Home Care Procurement Officer - ARB16302
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 25 Mehefin 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £33,213.00 i £36,024.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 09 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Helensburgh, G84 7BU |
| Cwmni: | Argyll and Bute Council |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | ARB16302 |
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Service: Health and Social Care Partnership
Closing Date: Wednesday 9th July 2025
Due to a retirement an opportunity has arisen within the Resources Team in Helensburgh for a Home Care Procurement Officer. We are a small but supportive and friendly team. The successful candidate will be working closely with multi-disciplinary professionals within the Health and Social Care Partnership.
Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.
The post is located within the Jeanie Deans Centre in Helensburgh. The Resources Team is co-located with Health and Social Work colleagues. There is a strong integrated working ethic with a focus on a person-centred approach in order to achieve outcomes.
The primary responsibility of the team is to ensure that vulnerable adults are supported to live as independently as possible with the appropriate and quality assured services.
The team works very closely with independent care at home providers.
We are looking for someone with an understanding of the care at home service and who is committed to providing quality support to people in the community. You need to have good organisational and interpersonal skills and be able to work to deadlines. Crisis management skills are also essential and being able to problem solve.
A qualification at SVQ Level 4 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent) is preferred. Alternatively to be prepared to work towards this.
Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.
There are opportunities for career development; previous post holders within this team have progressed to achieve the Social Work Degree through sponsorship from Argyll and Bute.
We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.
Learn more here Argyll and Bute Employee Recognition Programme, Disability Confident, Armed Forces, Fair Work First Statement, Equality and Fairness, Climate Change, Flexible and Hybrid Working Policy
Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.
Applicants should note that:-
- Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.
- This post is suitable for job share.
- The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.
- This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with children and adults.
To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.
If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description please contact the recruiting manager, who is
Jean Laws - Team Leader, Resources
Telephone Number: 01436 658792
Email: jean.laws@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.
Please also note that we do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy
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