Job Description:

Job information Relief Social Care Worker (Nightshift) from the Company Fife Council, this latest Relief Social Care Worker (Nightshift) job vacancy is located in the city Glenrothes located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Social field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

Proposed Interview Date: Interviews will be ongoing throughout the advertising period

Closing Date: Monday 19 August 2024

Contract Type: Casual

Salary: £15.05 per hour

Working Pattern: Casual - Following a rota which includes nightshift only, on a casual/relief basis

Locations: Napier House, Glenrothes Ladywalk, Anstruther North Eden House, Cupar Matthew Fyfe, Dunfermline Jean Mackie Centre, Dunfermline Ostlers House, Kirkcaldy Lindsay House, Lumphinnans Methilhaven Home, Methil

Location preference will be discussed at interview stage

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé'. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement .

Job Details

Older People's Services has 8 residential services across Fife, with a team based in each service. You can view each of the service locations, listed at the top of this advert, and will be asked to provide your location preference at interview.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and enthusiastic individual to join our care home team in Fife Council's Residential and Day Services (East), on a casual basis, for the position of relief social care worker (night shift).

We are looking for a motivated and driven individual with good values and a genuine interest in the care and support of Older People; with experience of care within a highly complex yet rewarding environment.

The residential care homes in Fife provide ongoing care and support to vulnerable older people: the care homes also supports a STAR unit, respite and day service.

The successful candidate will undertake the keyworker role, this will involve creating, monitoring and reviewing care plans and keeping accurate records of support planning as well as ensuring the service user is being offered the opportunities, experience and the care and support within their care plan.

Fife Council is committed to delivering services which are responsive, reliable, efficient and effective.

Interviews are being conducted face to face.

A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the advert. You will find out more about the job and the type of person we are looking for.

The Person

• Must have or be able to work towards: SVQ 3 as required by the Scottish Social Services Council. Within the timeframes set at point of registration, once qualification achieved it is the persons responsibility to inform Scottish Social Services Council accordingly.
• To ensure you achieve registration with the SSSC as part of the Older people's residential and day services requirement within 6 months of starting in a new role, you must apply for registration within 3 months of your start date on the register. To maintain your registration, you must hold or work towards the SSSC benchmark qualification for the role, complete the required Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) for the role and submit an annual declaration via MySSSC. The benchmark qualification for this role includes SVQ 3 or above. For more details about qualifications and timeframes, go to https://www.sssc.uk.com/registration/help-with-register-parts-fees-and-qualifications/ . If you do not currently hold a benchmark qualification, your registration will be granted subject to the condition that you achieve the required qualification within the timeframe defined by SSSC
• Provide care and support which meets the Health and Social Care standards.
• Must be able to work with other Council services and partner agencies to support the effective planning and delivery of care and support within our service.
• You should be able to work flexibly and creatively within a dynamic and ambitious team..

As this role requires SSSC registration, the successful applicant will have three months to apply for registration.

If appointed, you must start your application as soon as possible so you're registered within the required six months. More details are included in the role profile

Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.

Further Information

• Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile
• How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information.
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For further Information please contact: Natasha Clarke - Natasha.Clarke@fife.gov.uk

Keywords : Glenrothes jobs
Closed Date : 2025-08-03