Senior Social Care Worker, Smiddybrae House

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Senior Social Care Worker
Smiddybrae House, Dounby
37 hours per week
Permanent

£44,569 - £48,749 
£23.10 – £25.27 per hour

The above amounts include shift allowance and Distant Islands Allowance.

You will be reporting to the Registered Manager.

Your working pattern is shift working on a rota basis, including weekends and public holidays, along with standby cover on a rota basis. We are happy to talk flexible working, where possible.

The purpose of this role is to carry out tasks and duties delegated by the Registered Manager in an effective and efficient manner, ensuring at all times the social and domestic care needs of service users. You will observe the principles of confidentiality in all aspects of practice and ensure the safety and comfort of service users, attending to their general care and wellbeing, including assisting with personal care in keeping with the standards of care required by the Care Inspectorate.

The necessary qualification, experience and skills required for this role are detailed in the ‘must have’ section of the attached job profile. These criteria are used for decisions on shortlisting and appointment of applicants.

This post involves a contractual requirement to:

• participate in a standby rota covering out of hours, click here for Standby Information.
• work unsocial hours on a rota, click here for Unsocial Hours Information.

This post is a regulated role with adults and requires Level 2 Disclosure with PVG scheme membership.

Applications close at 23:59 on Sunday 3 May 2026, with shortlisting taking place on 5 May 2026 and interviews are scheduled for 11 May 2026.

For a discussion about the role, contact Caroline Penman, Interim Registered Manager, at caroline.penman@orkney.gov.uk or on 771 100.

For information on applying and our recruitment process, click here for Information for Applicants.

We would welcome your feedback on our recruitment process.