Care Assistant


Company:	Fife Council
Salary:	£26,786 - £29,170
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Fife
Working pattern:	Field-based
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	21 Aug 2026
Closing date:	13 Sept 2026

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Summary

Providing a wide range of care and support to service users with learning disabilities and/or mental health disorders to meet their assessed needs through goal setting objectives and in accordance with best practice taking account of Practice Standards. This role may include lone working, and all successful applicants will be expected to carry out all shift patterns on a rota basis, which include days, evenings, weekends, sleepovers and wakened nightshifts.

Salary range is per year £26,786.83 - £29,170.80; this is a full-time post (36 hours per week) and a permanent contract. Enhancements for unsocial hours, sleepovers and public holidays are provided.

Fife Council will offer training and development to meet your SSSC registration requirements and will cover the cost of your annual SSSC registration. There is a generous annual leave allowance of 33 days, increasing to 38 days after 5 years’ service.

Auto enrolment onto the Local Government Pension Scheme (LCPS).

Employee access to the benefits package that offer discounts on a wide range of products and services.

For further information please contact: James McGregor - james.mcgregor@fife.gov.uk

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