Mobile Emergency Carer
Scotland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Part Time
21 hours ago
$25,886 - $28,176 GBP
About this role
Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 13 April 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 05 April 2026
Contract Type: Permanent or casual
Salary: FC4 £25,885.80 - £28,175.91 pro-rata
Working Pattern: 28 hours per week on a part-time or a casual basis
Location: Glenrothes
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
To provide a Care at Home/Falls Response Service to vulnerable people in the community.
The post holder will work as a Mobile Emergency Carer within the Home Care Associated Services Team, which is part of Fife Health and Social Care Partnership.
The role will include responding to Community Alarm calls, using specialised lifting equipment, Moving and handling of equipment and people such as pushing and pulling of equipment such as hoists, wheelchairs. Assisting fallen non injured clients in line with Fife Falls guideline. Providing support and personal care for service users and their carers in accordance with an assessed need using professional, sensitive, flexible methods and skills, all in accordance with National Care Standards and assisting vulnerable service users within their own homes, with care at home tasks working with Health and Social Care Partnership colleagues and colleagues within partnership agencies.
The Person
The job pack for this vacancy is attached at the bottom of the page. It provides more detailed information about the job and the type of person we are looking for.
Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.
Further Information
Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile
How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information.
Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services
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For further information, please contact: marie.bernard@fife.gov.u