SWRK 5031 - G3 Enhanced Senior Social Care Worker (605547) - 5031-469268044 in East Kilbride

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 20 July 2026 at 11:55pm. Please ensure that you read the full advert text and do not submit a CV, as these will be disregarded as they do not form part of SLC application process. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents. INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE.

Location: Meldrum Gardens, East Kilbride

Hours: 37hrs per week, permanent

Salary / Hourly Rate: £55,386 - £56,216

The Enhanced Senior will respond to and manage crisis situations as they arise e.g. accidents, incidents and emergencies in relation to the care of service users. You should be able to deal with high demands and have a calm manner whilst dealing with competing and conflicting pressures. In these situations, the impact of decisions made in relation to the care and support of service users is crucial. You should have the ability to assess situations to ensure sound and credible decisions are made under scrutiny from other agencies, e.g. the Police, Care Inspectorate, H&S executive, SSSC, legal challenge.

You will be responsible for:

• Staffing rotas, overseeing allocated workloads for each shift and responding to changing priorities, including emergencies.
• Undertaking direct observations to assess employee performance at all grades, identifying good practice and areas for improvement.
• Daily observation of safe checks i.e. counting monies held and evaluating against the records, reporting of discrepancies in accordance with financial procedures.
• Detailed recording in service user case records in relation to any incidents or significant events, ensuring that all key people involved in their care are updated and included in care planning discussions.
• Monitoring and ensuring Senior Social Care Workers produce audit reports for health and safety inspections and respond to external audits such as Environmental Health, Fire Safety audit - responsibility for developing action plans and making decisions as required.
• Collating information and making recommendations to the Unit Manager regarding actions/expenditure required to ensure the safety of the building and equipment.
• Supporting the Manager and contributing to achieving the objectives for health and social care.
• Responding to and managing complaints involving general public, employees and service users/colleagues/other services.
• Supporting employees via maximising attendance and employee assistance programmes.

Legislative Information: This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020. This post is considered a Regulated Role with Adults, in respect of the Disclosure Scotland Act 2020. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with Adults. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Overseas Criminal Records Check: An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of three months in the past 10 years. Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion statement: The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots. As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position. As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile.

Benefits:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme.
• To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
• Up to 33 days annual leave.
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days).
• Occupational sick pay.
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support).