Homecare & Reablement Services
Join our team!
Exiting news! Home Support Worker posts have been regraded and there are job opportunities for our New Social Care Workers throughout Inverclyde, with flexible hours and shifts.
If you’re looking for a rewarding career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, apply to join our friendly, dedicated team.
Experience of working in social care is welcomed but not mandatory. What’s important to these roles is a positive, reliable, helpful attitude and a friendly personality.
We offer excellent terms and conditions, a comprehensive training plan for career progression opportunities.
You can read the job description and apply by following the link to the right-hand side of this page.
Our Service
Our Home Care service is delivered 365 days a year and supports individuals to live as independently as possible at home and to achieve their personal goals.
Our fantastic team provide assistance with daily living tasks including meal preparation that may include specific feeding requirements which may have prescribed equipment, medication prompts, dressing and personal care. These roles are rewarding, fulfilling, and incredibly valuable to individuals and the wider community.
As a Social Care Worker with Inverclyde Council, you will work alongside a team of professionals within Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership that includes Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapist, Community Nurses, and Social Work staff.
Working for us
Our full-time salary/per hour rates are £27,510/£14.26 to £29,555/£15.32. We offer up to 34 days annual leave (depending on length of service) as well as 7 public holidays, plus access to the Local Government Pension Scheme and the Scot West credit union. We have an employee discount scheme, discounted leisure membership, cycle to work scheme, physiotherapy, financial advice, employee counselling, complementary therapies, eye tests and occupational health support.
Training
You will have access to full training, with funded opportunities to obtain additional qualifications in health and social care. Career progression is actively encouraged using a training and mentoring services. Inverclyde Council support successful candidates to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 3 months of commencing employment as well as support to achieve an SVQ2 in Health and Social Care. As part of the local government pay deal, local authority staff are no longer required to pay SSSC fees.
NB This post is regulated work with Children and/or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Successful applicants will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.
Shift Patterns
We can offer a variety of shifts and contracts ranging from 10.5 hours to 35 hours per week. For those unable to commit to a regular work pattern, we can consider occasional shifts.
Find out more and apply
We are looking for people of all ages, male and female to become Social Care Workers and happy to answer any questions you might have.
Please call 01475 715 949 or email homecarerecruitment@inverclyde.gov.uk
To apply, visit MyJobScotland (link in column on right).
Walk in Wednesday Recruitment events
We regularly run in-person recruitment events where you can chat with staff about these roles and get help with completing an application form. We can often complete interviews on the day too.
Walk in Wednesday Days are held at the below location, between 9:30AM and 3PM:
Hillend Centre
2 East Crawford Street
Greenock
PA15 2BT
The up and coming Walk in Wednesdays are as follows:
Wednesday 29th January 2025
Wednesday 30th April 2025
Wednesday 30th July 2025
Wednesday 29th October 2025
Check out Inverclyde Council Facebook and Twitter channels to find out more about Community Recruitment Events in the Inverclyde area.