Care Assistant bei HSCP OP Older People East

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 3 November 2025 

Closing Date: Wednesday 22 October 2025 

Contract Type: Permanent 

Salary: FC4 £25,885.80 to £28,175.91 (pro rata) 

Working Pattern: Various hours per week 

Location: Leven/Methil 

Supporting Statement  

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site.  Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV.  More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement 

Job Details 

You will promote social inclusion and offer opportunities for people within Adult Services (Resources), Complex and Critical Care Services across Fife.  

You will be supporting people who experience challenges with their health, this may be physical health, mental health, Autism or people who may have a learning disability. You’ll be providing support with the varying aspects of day-to-day life. 

Your role will involve delivering care and support, including participating in a range of social and recreational activities, as individuals we are all different, as is the care and support required. You will encourage people to make their own decisions and choices in all aspects of their daily lives and to live as independently as possible. 

You will support service users by increasing their social and independent living skills in their own home in a person-centered way that promotes the principles of social inclusion.  

The Role 

Duties include all aspects of personal care, must have the ability to undertake all Moving and Handling maneuvers and tasks including the pushing and pulling of wheelchairs, and all aspects of C.A.L.M.  

Flexibility will be required in the way the days/hours are worked for each post dependent on the needs of service users.  

The successful candidate will work on an as required basis which includes days, evenings, weekends, sleep-ins, and wakened nights, including public holidays, Christmas and New Year.  

The successful candidate will promote social inclusion by working with people to maximise their personal independence, health and wellbeing to access opportunities in their local communities.  

The role will include working as part of a team as well as lone working. 

The Person 

Must have or be willing to achieve in the first period of registration, the Social Services and Healthcare SCQF level 5 (equivalent to SVQ2) or equivalent to meet Scottish Social Services Council registration. 

Duties include all aspects of personal care, have the ability to undertake all Moving and Handling tasks including the pushing and pulling of wheelchairs, and all  aspects of C.A.L.M.  

Flexibility will be required in the way the days/hours are worked for each post dependent on the needs of service users.  

The successful candidate will work on an as required basis which includes days, evening, weekends, sleep-ins, and wakened nights, including public holidays, Christmas and New Year. 

The successful candidate will promote social inclusion by working with people to maximise their personal independence, health and wellbeing and to access opportunities in their local communities. 

The successful candidate must demonstrate good communication skills, organisational skills, Ability to manage and prioritise workload, Ability to work with minimal supervision, Team working skills, Literacy skills, and have IT skills. 

Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland. 

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