ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 29 July 2026 at 11:55pm.
Please ensure that you read the full advert text and do not submit a CV, as
these will be disregarded as they do not form part of SLC application process.
If you require to submit additional information to support your application,
please upload this under supporting documents.
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE.
Location: McKillop Gardens, East Kilbride
Hours: 28.5hrs per week, temporary for 6 months
Work Pattern: 10pm - 7.30am
Salary / Hourly Rate: £30,700 - £31,577
South Lanarkshire Council is an ambitious, high performing organisation with a
clear vision and programme of action which is designed to improve the lives and
prospects of everyone in South Lanarkshire.
The aim of Social Work Resources is to promote social welfare and provide
effective care and support to meet the needs of vulnerable people in South
Lanarkshire.
In partnership with community planning partners, voluntary and independent
provider organisations, we offer a range of services designed to enable,
support, improve and protect the health and social care of people using our
services.
The successful applicant will have experience in caring for older people within
a residential setting. You will be responsible for managing and developing staff
in accordance with all Council policy and procedures including performance
appraisal, maximising attendance, supervision, induction etc.
You will ensure that residents needs are recorded in their personal plans and a
risk assessment is completed. You will work in partnership with appropriate
agencies and other Council departments and Resources on behalf of service users
and contribute to a number of client focused meetings.
You will have a responsibility for the administration of prescribed medication
to service users, produce and present reports for reviews and ensure staff
operate financial systems within the required procedures.
The successful candidates must have SVQ Level 3 or HNC and working towards 2
units of SVQ Level 4.
Hours to be worked in accordance with a roster including evenings and weekends.
It is a requirement of this post that after taking up your appointment you
progress and gain registration with the Scottish Social Services Council within
6 months. Thereafter you must maintain your registered status.
View the Senior Social Care Worker
[https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/17144/swrk_-_senior_social_care_worker]
job profile.
When completing the application process please ensure that you cover the
following areas:
* Please study the Job Profile and provide examples of your work, or other
activities which demonstrate your ability or aptitude to undertake the duties
of the post, please include any other information that you feel is relevant
to your application e.g. personal qualities, achievements at work, non-work
related or voluntary work experience.
* This role involves working as part of a team. Please provide detail of a time
when you worked as part of a team to complete a task. Explain what role you
played?
* South Lanarkshire Council are committed to delivering excellent customer
service. Please describe how you would ascertain and manage client
expectations, while still delivering excellent customer service.
* Please provide evidence of how you would focus on the daily requirements of
meeting service users/staff needs against a backdrop of compelling demands.
If you require to submit any further additional information to support your
application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.
Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address
Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be
required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion
of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a
reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.
Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council
directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council
shall disqualify the applicant.
Legislative Information
This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act
2020.
This post is considered a Regulated Role with Adults, in respect of the
Disclosure Scotland Act 2020. 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.
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Overseas Criminal Records Check
An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the
UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked
outside the UK for a continuous period of three months in the past 10 years.
Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal
Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the
police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country
or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming
that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record
proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.
Equal Opportunities and Inclusion statement
The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its
workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community,
including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive
applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care
experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic
background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.
As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled
applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for
this position.
As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also
committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service
leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment,
service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be
guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the
job profile
As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range
of benefits including:
* Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
* To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can
opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
* Up to 33 days annual leave
* Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
* Occupational sick pay
* Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity
leave enhanced leave.
* Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
* Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy,
Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)
South Lanarkshire Council is the unitary authority serving the South
Lanarkshire council area in Scotland. The council has its headquarters in
Hamilton, has 16,000 employees, and a budget of almost £1bn. The large and
varied geographical territory takes in rural and upland areas, market towns such
as Lanark, Strathaven and Carluke, the urban burghs of
Rutherglen, Cambuslang, and East Kilbride which was Scotland's first new town.
Our vision is for South Lanarkshire as set out in our Economic Strategy is to
have one of the strongest and most dynamic economies in Scotland, where
businesses, communities, and residents achieve their full potential and prosper.
We will achieve this through three key interrelated themes:
* People - skills, learning and employability
* Place - physical infrastructure and place
* Business - business development and growth
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