Health and Wellbeing Assistant - Internal Only

We are seeking an enthusiastic, energetic and motivated Health and Wellbeing Assistant to join our dynamic and supportive multi-disciplinary team providing care, support and education to the people we support in Upper Springland.

This role is only available to internal candidates

At Upper Springland we provide long-term and permanent residential care and support for people with a range of disabilities. We help people lead their lives to the full, providing for any needs they may have and to provide meaningful and exciting community interaction within Perth and the surrounding areas.

About the Role
The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary Allied Health Team. 

You will be expected to:

• Support in the running of therapeutic programmes for individuals and groups of people we support within the professional framework provided by the Therapists. To work alongside the Allied Health Team for two days per week to provide prescribed therapeutic input as designed by the Physiotherapist.
• Undertake related administrative duties
• Guide and motivate people we support to take part in meaningful activities both in their home and in the local community
• Spend individual time with supported people, care staff and relatives to create personalised activities that engage them and reflect their interest and hobbies.
• Provide direct support to people that meets their individual needs through a wide and varied activities programme tailored to individual preferences.
• Be creative with further activities to push the boundaries of the typical activity programme.
• Assist the Health and Wellbeing Co-Ordinator in developing community links with local groups and to arrange and attend trips and excursions with varied destinations and purposes and to involve people we support in activities in the wider community.
• Work with the Health and Wellbeing Co-Ordinator to contribute to practice guides in order to encourage and support positive change in how health and wellbeing for people we support is managed within services and providing guidance to staff and people we support in active participation.
• Work with the Co-production Leader and other key individuals on Our Inclusive Community Project, helping to embed best practice in residential services and to support service representatives and Health and Wellbeing Co-Ordinator to discuss and influence active support and any other direction of change.

You will be a good interdisciplinary team worker with a holistic outlook and experience of effective service delivery, with good organisation and communication skills.

Health and Wellbeing Assistant Job Description

Please note this is a part-time post, 30 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.

Capability Scotland’s benefits: 

• A generous salary of £19,708 (£12.60 per hour pay award pending)
• 32 days’ holidays per year, increasing to 37 with service.
• Free PVG checks throughout your employment.
• Up to 8% company contribution pension scheme.
• Up to 3 x annual salary death in service.
• Perks at Work – shopping discount scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• 24/7 employee assistance programme

We are One Voice, One Charity, One Spirit, #OneCapability. 

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Capability Scotland is committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued, and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone. 

A copy of Capability Scotland’s Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request from the HR Team.Due to the high volume of applications expected, we advise that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your interest and for taking the time to apply to work with us.

***Please note that our vacancies do not qualify for Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship, if you require this to commit to this role long term, please do not apply. If we are in a position to offer sponsorship in the future our adverts will be updated to reflect this***