Social Care Worker - Respite

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 19 October 2026

Closing Date: Wednesday 21 October 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC6 £31,761.26 to £34,914.86 pro rata

Working Pattern: 36 hours, 30 hours, 28 hours and 19.5 hours per week as per the needs of the service, including early, late, sleepovers, wakened nightshift, public holidays including Christmas and New Year, support provided 24/7

Location: Broad Street Respite Unit, Cowdenbeath

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 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.

Job Details

You will promote social inclusion and offer opportunities for people within Adult Services (Resources), Respite Unit.

Your role will involve delivering care and support, including participating in a range of social and recreational activities, as individuals we are all different, as is the care and support required. You will encourage people to make their own decisions and choices in all aspects of their daily lives and to live as independently as possible.