Care Practitioner in Fife

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV.

You will work as part of a team supporting adults with autism and complex behaviours in their own homes in the community. Duties include all aspects of personal care, supporting with all daily living tasks including medication, housework and cooking. Staff must have the physical ability to undertake Physical Intervention training and Escape techniques training.

You will act as keyworker, including monitoring and ensuring the service user is being offered the opportunities, experience, care and support identified in their support plan. The role will include keeping accurate records of outcomes focused support planning and review for the people whom you support, ensuring changes in service user health and wellbeing, support plans, risk assessments etc. are recorded and communicated across the team.

You will work as part of a team liaising with colleagues to ensure an integrated, multi-disciplinary approach to service delivery. Service users may expect their keyworker to plan with them ways of meeting their individual needs, keeping accurate records of outcomes focused support planning and review for the people whom you support.

You will promote social inclusion by working with people to maximise their personal independence, health and wellbeing to access opportunities in their local communities. The role will include working as part of a team as well as lone working. Flexibility will be required in the way the days/hours are worked; this is dependent on the needs of service users. You will work on a rota basis which includes days, evenings, sleepovers/wakened nights, and weekends including public holidays, Christmas and New Year.

The role of the Care Practitioner can be physically and emotionally demanding.

The Person:

• Must have or be willing to achieve in the first period of registration, the Social Services and Healthcare SCQF level 7 (equivalent to SVQ3) or equivalent to meet Scottish Social Services Council registration.
• Duties include all aspects of personal care and have the ability to undertake all moving and handling tasks including the pushing and pulling of wheelchairs.
• Flexibility will be required in the way the days/hours are worked for each post dependent on the needs of service users.
• You must demonstrate good communication skills, organisational skills, ability to manage and prioritise workload, ability to work with minimal supervision, team working skills, literacy skills, and have IT skills and the ability to lead and mentor Care Assistants.

You are required to register with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up employment in this role and to complete the required Post Registration Training and Learning (PRTL) over the first registration period. Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.

As this role requires SSSC registration, you will have three months to apply for registration. If appointed, you must start your application as soon as possible so you’re registered within the required six months. If you need to achieve a qualification to maintain your SSSC membership, information will be provided if you are appointed. You must ensure you complete the qualification within the specified timeframe.

Further Information:

• Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria.
• How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace.
• Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.

For Further Information please contact: Helen Barrass, Helen.Barrass@fife.gov.uk

Job Identification: 22462

Job Category: Social Services/Social Work/Social Care

Posting Date: 03/20/2026, 12:00 AM

Apply Before: 05/20/2026, 10:55 PM

Job Schedule: Full time

Locations: 78B Broad Street, COWDENBEATH, Fife, KY4 8JA, GB