Relief Social Care Worker (Nightshift)

Older People’s Services has 8 residential services across Fife, with a team based in each service. You can view each of the service locations, listed at the top of this advert, and will be asked to provide your location preference at interview.

Relief Social Care Worker (Nightshift), Fife

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and enthusiastic individual to join our care home team in Fife Council’s Residential and Day Services (East), on a casual basis, for the position of relief social care worker (night shift).

We are looking for a motivated and driven individual with good values and a genuine interest in the care and support of Older People; with experience of care within a highly complex yet rewarding environment.

The residential care homes in Fife provide ongoing care and support to vulnerable older people: the care homes also support a STAR unit, respite, and day services.

The successful candidate will undertake the keyworker role, which involves creating, monitoring, and reviewing care plans, keeping accurate records of support planning, and ensuring the service user receives the opportunities, experiences, and care outlined in their care plan.

Fife Council is committed to delivering services that are responsive, reliable, efficient, and effective.

Interviews will be conducted face-to-face.

A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the advert. You will find out more about the job and the qualities we seek in a candidate.

The Person

• Must have or be able to work towards: SVQ 3 as required by the Scottish Social Services Council. It is your responsibility to inform the SSSC once qualified.
• To achieve registration with the SSSC within 6 months of starting, you must apply within 3 months of your start date. Maintaining registration requires holding or working towards the SSSC benchmark qualification (SVQ 3 or above), completing required Continuous Professional Learning (CPL), and submitting an annual declaration via MySSSC.
• Provide care and support that meets the Health and Social Care standards.
• Ability to collaborate with other Council services and partner agencies for effective care planning and delivery.
• Flexibility and creativity in working within a dynamic team environment.

Note: This role requires SSSC registration. The successful applicant must apply within three months to register, to be completed within six months of employment.

Additionally, you will need to obtain PVG scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland before appointment.