G2 Social Care Worker (Nights)

Job Description

Job Overview

Actual closing date: applications must be received by 5 July 2026 at 11:55pm.

Location: Meldrum House, East Kilbride.

Hours: 28.5 hours per week, permanent. Work pattern: Nights 10:00pm – 07:30am, 9.5 hours per shift (no unpaid break).

Salary: £30,700 – £31,577 per annum.

South Lanarkshire Council is an ambitious, high performing organisation committed to improving the lives and prospects of everyone in South Lanarkshire.

Social Work Resources promotes social welfare and provides effective care and support to vulnerable people in South Lanarkshire, in partnership with community planning partners, voluntary and independent providers.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide care for older people, preferably within a residential setting, and be familiar with all aspects of personal care.
• Construct a person centred support plan, implement, review, and evaluate its effectiveness for the service users for whom you have responsibility.
• Contribute to the assessment and review processes and administer medicines as prescribed.
• Shift and weekend working is essential.

Qualifications & Experience

• Hold a SVQ Level 3 in Social Care or an HNC, or be willing to work toward these qualifications.

Benefits

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme.
• Salary sacrifice option for pension pot.
• Up to 33 days annual leave.
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days).
• Occupational sick pay.
• Family friendly policies: flexible working, leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave.
• Employee discounts (including cinema).
• Additional support: Cycle to Work Scheme, physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Programme.

Legal & Equality

This post is excepted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020 and is a regulated role with adults under the Disclosure Scotland Act 2020. Applicants barred from working with adults may not apply.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. As a holder of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, we guarantee an interview to eligible service leavers and veterans who meet the essential criteria.

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Equal Opportunities and Inclusion

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all sectors, including under represented groups, people with disabilities, those from a care experienced background, Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds, military service backgrounds and new Scots.