Social Care Worker - Eric Gray @ Seafield - SIC08027

Living & Working in Shetland; Lerwick; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player in social care is seeking compassionate individuals to make a positive difference in people's lives. As a Social Care Worker, you will provide essential support to individuals with learning disabilities and autism, helping them maintain their independence and dignity. This part-time role offers a rewarding opportunity to work in a collaborative environment, where your contributions will directly impact the lives of those you support. With excellent training opportunities and a supportive team, this position is perfect for those who are kind, caring, and eager to make a real difference.

Benefits

Local Government Pension scheme

Flexible working and family friendly policies

Excellent training and development opportunities

Distant islands allowance

Various other employee benefits

Qualifications

• Demonstrate the SSSC core values of Respect, Participation & Dignity.
• Ability to support individuals with varying abilities and complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to individuals in various settings.
• Ensure high standards of care and support for independence.

Skills

Compassion

Empathy

Respect

Communication

Education

Social Care Qualification

Job description

The myjobscotland support desk will be closed on Monday 5th May for a public holiday. We will re open Tuesday 6th 9am.

Ref no: SIC08027

Published: 02/05/2025

Closes: 19/05/2025

Location: Eric Gray Centre Kantersted Road Lerwick, ZE1 0RJ

Rate: £17.61 - £18.11 per hour

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Part Time

Hours: 29 hours per week

‘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!

Adult Services – what we do:

The people who use our services (individuals) have additional support needs associated with learning disability or autism and require support to continue to live independently in their own homes, to attend Day Support and meaningful activity or have short break respite.

What you’ll be doing:

As a Social Care Worker in Adult Services:

• You will be responsible for providing direct support to individuals in a variety of settings.
• You will play a key role ensuring that individuals receive high standards of care and support to help retain their potential level of independence and dignity throughout their lives.
• You will support people with varying abilities and complex needs, enabling them to achieve their goals, identified priorities and personal outcomes.
• You will work as part of a team to provide the highest quality of care. This may include; intimate personal care, developing daily living skills, training, social activities and other meaningful activity in accordance with their identified needs and wishes, whilst supporting individuals, as far as possible, to avoid danger and harm.
• You must evidence that you can demonstrate the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) core values of;
• Respect
• Participation & Dignity and Empowerment

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.

For further details relating to these posts, please contact:

• Values for a career in Social Care: here

More detail is provided in the Job Profile, Person Specification and Conditions of Service Summary attached to the bottom of this advert.

Additional Information

• The grade of this post is H
• Rate of pay shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £1.4808 per hour
• Permanent Part Time post for 29 hours per week, 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
• 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 Eric Gray @ Seafield, Lerwick, Shetland

For further details relating to this post, please contact: Connie Russell, Team Leader, Telephone [phone] or email [e-mail]

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