Relief Care Assistant
$55,714,880–$60,673,600 year
On-siteCowdenbeath, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cowdenbeath, Scotland, United KingdomOn-siteFull Time$55,714,880–$60,673,600 yearAssociates DegreeHealthcare ServicesLarge
Full TimeAssociates DegreeLargeHealthcare Services
Job Summary
Support adults with autism and complex behaviours in their own homes by delivering consistent, person-centred care that manages anxiety and promotes independence. Assist with essential daily living skills including personal care, cooking, shopping, attending appointments, and medication management. Maintain accurate records and contribute to person-centred support plans while collaborating with speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and clinical psychologists. You will work flexible shifts including days, evenings, weekends, sleep-ins, and public holidays, with full training provided in Physical Intervention and Escape Techniques. This role is part of a Complex Care Service focused on fostering social inclusion and meaningful community engagement.
Required Qualifications
- Supporting Statement outlining skills and experience
- Ability to undertake Physical Intervention and Escape Techniques training
- Physical ability to undertake Physical Intervention and Escape Techniques training
- Flexibility to work days, evenings, weekends, sleep-ins, wakened nights, and public holidays including Christmas and New Year
- Strong communication skills
- Team focus
- Ability to stay calm
- Ability to think clearly
- Solution-focused mindset
- Basic IT skills
- Basic literacy skills
- Positive attitude
- Commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred support
- Confidence
- Resilience
- Ability to respond effectively in fast-paced, ever-changing environments
- Experience in structured settings
- Experience working with clear boundaries
- Experience managing risk
- Experience operating under pressure
- Compassion
- Emotional resilience
- Willingness to learn and grow
- Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 3 months of taking up employment
- Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in complex care supporting adults with autism and complex behaviours
- Experience supporting individuals with high levels of anxiety or distress
- Experience delivering consistent, structured support
- Experience fostering a positive, supportive team culture
- Experience promoting social inclusion and meaningful community engagement
- Experience supporting essential daily living skills such as personal care, cooking, shopping, attending appointments and managing medication
- Experience maintaining accurate records
- Experience contributing to person-centred support plans
- Experience working closely with speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and clinical psychologists
- Experience managing medication
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
- Experience in roles where individuals rely on consistent, structured support to feel safe and secure
- Experience in roles where staying calm under pressure is required
- Experience in roles where bringing energy, humour and creativity is valued
- Experience in roles where no two days are the same
- Experience in roles where teamwork is essential
- Experience in roles where contribution has a real and lasting impact
- Experience in roles where individuals may experience high levels of anxiety or distress and rely on consistent, structured support
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