Salary: £8,410 - £8,696 p.a. plus 7.5% shift allowance 21 hours per week working alternate weekends and may include bank holiday working

You will be eligible to receive the "living wage" supplement if you are appointed between Band 1-Band 2 scale point 7 (as at 1.1.2015) which currently takes your basic salary to £7.85 per hour.

Portsmouth Local Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Are you interested in people with dementia and want to help them to get the most out of life? Then we are looking for people like you who have the enthusiasm and passion to join our team. We provide person centred care to our clients and help to encourage independence as part of enabling them to make choices and live their own lives as much as they can and we encourage activity based care. We will support you and train you, we are very proud of our comprehensive training programme.

Hilsea Lodge in Hilsea, is a thirty- five bed residential unit providing services for adults with a diagnosis of dementia. The unit provides long- term accommodation and facility for care.

What is the purpose of Adult Social care from a service user perspective? Help me, when I need it, to live the life I want to live

Closing time/date, Midnight, on the 2nd of April 2017 Applications received after this may not be considered. Interviews will take place on 24th of April 2017

How to apply: Please see attached documents at the bottom of the Job page and ensure you fully read and follow the guidance so you fully demonstrate how you meet the points on the job profile. PLEASE DO NOT JUST SUBMIT A CV.