A SCOTS carer has been given a warning after making sexual and derogatory marks towards a colleague.
Greig King was found guilty of a string of allegations while working as a project worker for Mungo Foundation, Glasgow between 1 November 2021 and 20 January 2022.
King was found to have asked AA if the “drapes match the curtains” and described her as “eye candy” when AA spoke of leaving the workplace.
The horny carer was also found to have told AA he “would come out and have a peek” in relation to the colleague getting changed.
He was also found to have tried to put food in AA’s mouth, stating: “you know you want it”.
King was additionally found guilty of causing alarm to a service user after banging on doors and tables without just cause.
Care watchdog The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) found King guilty of the allegations.
The panel stated: “Social service workers must communicate in an appropriate manner and treat colleagues with respect.
“They must not abuse or harm colleagues or behave, while in or outside work, in a way which would bring their suitability to work in social services into question.
“You made sexualised and derogatory remarks to colleague AA and at one point, tried to put a piece of tablet into her mouth, which made her feel uncomfortable.
“Social service workers must recognise and responsibly use the power and authority they have when supporting people who use services.
“They are also expected to communicate with and treat service users in an appropriate manner and protect them from the risk of harm.
“Service user BB [information redacted]. You intentionally banged on tables and doors in his vicinity without good reason which caused him fear and alarm.
“The behaviour was not isolated and due to the nature and circumstances of the incidents, it is not reasonable to consider that you were acting in good faith.
“It also gives rise to concerns about your underlying values and attitude. Where values concerns arise, such as in this case, the behaviour is often more difficult to remediate.”
The panel agreed King’s fitness to practice was impaired and that a warning was the most appropriate sanction.
They stated: “The behaviour is serious and due to the number and analogous nature of the incidents, there is a risk of the behaviour being repeated.
“Accordingly, there are continuing public protection and public interest concerns. The behaviour took place inside of work and during the course of your normal duties.
“You were an experienced carer, the incidents occurred over a course of several months and involved a colleague and vulnerable service user.
“Your behaviour placed colleague AA in a position where she did not want to come to work and service user BB in a state of fear and alarm.
“You were a trusted colleague and someone that witness AA looked up to as a mentor.
“Your treatment of service user BB appeared, on the face of it, to be deliberate and carried out with the single purpose of giving him a fright.”
However, the panel also noted that there had been no further incidents in two years and that King had recently received praise for his work.
The notice came into effect on Wednesday.
