Social Care Officer, Woodlea Cottage

We currently have the following opportunity:

Social Care Officer (Fixed Term until 31 March 2026) - PKC12872
£18,657 - £20,475 (21 Hours per week)
Woodlea Cottage, Perth

Woodlea Cottage is based at Muirend Road in Perth. You will be supporting up to 3 young people at during their planned respite at Woodlea.

Skills & Experience Required

You will hold one of the following childcare qualifications:

• SVQ Social Services (Children and Young People) SCQF Level 7 or other accepted by SSSC for registration as a residential childcare worker.

Or/and

• HNC Social Services or equivalent.

You will have knowledge and commitment to deliver and improve service provision by keeping up to date with relevant legislation, processes and procedures, ensuring high standards are maintained.

Other requirements:

• Communicate effectively to build relationships with clients/service users and other internal/external agencies to ensure a quality care provision.
• Communicate effectively through verbal and formal written documentation relevant to your area of work.
• Organisational skills to plan, prioritise and schedule work to contribute to the needs of the team/service.
• Ability to assess, create and implement appropriate interventions for the wellbeing and/or learning needs for client/service users.
• Ability to plan, organise and manage a range of appropriate activities and resources to meet client/service user needs and to improve outcomes.
• Ability to identify, manage and mitigate potential risks to self and others by applying existing guidelines and recommend action to be taken.
• Ability to observe, record, monitor, share and report on client /service users changing needs, ensuring information is up to date.
• Knowledge and understanding in the use and care of specialist equipment.
• Digital skills to operate, organise and maintain relevant systems and equipment ensuring the integrity of data, appropriate security, access and housekeeping.
• Knowledge and understanding of financial processes and transactions to undertake a range of activities and ensure others follow the correct processes, procedures and regulations.
• Where appropriate, supervisory skills through the co-ordination of work, on the job training, performance appraisal and assessing work against expected standards.
• Ability to co-operate and comply with the Council’s health & safety policy and arrangements.
• Ability to co-operate and comply with the Council’s civil contingencies policy and follow emergency plans.

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours.