Domestic Assistant - ARB18553 in Dunoon

Service: Health and Social Care Partnership

Closing Date: Wednesday 16th September 2026

We would like to welcome a Domestic to the Team at Dunclutha. Dunclutha is a residential Children's house in Dunoon.

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland's most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.

This role is based in Dunclutha House a purpose-built children's house situated in Dunoon and is registered as a 6 bedded house for children and young people aged between 12 and 21 yrs.

The applicant should have previous experience in a similar role. Essential criteria is the applicant will be required to be PVG Registered in relation to Children and Adults. They will also be required to have a reasonable degree of flexibility.

Knowledge of Health and safety requirements in relation to cleaning and hygiene.

Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.

We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.

Learn more here Argyll and Bute Employee Recognition Programme , Disability Confident , Armed Forces , Fair Work First Statement , Equality and Fairness , Climate Change , Hybrid and Flexible Working Policy

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

Applicants should note that:-

• Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.
• This post is not suitable for job share.
• The salary shown is thefull-timeequivalent salary, the actual salary will be paid pro rata for the hours worked.
• The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.
• This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with both children and adults.

If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description please contact the recruiting manager, who is:

Deborah Peter, House Manager

Telephone Number: 01369 706573

Email Address: deborah.peter@argyll-bute.gov.uk

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce thatrepresentsthe wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves as an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy