SWRK G2 1737 - Community Support Assistant (Home Assessment Team - East Kilbride) Fixed Term

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An exciting opportunity has become available to work within a fast-paced team that operates at the forefront of social care services within South Lanarkshire. We are seeking to appoint a suitable candidate to the post of Community Support Assistant within Home Assessment Teams as follows:

Hours: 35 per week

Vacancy: Fixed term to 6th April 2026

Salary: £31,096 - £31,954

View the Community Support Assistant job profile

Home Assessment Teams operate seven days a week with a focus on supporting service users to regain or attain skills and abilities. Helping them to achieve as much independence as they can in their own homes.

The Community Support Assistant will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Community Nurses and Social Care professionals with the aim of supporting, motivating and inspiring people to re-learn daily skills and enhance their quality of life. This may be required following a period in hospital or to prevent admission to hospital.

The postholder will be contracted to work 35 hours each week, Monday to Friday. The key tasks are detailed in the job profile.

Requirements

• You must have SVQ Level 2 in Social Care, or equivalent, to fully meet SSSC registration requirements of the post. You must provide proof of your qualifications when applying for this post as part of your application 
• View further information regarding the SSSC requirements for this post.
• You will be required to demonstrate your ability to work at SVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care as a minimum standard and be willing to work towards achieving this qualification if you do not already hold this qualification/equivalent or greater.
• You will require to register as a Practitioner within a Support Service with the Scottish Social Services Council 

If you are looking for a new challenge and are keen to work in a fast paced and evolving environment, then this could be the ideal role for you. For further information about this role, please email audrey.cowan@southlanarkshire.gov.uk 

The following questions should be answered in the overarching application question:

• Please describe the skills and qualities that you hold that are applicable to the post applied for.
• Describe how you would develop a positive relationship with colleagues, internally and externally, as well as service users.
• Provide an example of a time when you had to deal with a situation, where you had to act quickly, assess the risks, and use your initiative and judgement to deal with this? Tell us about what happened, what the risks were, how you used your skills to assess and mitigate the risks, and what was the overall outcome for those involved.
• What IT programs and applications do you use / are you familiar with? Please describe your level of computer literacy.

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded.  If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.  

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

This post is considered a Regulated Role working with adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with adults.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.

Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant.  Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.