SWRK 4438 – G1 Day Care Worker (605322)

Job Description

South Lanarkshire Council is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Day Care Worker to deliver high quality, outcome focused care to individuals using our services. This role is central to supporting people to achieve their personal outcomes while ensuring their health, safety and wellbeing within legislative and council frameworks.

Location: Hamilton and Stonehouse Day Service Hub

Hours: 2 x 25 hours per week, permanent

Salary / Hourly Rate: £20,008 – £20,256

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, review, and support plan the needs of individuals to ensure high standards of care and positive outcomes
• Deliver direct care, including support with mobility and personal care where required
• Facilitate group activities, individualised support, and passenger assistance duties
• Maintain accurate, timely records of care and support provided
• Work in partnership with families, social workers, and external organisations
• Ensure adherence to all health and safety policies, including risk assessments
• Contribute to a safe, secure, and inclusive environment for all service users

What you need

You will have experience working as part of a social care or healthcare team and will feel confident supporting individuals with personal care needs, including moving and assisting. You will be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English, both verbally and in writing, and have competent IT skills to support record keeping and daily tasks.

You will support individuals to take part in a range of physical and recreational activities, helping to promote independence, wellbeing, and participation. You will also be willing to undertake all mandatory training and demonstrate a positive commitment to ongoing learning and development.

We are looking for a motivated and reliable individual, who brings a caring, professional approach to their work. You will be flexible and adaptable, able to respond positively to changing priorities while remaining dependable and trustworthy at all times.

You should be friendly, approachable and confident in communicating with others, building positive relationships with colleagues and members of the public. A commitment to equality, diversity and respectful, inclusive practice is essential, as is the ability to work with honesty, integrity and professionalism.

If you take pride in your work, value teamwork and are motivated to make a positive contribution, we would love to hear from you.

Desirable Skills and Qualifications

You may already hold, or be willing to work towards, an SVQ Level 2 or 3 in Social Care, or an HNC in Social Care. Experience using Microsoft Office applications would be an advantage.

Benefits

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme to increase the value of your pension pot
• 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 and enhanced leave
• Employee discounts – including discounts at the cinema
• Range of supports to help you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Programme which offers practical and emotional support)

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. We welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new to Scotland.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position.

As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. Service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile.

Applications must be received by 25 May 2026 at 11:55pm.