Social Care Officer, Gleneagles - Learning Disability Day Services PKC

Main Purpose of the Role

Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job, it's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.

We currently have the following opportunity:

Social Care Officer - PKC
13978
£28,812 - £31.346
Gleneagles Day Opportunities - Learning Disability Day Services, Perth

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated individual who can work creatively to support individuals with learning disabilities to realise their full potential in their communities?

If so, you may have the qualities we are looking for to become our new Social Care Officer within the Gleneagles Day Opportunities Team!

Due to high demand for our services, we are looking for you to join us in working as part of a vibrant and positive team who provide Day Opportunities for Adults with learning disabilities.

You will support and enable individuals to access and participate in a variety of group activities within community and building based settings to work towards their identified outcomes.

Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this post.

Can you communicate effectively to build relationships with service users, families, colleagues and other internal/external agencies to ensure a quality care provision?

If so, you should have experience of working with vulnerable adults who have learning and/or physical disabilities, autism spectrum conditions and other varied needs.

You should have excellent communication skills which will enable you to communicate effectively with service users, their families, your colleagues and other internal and external agencies.

It would desirable that you have some knowledge of alternative communication methods suitable to this setting.

You will be required to support individuals with varied needs including potentially supporting stressed/distressed behaviours and intimate personal care needs.

Do you have the ability to manage your own workload, prioritise, and problem solve?

If so, as a Social Care Officer you will be responsible for undertaking link worker duties which includes file maintenance, co-ordinating and chairing reviews, formulating and developing personal plans to meet specified and future outcomes

You should have good digital skills to operate relevant electronic systems to carry out the above tasks, whilst ensuring the integrity of data and appropriate security.

Do you have the ability to identify, manage and mitigate potential risks to self and others, by applying existing guidelines, seeking advice when required?

If so, you should have an awareness of general workplace health and safety requirements.

You may have to carry out handling and moving, CALM Physical intervention or First Aid tasks as a part of this role, and training will be provided.

Do you have an understanding as to the Council’s Values and Behaviours as drivers as an organisation and as individuals, related to Ambition, Compassion, and Integrity?

If so, you will be able to influence the way we work with each other as well as the people and communities we serve, by:

• Thinking “yes”, be creative, look to improve, and focus on positive outcomes.
• Treating everyone with kindness, dignity, and respect.
• Being open and honest, be fair and consistent, and support us to do what we say we will.

An SVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care or a higher/equivalent qualification with relevant work experience is desirable but not essential for this post.

We are happy to discuss the hours of work to promote flexibility and work life balance providing the needs of the service are met.

Alongside the opportunity to work within a modern a proactive team, working for PKC has many benefits such as access to our cycle to work scheme and robust employee wellbeing resources.

Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our value…