Service: Health and Social Care Partnership
Closing Date: Tuesday 22nd Tuesday 2025
Gortanvogie is a residential care home situated on the Isle of Islay. We provide 24 hour care for residents on Islay in a person centred/holistic manner. We are looking to recruit to our team to continue providing the care and support to a very high standard to our current and future residents.
Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.
The role being advertised is a Social Care Worker within the HSCP on the Isle of Islay.
We live in a small community in beautiful settings.
We are looking forward to extending our team.
This role requires previous experience in a care setting and preferably an SVQ3 Qualification.
SVQ 2 and willingness to work towards an SVQ 3 would be considered.
Experience of working within the care / health sector would be good foundations for this role.
Knowledge of Care Standards and codes of conduct for carer would be ideal.
SSSC registration and PVG are requirements for the role.
Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.
We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.
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Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.
Applicants should note that:-
* Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.
* This post is not suitable for job share.
* The salary shown is the full time equivalent salary, the actual salary will be paid pro rata for the hours worked.
* This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with adults.
* This post requires registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).