Social Care Assistant, Hamnavoe House

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Social Care Assistant

Hamnavoe House

22.2 hours per week

Temporary to 31 January 2027

£34,468 - £35,168 pro rata

£17.87 - £18.23 per hour

The above amounts include shift allowance and Distant islands Allowance.

You will be reporting to Senior Social Care Worker and Registered Manager.

Your working pattern is shift working over seven days, we are happy to talk flexible working, where possible.

The purpose of this role is to provide person centred care to individuals to enable them to live as independently as possible, in line with the principles of the Health and Social Care Standards and Scottish Social Services Codes of Practice and local and national policies in relation to the protection of vulnerable adults.

You will be required to carry out tasks and duties delegated by Senior Social Care Worker 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:

• 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 14 June 2026, with shortlisting taking place week commencing 15 June 2026 and interviews are scheduled for week commencing 22 June 2026.

For a discussion about the role, contact Marina Stanger at marina.stanger@orkney.gov.uk or on 01856 850311.

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

We would welcome your feedback on our recruitment process.