Social Care Worker (Nights), Aurrida House

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Social Care Worker (Nights)

Aurrida House

23 hours per week

Permanent

£42,870 - £43,768 / £44,820 - £48,001 pro rata

£22.22 - £22.69 / £23.23 - £24.88 per hour

The above amounts include Shift Allowance and Distant Islands Allowance

The purpose of this role is to provide a high standard of care for children and young people with additional support needs placed at Aurrida House.

Your main duties will be to provide high-quality, person-centred care and support tailored to individual needs of children and young people. Supporting children to access learning, play and social opportunities in a safe and inclusive environment.

The necessary qualification, experience and skills required for this role are SVQ3 Social Services (Children and Young People), at SCQF Level 7 AND HNC Social Services or other relevant qualification(s) to enable registration with SSSC as a Practitioner in Residential Childcare Services or requirement to achieve relevant qualification(s) within 3 years of appointment.

You will be reporting to Sally Flett, Registered Manager and Sarah Muir, Senior Social Care Worker.

Your working pattern is 2 x 11.5 hours shifts per week on a rolling rota, as per service requirements. This could be subject to change to meet service demands.

This post involves a contractual requirement to:

• participate in a standby rota covering out of hours, click here for Standby Information.

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

Applications close on 23:59 on Sunday 17 May 2026 , with shortlisting taking place 1 June 2026 and interviews are scheduled w/c 8 June 2026.

For a discussion about the role, contact Sally Flett at sally.flett@orkney.gov.uk or sarah.muir@orkney.gov.uk or on 01856 876160.

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

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