Family Carer Support Worker
- Full time
- £28,430
- Hybrid: Fife
- Closing 25th April 2025
- Advertised from 8th April 2025
- 35 hours per week. Fixed term for 3 years.
Role
Fife Carers Centre is a well-established and highly regarded organisation that has supported thousands of families and unpaid carers across Fife since 1995. Our vision is that every unpaid carer in Fife is valued, recognised, and supported to have equal access to a good quality of life. Because Caring Matters.
We are now seeking aFamily Carer Support Workerto join our team in an exciting new role funded byThe Robertson Trust. Based at our centre in Kirkcaldy, the role will also involve regular travel across Fife as well as working from home and in community settings.
In this role, you will provide a sensitive, person-centred support service for unpaid and family carers. You will help carers maintain their physical and mental wellbeing by offering comprehensive, tailored information and support. This includes one-to-one support to enable carers to make informed choices about their own emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Your work will involve:
- Offer practical advice on balancing caring responsibilities, including time management and stress reduction techniques
- Supporting them to develop self-advocacy skills or advocating on their behalf where appropriate
- Assisting carers to identify and achieve their personal goals through the Carer Support Planning process
- Lead group sessions focusing on coping strategies, self-care, and peer support.
Support will be offered for a limited period, focused on empowering carers, building resilience, and helping them to stabilise their caring situations.
Why Work for Fife Carers Centre?
Fair Pay & Benefits
- Competitive third-sector salary
- 32 days' annual leave (including public holidays)
- Additional 3–4 days off over Christmas & New Year
- 6% employer pension contributions (matching employee contributions)
- Paid carers leave (one week for employees who have caring responsibilities)
- Additional 35 hours of annual leave after 5 years of service
- Funded Disclosure Scotland
Work-Life Balance
- Regular Monday–Friday working hours
- Early finish on Fridays
Wellbeing & Support
- Quarterly wellbeing lunches
- Regular support, supervision, and annual appraisals
- Continuous professional development opportunities
Our Commitment
- Recognised as a Carer Positive Exemplary Employer
- Equal and inclusive employer, welcoming applications from all sectors of the community
- Living Wage Employer – ensuring all staff are paid the Scottish Living Wage
Application notes
Closing date: 12 noon on Friday 25th April
Interview dates: Friday 9th May and Monday 12th May
For more information and to apply, visit: fifecarerscentre.org/vacancies or see the documents below.
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Fife Carers Centre is a well-regarded and well-established organisation that has supported thousands of families and unpaid carers throughout Fife since 1995. The vision of Fife Carers Centre is to ensure that unpaid carers throughout Fife are valued, recognised, and supported to have equal access to a good quality of life that is not prejudiced by their caring role.
Working across Fife Carers Centre and Fife’s Community Hospitals (St. Andrews, Adamson Hospital in Cupar, Stratheden, Glenrothes, Cameron Hospital in Windygates.
Your work will include providing a sensitive, person-centred support service for carers where the cared-for person is in hospital, working closely with Fife Carers Centre team to establish continuity of support for Carers after discharge.
You'll be working closely with hospital teams, advocating for carers, providing essential information, and ensuring they receive the support they need. If you have experience in carer support, social care, or health services and want to be part of a team that values and recognises unpaid carers, we’d love to hear from you.
Administrative Assistant
- Part time
- £22,325 – £23,873 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Haddington
- Closing 2nd May 2025
Carers of East Lothian is the local organisation supporting adults who care for family and friends. We have an excellent reputation, recently gaining recognition through the Carers Trust ‘Excellence for Carers’ Award and have recently secured the contract to deliver adult carer services across East Lothian for an initial two-year period and a total period of up to six years, to 2031. We are a Carer Positive Exemplary employer, as well as being Disability Confident Committed and a Living Wage employer.
Key Responsibilities:
• Act as the first point of contact for carers and professionals, handling enquiries and referrals with sensitivity and confidentiality.
• Maintain accurate client records, manage referrals, and arrange clinic appointments (e.g. Legal Advice, Power of Attorney).
• Provide admin support for carer events and workshops, process small grants, and update financial records.
• Support reception area upkeep, office supplies, and general admin tasks including mailings, info packs, and Board support.
• Assist the wider team and volunteers while ensuring compliance with data protection and health & safety policies.
What We’re Looking For:
• Experience in reception or office admin
• Great communication and interpersonal skills
• Good IT skills and attention to detail
• A team player with a commitment to supporting unpaid carers
Join Our Team as an SDS Advisor …
Dundee Carers Centre is a thriving and innovative local charity dedicated to providing information and support services for disabled people and carers. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Self-directed Support Service and be part of a small supportive team empowering disabled people and their carers across to have genuine choice and control over their social care options.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support individuals to make informed decisions about their social care
- Collaborate with disabled people, carers, families, and partners
- Contribute to the continuing growth of knowledge and understanding of SDS
Requirements
- A good standard of education and knowledge of SDS is beneficiak
- Eagerness to learn and a commitment to co-productive working
- A full driving licence and access to a car are essential as you will be travelling throughout Angus
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Contact Information: For more details about the role, please contact Libby McAinsh on 01382 200422
Self-directed Support Advisor (Dundee) x 2 posts
- Part time
- £29,147 pro-rata
- On site: Dundee
- Closing 5th May 2025
Join Our Team as an SDS Advisor ...
Dundee Carers Centre is a thriving and innovative local charity dedicated to providing information and support services for disabled people and carers. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Self-directed Support Service and be part of a small supportive team empowering disabled people and their carers to have genuine choice and control over their social care options.
Key Responsibilities
- Support individuals to make informed decisions about their social care
- Collaborate with disabled people, carers, families, and partners
- Contribute to the continuing growth of knowledge and understanding of SDS
Requirements
- A good standard of education and knowledge of SDS is beneficial.
- Eagerness to learn and a commitment to co-productive working
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