Social Care Worker

Job Description

Based at Beech Hill House, Lour Road, Forfar.

Please note: This post is not eligible for UK visa sponsorship as the salary does not meet the Home Office requirements. Applicants should only apply if they do not require UK visa sponsorship.

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.

We offer flexible working hours to suit the right candidate, with a minimum of 25 hours and up to 37 hours per week available. This post is on a shift basis and will include early, late, evening and overnight shifts.

Beech Hill House is a Residential Care Home for Adults with Learning Disabilities, where you will work as part of a team to provide care and support to residents promoting dignity, independence and wellbeing.

You will also be required to support service users with various activities and manage their day to day lives.

This job is temporary until no later than 31 October 2026.

Internal and external applications on a secondment basis will be considered. You must have the approval of your line manager / organisation.

Please note interviews will be held Thursday, 25 June 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.