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November 8, 2024

Caledonia Housing Association

Perth


Supply Scheme Assistant

Job Title: Suuply/Relief Scheme Assistant
Location: Canal Street, Perth
Hours: Variable to cover A/L & Sickness
Salary: £12.73 per hour
Closing date: Midday on Monday 2nd December 2024


Come and join us!

Caledonia Housing Group - ranked as one of the top 25 Housing Associations and Scottish companies to work for in 2024 - is seeking a Supply Scheme Assistant who is passionate about making a difference to the lives of older people living in our community.
  • Do you have a good understanding of, or prepared to learn, about the needs of older people?
  • Are you interested in working locally within a small dedicated team?
  • Do you feel passionate about supporting older people to remain independent in their own homes?
If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!
We currently have a vacancy for a Relief Scheme Assistant to join our team at Canal Street, Perth. Our Perth service is registered with the Care Inspectorate to provide housing support to enable older people, and people who have conditions which would normally be associated with ageing, to live independently in their own homes.
As part of your role, you will regularly liaise with tenants, their families and other Health and Social Care Teams so patience, empathy and understanding are required along with excellent people and verbal and written communication skills and an understanding of the importance of confidentiality.
You will be responsible for writing, reviewing and updating tenant’s support plans, carrying out risk assessments and a variety of other administrative and housing tasks so good basic IT skills and the ability to record information clearly, concisely and legibly are essential.
The team are responsible for the health, safety and wellbeing of the tenants, staff and visitors in the building so carrying out fire, health, safety and security checks will be a regular part of your duties as will some domestic tasks.
You will be responsible for serving meals to those of our tenants who attend the communal dining room at lunch and teatime and you will also organise or take part in social activities for our tenants.
Hours of work will be as required and will include evenings and weekends. We will always try to give you as much notice as possible when we call you but as this post is to cover sickness as well as annual leave, some shifts may be offered at short notice.
As this is a registered service, the successful candidate must be prepared to;
  • Join the PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) scheme run by Disclosure Scotland. Caledonia Housing Association will meet the cost of this.
  • Register with the SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council) within the appropriate timescale. Caledonia Housing Association will refund the cost of your registration which requires to be renewed annually.
  • Registration with the SSSC requires that the holder of this post either holds or will undertake a SVQ level 2 in Care within an agreed timescale. Caledonia Housing Association will provide the training and support required to complete this award and will meet the cost of you completing this qualification.
Benefits:
As a charity that truly values its employees, we offer an excellent package of staff benefits. These range from generous leave entitlements, to contributory pension and health benefits. We also offer great learning and development opportunities.
This an exciting time to join Caledonia Housing Association.
We have launched our ambitious programme of business transformation called Customer 1. Our vision, ethos and purpose will ensure that Caledonia puts the needs and requirements of our customers first whilst providing homes and services that make life better.
If this sounds like you and you would like to apply for this opportunity we would like to hear from you. Please note CV’s cannot be accepted.
Closing date for receipt of completed applications is midday on Monday 2nd December. We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Suitable candidates will be interviewed as applications are received.
Caledonia strives to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. A Registered Scottish Charity No SCO13988.

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