottish Charity no: SC 014738