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Community Care Resources provides support to adults over the age of 16 years who have assessed needs. The majority of people who use our services (individuals) are older adults who require support to continue to live independently in their own homes, attend Day Support or require 24-hour care in a residential care setting.

Social Care Workers (Main Grade) are responsible for providing person centred care to individuals in their own home and within residential care centres to enable them to achieve their goals and identified priorities. The Social Care Worker’s role includes ensuring that individuals receive high standards of intimate personal care and social activities, other meaningful activity in accordance with their identified needs and wishes and helping to retain their level of independence and dignity. This includes rehabilitation and providing development opportunities in order to develop and meet the needs of individuals, whilst supporting them, as far as possible, to avoid danger and harm.

Are you an experienced carer ready for a new challenge, or looking for an opportunity to develop, or return to, a career in care? If so, Edward Thomason and Taing Support Services, within the Shetland Community Health and Social Care Service would welcome an application from you. There is a wide variety of hours per week available for Social Care Worker positions.

Please consider this exciting opportunity to join us in providing exceptional levels of service to people we support.

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

Find out more about living and working in Shetland here and find out more about the Shetland Islands Council here.

Additional Information

The grades of these posts range between H
Rate of pay shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £1.4202 per hour
Permanent Part Time posts for various hours per week, 52.18 weeks per year (1 x 35 hpw, 1 x 20 hpw, 2 x 15 hpw)
Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made
The successful candidate will have to complete registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of the agreed start date
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 Edward Thomason and Taing Support Services, Lerwick, Shetland

For further details relating to this post, please contact: Anne-Marie Smith, Team Leader, Tel - 01595 745775, Email - annemarie.smith@shetland.gov.uk

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

If you’re a kind, compassionate person who’d like to make a difference to people’s lives, then social care could be the right career for you.

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Information about Shetland

The Shetland Islands are an archipelago located north east of Scotland. Shetland is home to fantastic wildlife and beautiful scenery. The islands have a thriving and diverse economy full of opportunities and offer residents the ideal work/life balance. Shetland combines stunning coastal landscapes and wide open spaces with friendly island communities, great leisure facilities, low pollution, low crime and excellent schools.