Social Care Officer

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 join the Prevention of Admission team as a Social Care Officer within the Enablement and Response service. You will provide personal care, person centred and outcome focused approach to supported people throughout Angus who require support to remain living in their own home. You will work alongside a multi disciplinary team of District Nurses, Advance Nurse Practitioners, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists as part of the Angus Home First initiative.

You must have access to your own vehicle, and have the ability to travel throughout Angus in the course of your duties and work a shift pattern. The hours are 35 hour per week on a rota basis, working a four day on four day off split shifts pattern. The rota pattern is attached for your information.

If you would like to discuss this post further please contact Lesley Christie, Senior Social Care Officer, email ChristieL@angus.gov.uk

Please note interviews will be held Tuesday, 31 March 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 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.