Senior Social Care Worker Supervisor - Overtonlea Care Services - SIC07988

Living & Working in Shetland; Levenwick; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player in social care is seeking a compassionate Senior Social Care Worker to make a positive impact on individuals' lives. This part-time role involves providing person-centred support and ensuring high standards of care in a community setting. You'll be part of a dedicated team committed to delivering excellent service, promoting independence, and enhancing the quality of life for those in need. With competitive salary and benefits, this opportunity is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful difference while enjoying a flexible work environment.

Benefits

Distant Islands Allowance

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible Working

Excellent Training Opportunities

Interesting Workload

Employee Benefits

Qualifications

• Demonstrated core values of respect, participation, and dignity.
• Ability to provide person-centred support.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to individuals in various settings.
• Ensure high standards of care and support in accordance with legislation.

Skills

Compassion

Empathy

Respect

Communication

Education

Scottish Social Services Council Registration

Job description

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Ref no: SIC07988

Published: 02/05/2025

Closes: 18/05/2025

Location: Overtonlea Care Centre Levenwick, ZE2 9HX

Salary: £41,530.12 - £43,229.10 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Part Time

Hours: 38 hours per week

Senior Social Care Worker – Community Care Resources

‘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 – what we do:

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:

Senior Social Care Worker - Supervisors are responsible for providing direct support to individuals in a variety of settings ensuring a high standard of service delivery of support to individuals to live well through their own strengths, skills, community, personal gifts and people who play a key role in their life.

The Senior Social Care Worker - Supervisor role includes ensuring that individuals receive high standards of care and support in accordance with relevant legislation and national guidance associated with the service.

You will be responsible for providing person-centred support and maintaining a positive ethos that promotes the individual’s independence within their personal capabilities and outcomes.

You must evidence that you can demonstrate the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) core values of;

• Respect
• Participation & Dignity and Empowerment

Additional Information

What’s in it for you? Following a review of responsibilities and reward for social care worker roles across Council services, it was recognised that an uplift in salary was required. In this respect, you’ll be undertaking valuable work in more than one way! Your benefit package includes:

• Excellent Salary and Conditions
• Distant islands 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

Do you share our values?

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

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.

• Values for a career in Social Care: here
• Salary shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £2,859 per annum (pro rata) per hour
• 2 x Permanent Part Time hours, up to 38 hours available , 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
• A relocation package does not apply to this post
• We will pay interview expenses from within Shetland
• 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.

Overtonlea Services also provides social care, domestic support and meals on wheels in the wider South Mainland Community setting along with a day support service open 4 days per week which enables vulnerable & frail members of the local community to remain as independent as possible, at home.

Our mission statement is:- “ To provide a high quality and person centred service to every individual using our locally provided care services”

For further details relating to this post, please contact: Amanda Page, Team Leader, Telephone on 01595745032 or [e-mail]

If you have a disability which prevents you from applying online, please call 01595 744032.