VSA is a well-respected local social care charity, helping support the people of Aberdeen for over 150 years.
Our mission is to provide the best of care to enable the best of lives; supporting individuals and communities to fulfil their potential.
VSA provides vital support and services to people of all ages. At VSA we support a person’s physical, mental, emotional and social wellbeing through a range of residential and outreach support Services.
Working in social care is a hugely rewarding career, and you can help change the lives of vulnerable children and adults. At VSA, we are looking for motivated and compassionate individuals to join our team.
VSA have an exciting opportunity available to join our Ruthrieston House Service as a Waking Night Support/Care Worker based in Aberdeen. This will be a permanent position and in return, you will receive a competitive salary and benefits.
Applicants need to be fully experienced with UK procedures in Support Work within a residential setting. Dementia awareness and manual handling training preferrable.
Joining our dynamic team, you will provide a professional, caring and effective service to our service users to ensure they receive the best of care.
Experience of doing Waking Nights in a residential care setting is essential and you must also be willing to undertake an SCQF Level 6 (equivalent SVQ2) in Social Services and Healthcare if you do not already hold one.
Hours: 30 hours per week available
Rota: Working to a 4 week rolling rota, you will work a mixture of nights and every 2nd weekend, therefore flexibility is essential. Shifts are 7.30pm - 7.30am
Salary: £12.20 per hour
Location: Aberdeen City
We offer our Support/Care Workers fantastic benefits including:
- Company pension
- Employee assistance programme
- Generous annual leave
- Refer a friend programme-Receive £200 when you introduce a family member or friend to VSA,
- Investment in your personal development and career through our learning and development programmes,
- Gain recognised SCQF Qualifications
- Access to our employee discount scheme
Service Information:
Ruthrieston House is a 40 bed residential care homes situated in Aberdeen city that provide 24 hours a day care for people in their mid-later years in life who need extra care and support in their daily lives. Based in the west end of Aberdeen city, Ruthrieston House is located on the outskirts of the city on Broomhill Road.
The main aim of Ruthrieston House is to encourage and promote independence and encourage service users to maintain their abilities for as long as they possibly can by using person-centred approaches.
About the role:
As a Night Support/Care Worker of this busy service you will be required to contribute to the effective provision of an integrated, inclusive and quality service designed to meet the care, social and educational needs of the service users at Ruthrieston House and achieving the best possible outcomes for them whilst supporting the full implementation of the 24 hour curriculum, according to agreed statutory & VSA standards, policies and regulatory requirements, monitoring the effective use of staffing resources.
Responsibilities of our Night Support/Care Worker will include:
- Identifying ways of communicating effectively on difficult, complex and sensitive issues. Supporting individuals appropriately in the communication process, especially where specific communication needs have been identified
- Updating and maintaining records and reports according to statutory and organisational procedures and requirements.
- Promoting, monitoring and maintaining health, safety and security in the working environment, including medication administration. Minimise risks arising from emergencies and ensure service users, colleagues, and self are safe and secure in the workplace and to follow, at all times, the policy and guidance on child protection and supporting service users to maximise self care skills following relevant policies and procedures.
- Promoting the well being and protection of the service users, working with them in ways which promote their rights and responsibilities, supporting them to express their views and preferences about their health and well being.
- Contributing to the protection of service users from abuse, including the identification of possible abuse. Handling disclosures from service users and reporting information about abuse according to policies and procedures. Providing support to students who may have been abused.
- Ensuring that the service users’ physical environment is clean and comfortable, supporting them with their physical care needs, including toileting,
- Waking Night staff should contribute to the care and safety of the service users by ensuring that they remain awake and alert for the duration of their shift.
- Waking night staff are responsible for the care and support of service users with particular health needs during the night time hours. This can include the continual observation of visual and audio monitors during the night, awareness of specific medical conditions such as epilepsy and diabetes, and be able to act (as a result of training) in a manner which will provide the best support for the service users.
- Any other duties which may arise from time to time provided they are both reasonable and within the post holder’s capabilities.
If our Waking Nights Support/Care Worker role sounds like you, then click “Apply” below and start your career journey with VSA today!