Social Care Worker, Short Breaks and Support Living Network

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Social Care Worker

Short Breaks and Supported Living Network

24.08 hours

Permanent

£35,974 - £36,717 / £37,587 - 40,219 pro rata

£18.65 - £19.03 / £19.48 - £20.85 per hour

The above amounts include shift and Distant Islands Allowance.

As part of the rota, sleeps are available as service requirement. 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 support 3 individuals living independently in their own home in Kirkwall. You will be expected to undertake a keyworker role and lead the support planning and risk assessment processes, whilst working collaboratively with the Senior Social Care Worker and wider team. You will contribute to the delivery of high-quality, responsive care that supports wellbeing and independent living.

This service provides high-quality, person-centred support to adults with learning disabilities and their families, enabling independence and inclusion in the community.

You will promote choice, dignity and wellbeing, and support individuals to develop and maintain independence in daily living tasks. The role also involves assisting people to access community activities such as music events, cinema trips and other social opportunities.

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 31 May 2026, with shortlisting taking place week commencing 01 June 2026 and interviews are scheduled for week commencing 15 June 2026.

For a discussion about the role, contact Senior Social Care Worker or Registered Manager 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.