SWRK 3876 - G3 Community Support Co-ordinator (605444) - 460143

Internal applicants MUST apply via Opportunity Marketplace. Please ensure you complete your SKILLS and QUALIFICATIONS via the “Me” tab/tile on Fusion or by clicking on the application link in the section of the application form titled “REVIEW SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS”.

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 8th March 2026 at 11:55PM.

Location: Cambuslang Gate

Hours: 35 hours per week, fixed term and permanent post available.

Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8.45am - 4.45pm, Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm.

Salary: £40,804 - £41,698 per year.

South Lanarkshire Council is an ambitious, high performing organisation with a clear vision and programme of action which is designed to improve the lives and prospects of everyone in South Lanarkshire. The aim of Social Work Resources is to promote social welfare and provide effective care and support to meet the needs of vulnerable people in South Lanarkshire. In partnership with community planning partners, voluntary and independent provider organisations, we offer a range of services designed to enable, support, improve and protect the health and social care of people using our services.

This post offers excellent opportunities at a time of considerable development within the service. As a Community Support Co-ordinator you will play a key role in the delivery of community services. You will be responsible for the management of care staff and the delivery of care services, in line with Supporting Your Independence across South Lanarkshire Council. You will be responsible for the work of a team of Home Carers and should be able to demonstrate excellent organisational and communication skills. You will also have responsibility for managing and organising the care for service users.

You will work as part of a locality team assessing service users’ needs in respect of care referrals and monitoring and reviewing care within agreed timescales. You should have excellent IT skills and be dynamic and creative, with the ability to resolve problems as they arise. It is essential that applicant has a qualification which fully meets the SSSC Registration Requirements of the post and gain full SSSC registration within 3 months of commencing the post.

Please answer the following questions as part of your application submission, your answers should be uploaded under supporting documents:

• Please study the job profile and provide examples of your work, or other activities which demonstrate your ability or aptitude to undertake the duties of the post, please include any other information that you feel is relevant to your application, e.g. personal qualities, achievements at work, non-work related or voluntary work experience.
• This role involves management, supervision and leading a team of staff who are dispersed. Describe in detail your experience of working with a dispersed group of staff, how you support and manage the team.
• South Lanarkshire Council are committed to delivering excellent customer service. Please describe how you would ascertain and manage client expectations, while still delivering excellent customer service.
• Please describe how you would ensure that Care at Home services are delivered in a way that meets national Health and Social Care standards.
• Provide an example of a situation where you identified risks for an individual service user or staff member. Describe what concerned you and why. Describe what your actions were and what the overall outcome was for the service user or staff member.
• Provide an example of a time where you worked with other teams and colleagues internally and externally to achieve an outcome for a service user. Who was involved? What role did you play? What was the overall outcome?

If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents. Please apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003. This post is considered Regulated Work with adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. 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 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.

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. We are a Disability Confident Scheme Employer and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria of the person specification job description. South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant.