Support Worker - ARB18793

Argyll and Bute Council; Kilchattan Bay; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Argyll and Bute Council’s Health and Social Care Partnership in Rothesay is hiring a full-time Support Worker to help adults with learning disabilities and neurodiversity live more independently, in line with Keys to Life and Health and Social Care Standards: my support, my life.

You will provide person-centred, flexible support, promoting community inclusion, life skills, learning, and possible supported employment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a support role or equivalent.
• Please see JDPS for Support Worker.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with learning disabilities and neurodiversity in their own lives and in the community.
• Provide responsive, flexible, person-centred support that considers outcomes and wishes.
• Promote community inclusion and personal independence, helping people achieve life skills, learning, and individual goals.

Skills

Support experience

Job description

Service: Health and Social Care Partnership

Closing Date: Tuesday 17th November 2026

Join our team of Support Workers who actively support adults with learning disabilities and neurodiversity in their own lives and in the community in line with the principles of Keys to Life and Health and Social Care Standards: my support, my life.

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place

to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.

We need an enthusiastic person to join us in PHOENIX day support, Rothesay, as a full-time Support Worker.

We provide a responsive and flexible support that is person centred and actively considers the persons outcomes and wishes.

We strive for as much community inclusion and personal independence as possible for the people we support to experience the same real-life opportunities as we have.

This can include all life skills, learning, supported employment and individual goals.

You should have experience in a support role or equivalent.

Please see JDPS for Support Worker.

You should be passionate about supporting others and have firm ethics to ensure that the people we support have full, inclusive and meaningful lives.

You may have transferable skills from children/education or other types of social care.

For more information please see:

HSCP Recruitment – My Council Works

Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.

We provide information to help with moving to the area, from finding somewhere to live to securing employment, and from schools and wider education to the varied lifestyles available here. If you have any enquiries, you’re welcome to get in touch with us at

[e-mail]. If your enquiry is only about housing, you are welcome to contact

[e-mail] directly.

We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.

Learn more here

Argyll and Bute Employee Recognition Programme,

Disability Confident,

Equality and Fairness,

Climate Change,

Hybrid and Flexible Working Policy

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

Applicants should note that:-

Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.

This post is not suitable for job share.

The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (

Exclusions and Exceptions

) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.

This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with children and adults.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit