Care at Home Care Practitioner

Job Vacancy

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Homecare Care Practitioner to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity for a caring professional who is passionate about maintaining high standards of care and supporting care staff to deliver outstanding services within the community.

Key Responsibilities

Include providing practical support and guidance to Care at Home staff in delivering person-centred care. Supporting carers with the practical elements of care and promote best practice.

KNOWLEDGE

Jobholders must be educated to HNC/SVQ3 in Social Care and hold an additional supervisory qualification or be working towards. Experience of working in a care service including the supervision of staff is essential. Experience of working with computer software is desirable.

The jobholder will receive medication training, as well as all other mandatory training that is required for the post.

Manual Driver’s licence is essential for post.

 

CLOSING DATE - Sunday 28th June 2026

INTERVIEW DATE - Thursday 9th July 2026

Job Advert

Position Title: Care at Home Care Practitioner 

Directorate: Health & Social Care

Location: Various Locations within Midlothian

Contract Status: Permanent

Hours of work: 36 hours per week

Working pattern: 4 days on, 4 days off rota over 8 weeks

Weeks per year: 52

Please note that it is Midlothian Councils policy that successful applicants will be appointed to the first point on the salary scale.

Based on 36 hours over 52 weeks per year, the minimum actual salary for this position is £35,409.35 per annum.

Requirements

This post is considered Regulated Work with Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with Protected Adults.

Successful candidates will require PVG Scheme membership for Regulated Work with Protected Adults, You will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment with Midlothian Council, the cost of which will be met by you. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit www.disclosurescotland.gov.uk

Please note that Disclosure Scotland has changed the way PVG certificates are issued. You will be notified by email from Disclosure Scotland that your certificate is available to view. Once you have viewed your certificate you will be allowed to share this with your employer and it is only available for 14 days from the first day you have viewed the certificate. If you do not grant access to Midlothian Council to view before access is removed, a further application will need to be generated, and this will incur an additional cost.

Additional Information

If you have difficulty applying for this post or accessing attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please email recruitment@midlothian.gov.uk stating the post reference number.

Midlothian Council is currently undergoing a period of transformation, changing and improving the way it delivers services in Midlothian. As a consequence, there are a number of existing employees for whom we are committed to seeking suitable alternative employment within the Council in accordance with our legal obligations. Candidates are advised that, for some vacancies, internal candidates in this situation will be interviewed before the wider selection pool and a slightly longer delay may be experienced before application outcomes can be advised to you. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

If you are a trainee of a Midlothian Council Training Programme, have a disability or you are a care experienced young person who has previously been a looked after child you are eligible for a guaranteed interview if you meet the essential criteria for the post.