Vacancies - Carer Support Workers x 4 posts
Fife Carers Centre, based in Kirkcaldy, is a well regarded and well established organisation who have been supporting family and unpaid carers throughout Fife for over 24 years. We work with adult carers on a one to one basis and in groups. We support carers in their caring role with relevant and straightforward information as well as practical help. We spend time with carers listening and using the Adult Carer Support Plan and Emergency Planning tools to help carers to think about how their life is affected by their caring role along with what are their aspirations and concerns for the future. We give information and the means to use it to carers on a wide range of topics from applying for benefits to learning more about the condition affecting the person they care for. Most importantly we will work with the carer to protect their own physical, emotional, mental and financial health whilst they maintain their caring role. As a Carer Support Worker you will be working one to one with carers in the community, you'll see a diverse mix of caring situations and you will be ready to help with compassion, understanding, efficiency, knowledge and imagination as well as humour and a lightness of touch.
We now have an opportunity to expand our team to meet the ever growing need to support unpaid carers in new and diverse ways. We have 4 vacancies for carer support worker roles and invite applications.
Please take time to look at the job descriptions and the person specifications to confirm you feel you would be a good fit for the post you choose to apply for and a positive addition to our team.
You can apply for more than one post on one form. Please indicate clearly on the Application form which post(s) it is you are applying for.
You will find the Application Form (to be used for all posts), The Person Specification, The Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form and the Privacy Notice below for you to complete and return by email. There is a job description attached below each post notice with more detail about the role.
MAKING A GOOD APPLICATION
We use the information on your application form (we don't consider CVs) to decide who we should offer an interview so it's important that you make the best job you can of completing it - don't miss the opportunity to sell yourself well!
Here's some guidance that will help you to tell us the kind of information we are looking for
- Fill in all the sections of the application form.
- Your application answers should relate to the Person Specification below - tell us the ways in which you are a good match for it.
- Tell us about your understanding of carers lives and issues and why you want to work with them.
- Check your spelling!
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Carer Support Worker (Mental Health)
A new role at Fife Carers Centre. The Carer Support worker will work with carers who are affected by their own mental ill-health as well as carers of people with mental illness. In addition to working one to one with the carers to help to manage and improve their own well being you will build connections with other organisations to provide a range of support and opportunities for carers. For more information about the role please find the Job Description for this post below:
| Carer Support Worker Mental Health |
This post is based at the Victoria Hospital Kirkcaldy working with hospital staff to identify carers of patients and work with those carers towards a successful and supported discharge of the person they care for. The post will include some evening and weekend working. The successful candidate will work alongside an established worker also based in the hospital.
Please see below for the Job Description
Please see below for the Job Description
| Carer Support Worker Hospital Discharge F/T |
Carer Support Worker (Hospital Discharge) Queen Margaret Hospital Dunfermline
| Carer Support Worker Hospital Discharge |
Carer Support Worker (Localities) North East Fife
This post shares responsibility as a Carer Support Worker in the North East Fife Locality (covering the Newburgh, Cupar Auchtermuchty and Tay Bridge Head areas) an area with a mix of rural and remote locations as well as small towns.
Please find the Job Description for this post below:
Please find the Job Description for this post below:
| Carer Support Worker (Localities) Job Description |
Please take time to look at the job description and the person specifications to confirm you feel you would be a good fit for the post and a positive addition to our team.
If you are the right person we really want you to succeed in your application!
MAKING A GOOD APPLICATION
To get through to interview you need to make a good first impression! We use the information on your application form (we don't consider CVs) to decide who we should offer an interview so it's important that you make the best job you can of completing it - don't miss the opportunity to sell yourself well!
Here's some guidance that will help you to tell us the kind of information we are looking for
INTERVIEWS ON ZOOM
We'll be interviewing candidates on Zoom and it's important that you think about how that makes it tricky to make the impression you want to. Here's some simple tips to help you
If you are the right person we really want you to succeed in your application!
MAKING A GOOD APPLICATION
To get through to interview you need to make a good first impression! We use the information on your application form (we don't consider CVs) to decide who we should offer an interview so it's important that you make the best job you can of completing it - don't miss the opportunity to sell yourself well!
Here's some guidance that will help you to tell us the kind of information we are looking for
- Fill in all the sections of the application form.
- Your application answers should relate to the Person Specification below - tell us the ways in which you are a good match for it.
- Tell us about your understanding of carers lives and issues and why you want to work with them.
- Check your spelling!
INTERVIEWS ON ZOOM
We'll be interviewing candidates on Zoom and it's important that you think about how that makes it tricky to make the impression you want to. Here's some simple tips to help you
- find yourself a quiet place where you will not be interrupted by Children, Cats, Dogs etc
- check you can get on to Zoom (you can test the link in advance) and be there on time
- check you are well lit facing the light rather than with your back to the light
- you are positioned well on your screen with your video and audio on
- Wear something smart - as you would for an in person interview (at least the top half!)
- Let your personality shine through - it pays to be a bit "more" you than normal, practice with a friend if you can beforehand.
Be a Volunteer Befriender and brighten someone's life
Fife Carers Centre has a Befriending Service to help carers who are socially isolated to get back out into their local community and we're recruiting now for volunteer befrienders.
The befriending role will involve meeting up with carers, usually weekly, for 2 – 3 hours to have a friendly chat, go out for a cuppa or visit a local community resource. If you would like to know more about becoming a befriender or you know someone who you think would make a great befriender then please get in touch with us.
Please email to Sylwia.Nadolny@fifecarers.co.uk or telephone Sylwia on 01592 205472
The befriending role will involve meeting up with carers, usually weekly, for 2 – 3 hours to have a friendly chat, go out for a cuppa or visit a local community resource. If you would like to know more about becoming a befriender or you know someone who you think would make a great befriender then please get in touch with us.
Please email to Sylwia.Nadolny@fifecarers.co.uk or telephone Sylwia on 01592 205472
Fife Carers Centre is a well-established and well regarded organisation working to support family and unpaid adult carers throughout the length and breadth of Fife. Keeping us on track and planning our way ahead is our Board of Directors and we’re currently looking for people who can offer their time and skills to help this important service continue to grow and develop. Directors of the Fife Carers Centre take the final responsibility for the direction of the organisation and together the Board require a variety of skills and expertise that complement each other to ensure the success of the organisation. It’s a great opportunity for someone recently retired or with a bit of time on their hands and who wants to contribute their knowledge and experience to help us keep supporting the carers of Fife. If you think you have some of the skills we might require and have a few hours each month to spare then please contact Fife Carers Centre for further details and an application form.
We need people who can commit to a Board meets at least six times each year with additional occasional development and planning sessions. This will average out at around 3 hours per month.
If you would like to know more or make an application to join the board please contact us at
Fife Carers Centre
157 Commercial Street
Kirkcaldy, KY1 2NS
Tel: 01592 205472
Email: centre@fifecarers.co.uk
We need people who can commit to a Board meets at least six times each year with additional occasional development and planning sessions. This will average out at around 3 hours per month.
If you would like to know more or make an application to join the board please contact us at
Fife Carers Centre
157 Commercial Street
Kirkcaldy, KY1 2NS
Tel: 01592 205472
Email: centre@fifecarers.co.uk
Fife Carers Centre, 157 Commercial Street, Kirkcaldy, KY1 2NS
Telephone: 01592 205472
Email: centre@fifecarers.co.uk
Company Number 282309 Scottish Charity No. SC029466
Telephone: 01592 205472
Email: centre@fifecarers.co.uk
Company Number 282309 Scottish Charity No. SC029466