Job Description
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ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE
All Age Disabilities Service
Short Breaks and Supported Living Network
Social Care Assistant*
3 x 24.33 hours per week, shift working over 7 days
Permanent
£33,407 - £34,086 pro rata / £17.32 – £17.67 per hour (including shift allowance and Distant Islands Allowance)
*It is essential that the above posts are occupied by a female and Part 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 will apply.
We are seeking three dedicated Social Care Assistants to join our Short Breaks and Supported Living Network Service within Orkney Health and Care. This service provides high-quality, person-centred support to adults with learning disabilities and their families, enabling independence and inclusion in the community.
The post holders will help ensure high-quality, responsive care that promotes independence and wellbeing and will contribute to support planning and risk assessment processes, in collaboration with the Senior Social Care Worker and wider team.
The successful candidates will support an individual who is transitioning to independent living in Kirkwall. You will promote choice, dignity, and wellbeing. The role includes supporting daily living tasks and helping and supporting the individual access community activities such as music, social events, cinema, swimming, walking, and day trips.
These posts will be required to provide overnight support in the form of sleep-in duties, for which the post holder will receive a sleep-in allowance of £14.14 which is equivalent to the Scottish Local Government Living Wage.
Applicants must have a person-centred approach, with excellent communication skills, understand Health and Social Care Standards and Care Inspectorate requirements and be able to demonstrate professionalism and a commitment to social inclusion.
Ideally, candidates will hold an SVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or other equivalent level qualification to enable registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and have experience supporting adults with learning disabilities. Where the essential qualification is not held, applicants must be willing to achieve this within three years of appointment. Successful applicants must register with the SSSC within 3 months of appointment to the role.
This post is subject to Level 2 Disclosure Check with PVG for working in a regulated role with protected adults. xpwpeyx
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Inga Wilson, Registered Manager, on / or Kristin Soames/Laura Harcus, Senior Social Care Workers on
Closing Date: 23:59 on Sunday 18 January 2026
Please note that interview expenses are not payable for this post.