Special Carer, Grianan Day Centre (7416) - CNS06650

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar; Scotland; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is seeking a Special Carer at Grianan Day Centre (7060). The post is 22.5 hours per week and permanent, paying £23,276 – £24,166 per year including Distant Islands Allowance.

The role focuses on supporting Adults with support needs to maximise inclusion, independence and planned outcomes across varied settings, possibly including overnight support. You should have experience with people with additional needs and hold an SVQ Level II in Care or be willing to achieve it

Qualifications

• Experience of working with people with additional needs.
• SVQ Level II in Care or equivalent, with plan to achieve within 36 months after SSSC registration.
• Willing to wear PPE and follow safeguarding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Promote inclusion, independence and planned outcomes for adults with support needs.
• Provide care across a variety of settings, including overnight support when required.
• Adhere to PVG, information security policies and PPE requirements.

Skills

Care experience

Teamwork

Adults with support needs

Education

SVQ Level II in Care

Equivalent qualification

Job description

Job Description

Special Carer, Grianan Day Centre (7060)
22.5 hours per week, permanent post
£23,276 - £24,166 per annum ( inclusive of £2,268 Distant Islands Allowance )

As a Special Carer, you will be required to work enthusiastically as a member of a team that promotes and supports Adults with Support needs to maximise their inclusion, independence and planned outcomes. This can be within a variety of settings and include overnight support needs of a person where necessary.

You should have experience of working with people with additional needs and an SVQ Level ll in Care or equivalent (in the absence of this, you must have the ability to undertake and achieve this qualification within 36 months after registration with the SSSC).

This role requires the wearing and use of PPE.

This post is subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme as a legal requirement of a regulated role with Adults ( Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme - mygov.scot ).

Please note that the Comhairle operates security measures to protect its information and systems. Employees are required to comply with information security policies and may be required to use Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) or other approved authentication methods when accessing Comhairle systems.

It is vital you read the attached job description and person specification, in your Experience statement please detail how you meet each of the essential criteria we ask for in the person specification.

Interviews will be conducted in person, providing candidates with the chance to personally meet the team and experience our work environment.

Closing Date: Monday 23 November 2026

Salary for the above post is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance.

Please note that sponsorship is not available, or being offered, in connection to this post.

Responsibilities

Neach-cùraim Sònraichte, Ionad-latha Ghrianan (7060)
22.5 uair a thìde gach seachdain, dreuchd mhaireannach
£18,704 - £19,419 gach bliadhna ( a' gabhail a-steach £1,822 de Chuibhreann Eileanan Iomallach)

Mar Neach-cùraim Sònraichte, bidh agad ri bhith ag obair gu dealasach mar phàirt de sgioba a bhios ag adhartachadh agus a' cur taic ri Inbhich le feumalachdan Taice, gus an in-ghabhaltas, neo-eisimeileachd agus buileen dealbhaichte a mheudachadh. Dh'fhaodadh seo a bhith ann am measgachadh de shuidheachaidhean, agus a bhith a' cur taic ri duine tron oidhche ma bhisearch sin riatanach.

Bu chòir eòlas a bhith agad air a bhith ag obair le daoine aig a bheil feumalachdan a bharrachd, agus SVQ Ìre II ann an Cùram, no teisteanas co-ionann. (Mur a h-eil seo agad, feumaidh comas a bhith agad an teisteanas seo a ghabhail os làimh and a coileanadh 36 mìosan an dèidh clàradh le SSSC).

Tha cleachdadh còmhdach-dìon PPE riatanach san obair seo.

Feumaidh tu ballrachd de Sgeama Dìon Bhuidhnean So-leònta (PVG) mar riatanas laghail a thaobh a bhith an sàs ann an obair riaghlaichte le Inbhich san dreuchd seo ( Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme - mygov.scot ).

Thoir an aire gu bheil a' Chomhairle a' cur an sàs cheumannan tèarainteachd airson fiosrachadh agus siostaman a dhìon. Feumaidh luchd-obrach cumail ri poileasaidhean tèarainteachd fiosrachaidh. 'S dòcha gum feum iad Dearbhadh MFA, no dòighean dearbhaidh eile a tha ceadaichte, a chleachdadh ma tha iad airson faighinn a-steach gu siostaman na Comhairle.

Tha e riatanach gun leugh thu an cunntas-obrach agus an sònrachadh pearsanta 's gun toir thu iomradh on mar a tha thu a' coileanadh gach slat-tomhais a bheilear a' toirt iomradh anns an t-sònrachadh pearsanta nad aithisg eòlais.

Thèid agallamhan a chumail an làthair gu pearsanta, a' toirt cothrom dha tagraichean coinneachadh ris an sgioba agus agus beachd fhaighinn ar ar àrainneachd obrach.

Ceann-latha: Diluain 23 Samhain 2026

Tha tuarastal na dreuchd a' gabhail a-steach Cuibhreann Eileanan Iomallach.

Bi mothachail nach eil sponsorship ri fhaighinn, no ga thabhann, an lùib na dreuchd seo.