Fife Council is recruiting dedicated Care Assistants to join its supportive social care team in Cowdenbeath. With multiple working hours available, this opportunity is ideal for individuals seeking a rewarding career supporting people within their local community while developing valuable public sector experience.
This role focuses on delivering compassionate, person-centred care while promoting independence, dignity, and wellbeing for service users. Care Assistants play an essential role in supporting individuals and working collaboratively with carers, colleagues, and wider support networks to ensure high standards of care are consistently maintained.
Applicants should demonstrate strong communication and organisational skills, alongside the ability to manage and prioritise workloads effectively. Confidence working both independently with minimal supervision and as part of a collaborative team is essential. Good literacy and IT skills are also required to maintain accurate records and support effective service delivery.
Success in this position depends on the ability to build and maintain professional relationships through open, respectful, and sensitive communication. Candidates must be comfortable engaging with service users and carers in a compassionate manner while contributing positively to a supportive working environment.
This is an excellent opportunity for individuals seeking Care Assistant jobs in Fife Council, offering flexible working hours, meaningful community impact, and long-term career development within local government social care services.
Position: Care Assistant
Job Type: Various Hours
Salary: £25,885.80 to £28,175.91 pa
Location: Fife
Job Description
Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 16 March 2026
Closing Date: Wednesday 11 March 2026
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary Range: FC4 £25,885.80 to £28,175.91
Working Pattern: Multiple hours available
Location: 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
Duties include all aspects of personal care, must have the physical ability to undertake all Moving and Handling manoeuvres and tasks including the pushing and pulling of wheelchairs, and all aspects of C.A.L.M.
Flexibility will be required in the way the days/hours are worked for each post dependent on the needs of service users. The successful candidate will work on an as required basis which includes days, evenings, weekends, sleep-ins, and wakened nights, including public holidays, Christmas and New Year.
The successful candidate will promote social inclusion by working with people to maximise their personal independence, health and wellbeing to access opportunities in their local communities. The role will include working as part of a team as well as lone working. The successful candidate must have the ability to work within a team as well as lone working, due to the requirements’ blended working is not an option, full-service induction and mandatory training will be given.
Benefits of working for Fife Council:
- Auto enrolment onto the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- With 32 annual leave days rising to 37 days after 5 years.
- Employee Benefits – Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.
All employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. Refer to our ‘How We Work Matters’ behaviour framework.
The Person
- Must have or be willing to achieve in the first period of registration, the Social Services and Healthcare SCQF level 6 (equivalent to SVQ2) or equivalent to meet Scottish Social Services Council registration.
- Duties include all aspects of personal care, have the ability to undertake all Moving and Handling tasks including the pushing and pulling of wheelchairs, and all aspects of C.A.L.M.
- Flexibility will be required in the way the days/hours are worked dependent on the needs and requirements of service users.
- The successful candidate will work on an as required basis which includes days, evening, weekends, sleep-ins, and wakened nights, including public holidays, including Christmas and New Year.
- The successful candidate will promote social inclusion by working with people to maximise their personal independence, health and wellbeing and to access opportunities in their local communities.
- The successful candidate must demonstrate good communication skills, organisational skills, Ability to manage and prioritise workload, Ability to work with minimal supervision, Team working skills, Literacy skills, and have IT skills.
- The successful candidate must have the ability to establish and maintain professional relationships in respect of service users, carers and colleagues by participating in open and sensitive dialogue.
- Successful applicants with be provided with all necessary training such as Moving and Handling, C.A.L.M and Mandatory training as per organisations requirements. Etc. You must be able to undertake All Moving & handling training, Physical Intervention training and must be of good physical health.
- The role of the Care Assistant can be physically and emotionally demanding
- Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland
- You are required to register with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up employment in this role and to complete the required Post Registration Training and Learning (PRTL) over the first registration period.
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
Directorate Information – Council Department information
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Alternative Formats – Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please email: transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk
For further information, please contact: George.Alexander@fife.gov.uk
Application Process
Application Deadline
March 11th, 2026