SWRK 3139 - G2 Home Carer (Campaign)

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We are looking for people of all ages, male and female to join our Care at Home Team.

If you are passionate about care and delivering services of the highest quality, we offer variety, development and career opportunities and the potential to make a difference to the lives of others.

We have permanent vacancies throughout South Lanarkshire, full-time and part-time. 

View the Home Carer (Home Assessment Team) job profile

View the Home Carer (Care at Home) job profile

The grade for these posts is Grade 2 level 3 - £17.72 to £18.21 per hour. As this is a shift working post, you will receive an additional 1 or 2 increment (depending on your shift pattern) and this will be consolidated into your salary. This role will require flexible evening and weekend working. For all shifts, the morning shift can start between 7am and 8am, and backshift can end between 9pm and 11pm.

We offer employees the training opportunities to develop skills in a supported and professional environment to make a real difference to the lives of others. 

There is a responsibility for the post holder to demonstrate a commitment to quality service delivery through continuous improvement for the benefit of the Service and the Organisation.

To find out more about the Care at Home Service, the shift patterns and the various areas of services we cover visit here:

Home Carer jobs - South Lanarkshire Council

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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 be required to work in accordance with a roster shift pattern.

Hours: Various hours available

Salary: £17.72 to £19.19 per hour dependent on shift pattern

Vacancy: Permanent

Closing date for the post will be 21st December 2025 at 11.55 PM

Applying for a Home Carer Position

When applying for a position of Home Carer we want to you to include the following:

• Provide examples of your work or other activities which demonstrate your ability or aptitude to undertake the duties of the post
• 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 the service user.
• Please provide your thoughts on what you feel would be important to the people you would be providing a service to, how you would approach this, and how you would support people while assessing risks.
• Provide examples of how you would be flexible to meet individual needs, and include details of a variety of situations from your own work experience that demonstrate this.
• Provide an example of a situation where you identified risks for an individual service user, describe what concerned you, why, what your actions were and what the overall outcome was for the service user.

When completing your application, please select one preferred location to work in from the following options:

• East Kilbride - Care at Home
• Rutherglen/Cambuslang – Care at Home
• Hamilton – Care at Home
• Rutherglen/Cambuslang and East Kilbride  - Home Assessment Team (Driving essential)
• Hamilton – Home Assessment Team (Driving essential)

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.  

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 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 children and/or 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  for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.

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)

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 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.