At a Glance
- Tasks: Support individuals with care needs, promoting independence and dignity in their daily lives.
- Company: Join Shetland Islands Council, dedicated to providing excellent community care services.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, generous holidays, flexible working, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Career progression supported with training and qualifications fully funded.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while growing your skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Compassionate individuals with a desire to help others; driving licence preferred.
Are you looking for an opportunity to make a positive difference to someone’s life? Can you show us how you would treat the people we support, with the dignity and respect they deserve? Are you kind, caring and compassionate and a good listener who is patient? If caring comes naturally to you and you find reward in supporting people, this could be the perfect job for you!
Community Care Resources provides a range of person centred services to adults with identified care needs through the provision of Day Care Services, Care at Home and Residential Services.
What you’ll be doing:
- You will be responsible for providing direct support to individuals in a variety of settings.
- You will play a key role ensuring that individuals receive high standards of care and support to help maximise their independence and dignity throughout their lives.
- You will support people with varying abilities and complex needs, enabling them to achieve their goals, identified priorities and personal outcomes.
- You will work as part of a team to provide the highest quality of care. This may include intimate personal care, developing daily living skills, training, social activities and other meaningful activity in accordance with individual needs and wishes, whilst supporting individuals, as far as possible, to avoid danger and harm.
You must evidence that you can demonstrate the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) core values of; Respect, Collaboration, Participation & Dignity and Empowerment.
What’s in it for you?
- Excellent Salary and Conditions
- Distant islands allowance
- Generous holiday allowance
- Local Government Pension scheme
- Flexible working and family friendly policies
- A varied and interesting workload
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Various other employee benefits
This vacancy is being advertised as a Career Graded post, which is a career development opportunity. The successful candidate will be supported to become fully competent in the role and progress through the career grade. Where there is a requirement to achieve a qualification, this will be fully funded by the Council.
In Shetland Islands Council, Excellent service is at the heart of everything we do. We provide excellent service by taking personal responsibility and working well together. It is important that you share our values and would demonstrate this by:
- Providing an excellent level of service, by making sure you understand, meet and manage our service users’ needs.
- Working in an open and honest way, reflecting on your performance and looking for opportunities to improve and develop.
- Having a positive attitude by being open-minded, fair, respectful, trustworthy and honest.
- Taking your responsibilities as an employee of the council seriously.
Social Care Workers shall provide care in a variety of settings including within the community. Therefore the worker will, in the majority of cases, be required to travel to undertake their duties. An ability to drive with a full driving licence is therefore highly desirable and may be essential depending on the demands of the service.
Above all else we’re looking for someone who’s compassionate, respectful, empathetic and honest, with a values and integrity to make a very real and positive difference to the people we support.
The grade of this post is I. This post is career graded - your salary and career progression will depend on your experience and qualifications.
Permanent Part Time post for 35.0 Hours per Week, 52.18 weeks per year. Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update prior to a formal offer of employment being made. The successful candidate will have to complete registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) when they begin in post.
You must have the ability to travel throughout Shetland at short notice and where public transport is limited. We are happy to talk flexible working.
During the application process you are required to give the names of two persons not related to you, who we can contact to provide a reference to support your application.
This post is based at Overtonlea Care Services, Levenwick, Shetland.
Social Care Worker - Practitioner - Overtonlea Care Services - SIC08854 employer: Shetland Islands Council
At Overtonlea Care Services, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of those we support. Our commitment to employee growth is reflected in our generous training and development opportunities, alongside a competitive salary and benefits package that includes flexible working arrangements and a local government pension scheme. Working in the beautiful Shetland Islands not only offers a unique lifestyle but also allows you to be part of a compassionate team that values respect, collaboration, and empowerment.
