Practitioner – Adult Services
Are you looking for an opportunity to make a positive difference to someone’s life?
Do you show how you would treat the people we support with dignity and respect? Are you kind, caring, compassionate, a good listener, and patient?
If caring comes naturally to you and you find reward in supporting people, this could be the perfect job for you!
Adult Services – What We Do
We support individuals with additional needs due to learning disability or autism. We help them to live independently in their own homes, attend day support and meaningful activities, or receive short break respite.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Provide direct support to individuals in a variety of settings.
- Ensure individuals receive high standards of care and support to retain their independence and dignity.
- Support people with varying abilities and complex needs, enabling them to achieve their goals, identified priorities and personal outcomes.
- Work as part of a team to provide the highest quality of care. This may include intimate personal care, developing daily living skills, training, social activities and other meaningful activity in accordance with their identified needs and wishes, whilst supporting individuals, as far as possible, to avoid danger and harm.
- Demonstrate the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) core values: respect, collaboration, participation, dignity and empowerment.
What’s In It For You
- Excellent salary and conditions
- Distant islands allowance
- Generous holiday allowance
- Local Government Pension scheme
- Flexible working and family friendly policies
- A varied and interesting workload
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Various other employee benefits
This vacancy is being advertised as a career graded post, which is a career development opportunity. The Council is committed to supporting the successful candidate to obtain the necessary skills, abilities and knowledge to become fully competent in the role. The Council will provide fully funded qualifications where required.
Do you share our values?
- Provide an excellent level of service, understanding, meeting and managing our service users’ needs.
- Work in an open and honest way, reflecting on performance and looking for opportunities to improve and develop.
- Have a positive attitude: open‑minded, fair, respectful, trustworthy and honest.
- Takes responsibilities as an employee of the council seriously.
Social Care Workers shall provide care in a variety of settings including within the community. They will need to travel to undertake duties. A full driving licence is highly desirable and may be essential depending on the service demands. Travel requirements will be clarified during the recruitment process.
We’re looking for someone who’s compassionate, respectful, empathetic and honest, with values and integrity to make a very real and positive difference to the people we support.
Find Out More About
- Social Care careers in Shetland: here
- Values for a career in Social Care: here
- Living and working in Shetland: here
- The Shetland Islands Council: here
Post Details
- Grade I
- Career graded – salary and progression depend on experience and qualifications.
- Rate of pay inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £1.5523 per hour.
- Permanent part‑time post for 35.0 hours per week, 52.18 weeks per year.
- Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo an update before a formal offer is made.
- Successful candidate must complete registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) at the start of the post.
- No relocation package applies to this post.
- Interview expenses will be paid within Shetland.
- Flexible working arrangements are possible.
During the application process you are required to provide the names of two unrelated persons who can be contacted for reference.
This post is based at Supported Living, Lerwick, Shetland.
For further details, contact Diane Colvin, Team Leader, 01595 744306 or email diane.colvin@shetland.gov.uk. If you have a disability which prevents you from applying online, please call 01595 744032.
Information About Shetland
Shetland is an archipelago in the north of the British Isles where you’ll find freedom, wildlife, natural beauty, rich culture and a forward‑looking society. The Islands have a thriving and diverse economy full of opportunities and offer residents the ideal work/life balance. Shetland combines stunning coastal landscapes and wide open spaces with friendly, bustling island communities, modern amenities and highly regarded schools.
Find Out More About Shetland
- Living and working in Shetland: here
- The Shetland Islands Council: here
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