Care at Home Officer - MOR11955 in Buckie

To plan, monitor and supervise the delivery of Care at Home service to enable individuals to live as independently as possible within the community. To monitor, supervise and mentor Social Care Assistants and any delegated others in the delivery and quality of care.

Responsibilities

• To plan and ensure packages of care are delivered appropriately, in accordance with the outcome of assessments and the Council's eligibility criteria.
• Monitor and ensure the quality and standard of professional practice and performance of service delivery is appropriate and in accordance with the National Care Standards.
• Work with partnership services.
• Supervise, support and mentor Social Care Assistants and any other delegated others.
• Undertake CPD and participate in corporate staffing initiatives.

The Individual

• Recent experience of working in a Health/Social Care setting with supervisory experience.
• Demonstrable understanding of main issues facing Community Care.
• Experience of risk assessment process.
• HNC in Social Care/SVQ3 SEN; SRN or other applicable professional qualification.
• PDA in supervision or evidence of ability to obtain the qualification within 12 months of starting in post.
• Evidence of ability to meet SSSC registration requirements and continuing PRTL requirements.
• Good communication skills, both oral and written.
• Competent in the use of IT systems, including Microsoft and bespoke IT systems.
• Strong customer care skills and inter-personal skills.
• Ability to manage change effectively.
• Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure.
• Ability to work unsupervised and use own initiative.
• Effective record keeping and administrative skills including IT systems.
• Confident in use of IT equipment including working knowledge of Microsoft Office package.
• Self-confident.
• Evidence of being self-motivated and ability to motivate others.
• Ability to manage and prioritise own workload.
• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to assess care requirements.
• Ability to negotiate and liaise with appropriate others and resolve conflict.
• Ability to be flexible working in a 365/7 day a week service.
• Actively engage in self-development.

You will be expected to travel efficiently between various work locations within Moray to meet the operational requirements of the Service. Due to the rural nature of Moray this is normally undertaken by use of a car/van.

Ability to work as part of a team and contribute to service development. Ability to work in partnership in a multi-professional way. Positive attitude, calm and patient attitude. Appreciation, acceptance of and a commitment to the importance of confidentiality. Willingness to accept direction/delegation. Must be physically able to undertake a range of movements, which include equipment in individuals' homes, if required. Ability to work in an open plan office & SMART working. Ability to work in different offices dependent on service requirements.

This post is considered to be a ‘Regulated Role’ under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. Under the Act it is a legal requirement for an individual undertaking a regulated role with children or protected adults to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme. Therefore the successful candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to any formal offer of employment being made by Moray Council.

Closing date: 3 July 2026

Starting Salary: £36,003 £19.10 per hour 36.25 hours per week

For further information contact Donna Wilson 07971 139675