Social Care Worker (Nights), Hamnavoe House - ORK10917

Orkney Islands Council; Stromness; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Orkney Islands Council is seeking a Social Care Worker (Nights) for Hamnavoe House to provide high-quality social and personal care, ensure safety and wellbeing, and observe confidentiality in all practice.

You will work a night shift rota over seven days, with PVG level 2 disclosure required. Applications close 23:59 on Sunday 15 November 2026. For discussion, contact Marina Stanger at [e-mail] or 01856 850311.

Qualifications

• must have details not specified in the excerpt

Responsibilities

• carry out tasks and duties delegated to meet social and domestic care needs of service users
• observe confidentiality, ensure safety and comfort of service users, assist with personal care as per Care Inspectorate standards
• work unsocial hours on a rota as part of the role

Job description

Social Care Worker (Nights), Hamnavoe House - ORK10917

The above amounts include shift and Distant Islands Allowance

You will be reporting to Senior Social Care Worker and Registered Manager.

Your working pattern is night shift working over seven days. We are happy to talk flexible working, where possible.

The purpose of this role is to carry out tasks and duties delegated in an effective and efficient manner ensuring at all times the social and domestic care needs of service users.

You will observe the principles of confidentiality in all aspects of practice and ensure the safety and comfort of service users, attending to their general care and wellbeing; including assisting with personal care in keeping with the standards of care required by the Care Inspectorate.

The necessary qualification, experience and skills required for this role are detailed in the ‘must have’ section of the attached job profile. These criteria are used for decisions on shortlisting and appointment of applicants

This post involves a contractual requirement to:

• work unsocial hours on a rota,

This post is a regulated role with adults and requires Level 2 Disclosure with PVG scheme membership.

Applications close at 23.59 on Sunday 15 November 2026, with shortlisting taking place on 16 November 2026 and interviews are scheduled for week commencing 23 November 2026.

For a discussion about the role, contact Marina Stanger, Registered Manager, at [e-mail] or on 01856 850311.

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Orkney Islands Council is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, gender, race or ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity status or gender reassignment status.