Care Assistant ABS

Job Description

Come work with the Allachburn Team in our prominent home in the heart of royal Deeside. We are looking for a caring and empathetic person who is diligent, enthusiastic and hard working. The right candidate will be given full training and support and will become part of the established team.

There is a responsibility for the post holder to demonstrate a commitment to quality service delivery through continuous improvement for the benefit of the Service and the organisation.

The hourly rate is £14.21 per hour, increasing to £14.62 after 2 years of service. These vacancies will require flexible, evening and weekend working.

Shift times are 07.30 to 15.00 or 14.30 to 22.00, worked on a rolling rota which includes some weekend working.

• Hourly rate: £14.21 per hour
• Weekend Working:
  If an employee works between midnight Friday to midnight Sunday, they are entitled to an enhanced rate of pay of time and one third for all hours worked during this period.
• Overtime:
  Where the service requires an employee to work more than 37 hours in a week, this is regarded as overtime and is paid at an enhanced rate of time and a half for all hours worked.

Please note, the positions advertised do not meet the salary threshold required for sponsorship.

Informal enquiries to Lorna Gordine -

• Post regulated work with Children and/or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.
• Required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.
• Required to provide an overseas criminal record check if spent a continuous period of 3 months or more outside the UK in the last 5 years.
• SSSC registration within 3 months of employment.
• Minimum of two references, one from current or most recent employer.
• Notification of privacy notice and GDPR information.

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