Social Care Assistant, Short Breaks and Supported Living Network

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Social Care Assistant
Short Breaks and Supported Living Network
35 hours per week
Permanent

£34,468 - £35,168
£17.87 - £18.23 per hour

The above amounts include shift and Distant Islands Allowance.

This post is only applicable to current Orkney Islands Council employees.

As part of the rota, sleep ins are required. These are paid at a hourly rate on top of the weekly contracted hours.

You will be reporting to the 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 support, care and direction, in a wide range of activities in a variety of community based settings, to encourage the individuals to develop personal independence skills and pursue social and recreational interests. You will assist individuals with general care and wellbeing including basic needs and administering medication.

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.

• carry out sleep ins at your place of work on a rota, click here for Sleep In Information.

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

Applications close at 23:59 on Friday 26 June 2026

For a discussion about the role, contact Joanna Nicholson on 01856 871431.

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

We would welcome your feedback on our recruitment process.

Orkney Islands Council is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, gender, race or ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity status or gender reassignment status.