Home Support Worker (9 Posts) (Part Time and Full Time)(Home Assessment Team) - NLA08329

Posting date:	19 November 2025
Salary:	£32,208.00 to £35,036.00 per year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	03 December 2025
Location:	UK
Remote working:	On-site only
Company:	North Lanarkshire Council
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	NLA08329

Summary

Job Advertisement

NLC7 £32,208 - £35,036 (based on a 37hr post, pro rata for part time hours)
28hr and 35 hr posts available across several locality areas
dayshift and backshift positions

We have an exciting opportunity for individuals to join us and be part of our new Home Assessment Team, putting people first and ensuring they get access to the right supports at the time when they are ready to return home from hospital care.

As a key member of the team, you will work closely with people, their families and colleagues across Health & Social Care to ensure we deliver good quality support in those first days after they return home, improving both their health and wellbeing and enabling them to live safely within their own homes.

In return we offer a rewarding career working in home support and opportunities for you to develop your experience further and assist with your ongoing continued personal development. You will join a team who deliver a person centred, responsive and flexible service which meets the needs of people and their families. You will work closely with the Home Support Team Leader to ensure that people are comfortable and happy, living independently and are safe within their own homes and communities.

We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic individuals with a pleasant, friendly manner who can be respectful of the privacy and dignity of individuals. As a good communicator, you must also be able to observe and respond to changes in the health and wellbeing of people in your care, updating and recording individual care plans as appropriate. Previous relevant experience working within a care setting and undertaking moving and assisting is desirable together with some IT skills.

A SVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care or equivalent is desirable, successful applicants who don't currently hold this qualification will be supported to achieve this.

A driving licence is essential for this post.

You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member prior to commencing in this role.

You will also be registered or eligible for registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).


2 Week Work Pattern :
Week 1 - Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Week 2 - Wednesday, ThursdayWorking here at North Lanarkshire Council
If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 26 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of offers available to you through our NLLifereward site. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.
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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.Are you involved in any of NLC employability programmes, for example: Supported Employment Initiative, Family Firm, Project Ability, Routes to Work, Pathway Programme - Winter Leaver or other?
North Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, are guaranteed an interview as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. Are you a veteran, reservist or spouse of a veteran who has been previously in the Armed Forces?
The Council welcomes applications from applicants self-assessed as having a disability and guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description for the job.
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