Senior Social Care Worker - NAY15627

North Ayrshire Council; Scotland; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

North Ayrshire Council is seeking a senior social care worker to join the team at Montrose House. The role involves supporting elderly residents by leading a team, ensuring compliance with care standards, and collaborating with multidisciplinary professionals. Candidates must meet PVG requirements and adapt to a structured work environment focused on care and compassion.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team in a social care setting.
• Knowledge of National Care Standards.

Responsibilities

• Support and lead a team providing care to elderly residents.
• Assess and plan care, organize residents' reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Collaboration

Job description

Job Summary

We may conduct our interviews in person or using Microsoft Teams for video calling. All you need is a device with a camera and access to the internet. Guidance and instructions will be provided for virtual interviews.

We are a disability confident leader and support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. For more information, visit important-information-for-applicants (north-ayrshire.gov.uk).

We are seeking a senior social care worker to join our team at Montrose House, providing care and support to elderly residents. The role involves supporting and leading a team, providing supervision, promoting National Care Standards, assessing and planning care, organizing residents' reviews, and collaborating with the multidisciplinary team. For more details, see the attached Role Profile.

Before applying, learn more about us and why we are a Great Place to Work.

Staff Values & Behaviours

North Ayrshire Council employs a behavioural-based approach in recruitment. Our staff values of Focus, Passion, and Inspiration will be explored.

More information on staff values and completing behaviour-based application questions is available at Staff values and behaviours.

Additional Information

References

If this role requires references, you will be notified if you are shortlisted for an interview. Providing relevant references when requested is essential; failure to do so may delay the process.

PVG (Adults)

This position is considered Regulated Work with Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. It is an offence to apply if barred from working with protected adults.

Successful candidates will need to join or update the PVG Scheme before employment is confirmed. The cost (£59 or £18) will be deducted from wages after starting. For more info, visit Disclosure Scotland and Pre-employment checks.

Your name and email will be entered into the PVG system to generate your PVG form, which will be sent to your email for completion.

Workstyles

North Ayrshire Council has four workstyles. This role is classified as: In Building, meaning more than 90% of the time is spent at a single location.

Further details are available in our HR Guide - Workstyles. Feel free to ask about the workstyle during the interview.