Casual Assistants (REQ02964)

Opportunity to join Bield's Casual bank!We are recruiting Casual Assistants to work within our Retirement Housing and Retirement Housing with Meals services.  We have developments within the following communities within West Lothian:ArmadaleBathgateBlackburnBroxburnCarmondeanCraigshillDeansFauldhouseLinlithgowUphallWest CalderWhitburnWinchburghYou can choose to work at as many locations as you wish and although this advert is for West Lothian, you will have the opportunity to work across all Bield services.This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is seeking flexible working arrangements and/or looking to gain valuable experience in a social care environment.At Bield our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We are a non-profit organisation with charitable status committed to providing a wide range of housing, care and support services to enable older people in Scotland to live independent and fulfilling lives.As an AssistantThe successful candidate will undertake a range of cleaning duties to ensure that internal communal areas are clean, hygienic and meet the standards expected by our tenants and visitors to the development. You will also assist by preparing the dining room for mealtimes, heating prepared meals and delivering them to tenants. On occasion, the Assistant will be expected to clean vacant flats and/or external pathways of the development and provide general and emergency assistance to tenants, as required. In addition you will respond to property emergencies, taking appropriate action when the Manager is off duty and providing cover for the development office as required.Shifts will be offered on a casual basis to cover planned and emergency leave.  Ability to accept shifts at short notice would be desirable, however not essential.About YouExperience of a similar type of role would be an advantage but is not an essential requirement as training will be provided.You should bring to the role a genuine interest in working with older people and an ability to respond calmly to requests for assistance.REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene Qualification or equivalent would be desirable.Bield OfferCasual Assistant hourly rate is £13.66We pay 50% of the cost of Disclosure checks  Flexible working hours including evenings and weekendsNo obligation to accept shifts so easy to fit in with personal commitmentsWork in a wide variety of housing and care services and rolesValuable practical work experience in social and health care sectorImportant InformationThis post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 – you must disclose all unspent and relevant spent convictions.Bield Housing & Care does not currently hold a sponsorship licence – we are unable to support visa applications at this time.Please see the attachment above for the full job description and person specification.Bield Housing & Care. Scottish Charity no. SC006878 I Property Factor PF000146Disability ConfidentBield is a proud disability confident accredited employer. As users of the disability symbol, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the vacancy minimum criteria.In order to help you succeed, we will make all required reasonable adjustments to facilitate your inclusion during our recruitment and selection process. Adjustments will vary from person to person; if you wish to discuss how Bield can support you throughout the recruitment process, please get in touch.