Senior Social Care Worker

Service: Health and Social Care Partnership

Closing Date: Monday 16 November 2026

This is an opportunity for a suitable qualified applicant with the relevant experience to join a team which is committed to providing a quality care service on a part time basis.

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.

This is a part time position working as a senior within a residential care setting.

Planning / Service Development:

Support the Unit Manager to develop the team’s service plans by working in partnership with colleagues (within and outwith the service) and by taking personal responsibility for planning how these are delivered effectively and efficiently to service users.

Service delivery / implementation:

Assist the Unit Manager to ensure that high-quality services and best value are delivered to service users by ensuring that all agreed plans are implemented efficiently and effectively.

Financial control responsibilities:

Assist the Unit Manager to manage budgets by:

1. Ensuring effective budget management in the deployment of staff
2. Adherence to departmental and corporate financial procedures.

Staff Management:

Act as line manager for direct reports within team, ensuring compliance with all HR policies and procedures, and ensuring that performance development is understood and practised effectively through the Council’s PRD framework and supervision requirements.

Ensure resourcing levels are always appropriate, within budget constraints, and that capability / skills levels are maintained and developed as appropriate to meet workforce and succession planning requirements, participating in recruitment programmes when required.

Lead the development, implementation, monitoring and review of an agreed programme of workand team plan and deliver on agreed performance measures for the team.

Performance management:

Support the Unit Manager to ensure that appropriate quality, performance and bench marking criteria are developed and applied as a means of managing and monitoring the team’s performance, and in particular:

1. Effective management of attendance in line with corporate requirements
2. Delivering on PRD requirements of the staff group
3. Meeting agreed service user outcomes
4. Identify and respond to training gaps in the light of changing service user needs and policy directives.

Health & Safety:

Ensure that employees and/or outside bodies under his/her control comply with the departments or their own health and safety at work procedures and ensure that safe systems of work are used at all times. In addition, deputise for the Unit Manager in regard to named person Health & Safety responsibilities.

Other duties & responsibilities:

Undertake other duties appropriate to this job and grade, and as required by the line manager and ensure appropriate outcomes are achieved.

Previous experience of working directly with adults.

Experience of working in a supervisory capacity.

Competent use of computers to record information and to prepare reports.

National Care Standards, legislation and good practice guidelines.

Knowledge and understanding of the varying issues and needs that impact upon the provision of services for older people.

Knowledge of underpinning theory in relation to working practice.

The jobholder will require to be PVG registered.

Knowledge of Moving and handling practice within a residential care home.

Knowledge of needs of the older person and issues facing them.

Aware of the council’s aims and objectives.

Awareness of policies and procedures.

Supportive nature, with an understanding of adults rights to independence and strong commitment to equality and inclusion.

Trustworthy and reliable, enjoys a challenge with a flexible approach.

Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.

We provide information to help with moving to the area, from finding somewhere to live to securing employment, and from schools and wider education to the varied lifestyles available here. If you have any enquiries, you’re welcome to get in touch with us at settlementproject@argyll-bute.gov.uk. If your enquiry is only about housing, you are welcome to contact workerhousing@argyll-bute.gov.uk directly.

We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.

Learn more here Argyll and Bute Employee Recognition Programme, Disability Confident, Armed Forces, Fair Work First Statement, Equality and Fairness, Climate Change, Hybrid and Flexible Working Policy

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positivework-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

Applicants should note that:-

• Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.
• This post is not suitable for job share.
• The salary shown is the full time equivalent salary, the actual salary will be paid pro rata for the hours worked.
• The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.
• This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with adults.
• This post requires registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description please contact the recruiting manager, who is:

Caroline Gray, Unit Manager

Contact Telephone Number: 01369 707331

Email: Caroline.rae@argyll-bute.gov.uk

Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

Please also note that we do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy