Home Care Assessor (3)

Job Description

Based at Kinloch Care Centre, Carnoustie covering the South West Angus locality (Carnoustie & Monifieth) working 29 hours per week.

or

Based at Bruce House, Arbroath covering the South East Angus locality (Arbroath and surrounding area) working 36.25 hours per week.

This job is workstyle 3 - Flexi

You will have the opportunity to benefit from our flexible and agile working practices. This means you will work from a variety of locations including working from council buildings and you can work from home to best suit your work, meetings and collaboration.

Working as part of a team, you will undertake needs-led assessments for adults and carers living within the community, identifying and prioritising support needs in line with relevant policies and procedures. You will develop and review support plans, arrange and monitor care packages, and manage individual service user budgets to ensure people receive the right support to maintain their independence.

You will provide information, advice and support to service users and carers, promoting choice, participation and partnership working. The role requires effective liaison with colleagues, care providers and partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes and respond appropriately where care arrangements are at risk of breaking down.

You will be asked to indicate on your application form which position/s you are applying for.

Please note interviews will be held week commencing 28 September 2026.

Requirements

You must have the ability to become a member of the PVG Scheme.

Please refer to job outline and person specification for further details and requirements for this job.

About Angus Council

In addition, please refer to the "applicant guidance" document when completing your application form and to the "welcome to Angus" document and our website https://www.angus.gov.uk/jobs_and_training/working_for_angus_council for more information about working for Angus Council.

The Individual

We are happy to discuss flexible working during the recruitment process for this position. This means we are open to a conversation about working patterns and the flexibility that is available for this role whilst managing the workload.

We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application for a job:

Those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities, care experienced young people and ex-armed forces personnel. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.