Fife Council
Care Assistant
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Proposed Interview Date
Interviews will be ongoing throughout the advertising period
Closing Date
Monday 7 September 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Salary
FC4 £26,786.83 - £29,170.80 (Pro-Rata)
Working Pattern
- 35 hours per week
- Unsocial hours will be paid at basic rate plus 1/3 hourly rate
Location
Fife Wide (Location preference will be discussed at interview stage)
Service Locations
- Jean Mackie - Dunfermline
- Matthew Fyfe - Dunfermline
- Lindsay House - Lumphinnans
- Ostlers House - Kirkcaldy
- Methilhaven Care Village - Methil
- Napier House - Glenrothes
- Northeden House - Cupar
- Ladywalk House - Anstruther
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 | Job Fife [https://www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/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 [http://www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement].
Job Details
Older People’s Services has 8 residential services across Fife, with a team based in each service. You can view each of the service locations, listed at the top of this advert, and will be asked to provide your location preference at interview.
You will work on a rota basis within the care home which includes, early shifts, late shifts and a period of night duty, unsocial hours will be paid at basic rate plus 1/3 hourly rate.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for skilled and enthusiastic individuals to join our care home team in Fife Council’s Residential and Day Services.
We are looking for motivated and driven individuals with good values and a genuine interest in the care and support of older people within the care homes. This will involve providing positive support and encouragement for people to make their own choices and decisions in all aspects of their daily lives as well as, providing flexible support to enable the service users to access activities and achieve their personal outcomes. This will involve promoting social inclusion by working with service users to maximise their personal independence, health, wellbeing and access service opportunities in their local communities.
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The care homes in Fife provide ongoing care and support to vulnerable older people: the care home also supports a respite, STAR unit and a day service.
Fife Council is committed to delivering services which are responsive, reliable, efficient and effective.
A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the advert. You will find out more about the job and the type of person we are looking for.
The Person
- Must have or be able to work towards the required qualification SVQ 2, as required by the Scottish Social Services Council. Within the timeframes set at point of registration, once qualification achieved it is the person's responsibility to inform Scottish Social Services Council accordingly.
- Provide care and support which meets the Health and Social Care standards.
- Must be able to work with other Council services and partner agencies to support the effective planning and delivery of care and support within our service.
- You should be able to work flexibly and creatively within a dynamic and ambitious team.
To ensure you achieve registration with the SSSC as part of the Older People’s Residential and Day Services requirement within 6 months of starting in a new role, you must apply for registration within 3 months of your start date on the register. To maintain your registration, you must hold or work towards the SSSC benchmark qualification for the role, complete the required Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) for the role and submit an annual declaration via My SSSC.
For more details about qualifications and timeframes, go to https://www.sssc.uk.com/registration/help-with-register-parts-fees-and-qualifications/. If you do not currently hold a benchmark qualification, your registration will be granted subject to the condition that you achieve the required qualification within the timeframe defined by SSSC.
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Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.
As this role requires SSSC registration, you will have three months to apply for registration.
If appointed, you must start your application as soon as possible, so you're registered within the required six months.
More details are included in the role profile.
Further Information
- Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/file/0020/40277/Care-Assistant-A4578-2.pdf
- How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/file/0014/40127/OD12-How-We-Work-Matters-Framework-2.pdf behaviour framework for more information.
- Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.
- Directorate Information - Council Department information https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/council-and-democracy/council-departments#xd_co_f=MzBlNmFkMDAtYzRiZi00OTgyLWI3MjUtM2MxZWU1OWIwODQx~
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- Alternative Formats - Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please e-mail transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk.
For further information please contact: Natasha Clarke - Natasha.Clarke@fife.gov.uk
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