Social Care officer (10)

Job Description

Based at County Buildings, Market Street, Forfar.

This job is workstyle 1 - Fixed.

In this workstyle most of your time is spent undertaking the direct delivery of front-line services work. Depending on your role there may be a limited requirement to access a specific council location during the course of the working week if you are not delivering your service at a council location.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a new community care team within the Enablement and Response Service. Working 35 hours per week on a four day on four day off rotation on split shifts which will be 7.30am until 1.00pm and 5.00pm until 9.30pm.

You will support people in their own homes who are needing rehabilitation following an illness, to prevent people from being admitted to hospital, carrying out assessments of their ongoing support and care needs, and providing end of life care.

You must have access to and be willing to use your own vehicle at all times as you are required to travel throughout Angus in the course of your duties. You will be allocated an office base for mileage purposes.

 

Requirements

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

Please refer to job outline, person specification and rota for further details and requirements for these jobs.

Responsibilities

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 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 and care experienced young people. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.