• Job Application Form

  • JOB DESCRIPTION

     

    Job Title:     Adult Carers Support Worker

     

    Responsible to: Senior Adult Carers Support Worker

     

    Hours:          15 hours per week

    Salary:          £25,538 pro rata (based on a 35 hour week)

    Base:            Wigtownshire - this post will have an office base in Stranraer with                           options to work remotely

     

    Key Tasks:

    ·       To provide sensitive, non-judgemental and confidential information, advice and support to Carers

     

    ·       To provide extensive one to one support to Carers using telephone, face to face appointments and digital platforms

     

    ·       To support the delivery of groups for Carers virtually or in person

     

    ·       To assist Carers to develop an Adult Carers Support Plan  using outcomes focussed good conversations

     

    ·       To provide advocacy where appropriate or support the family and Carer to access independent advocacy.

     

    ·       To establish and maintain links with relevant professionals in health, Social Work, education and the third sector; to maximise opportunities for joint working, sharing expertise, supporting Carers and general networking.

     

    ·       To promote the importance of maintaining and improving Carers access to health and wellbeing opportunities.

     

    ·       To keep up-to-date with changes in relevant policies, locally and nationally.

     

    ·       To enable Carers to participate in local planning and decision making processes.

     

    ·       To participate in promotional activities relating to the work of the organisation including giving presentations.

     

    ·       To participate in fundraising opportunities and Carers activities, including Young Carers groups if required.

     

    ·       To provide information to be circulated, contribute to newsletters, calendars of activities and website information.

     

    ·       To use MS Office programmes, Outlook and input into the organisation’s CMR database for monitoring and reporting purposes. 

     

    ·       To attend regular staff supervision and Carers Centre staff meetings and training.

     

    Any other duties deemed necessary by the Centre Manager and the Board of Trustees.

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    PERSON SPECIFICATION - Adult Carers Support Worker

    Essential

    • Experience of working with Carers or providing support to people.
    • Awareness of issues experienced by Carers
    • Proven experience of multi-agency working.
    • Computer literate – knowledge of computer applications and email packages
    • A sound working knowledge of digital  platforms, including social media
    • Experience in video communication apps
    • Friendly, approachable manner and good listening skills.
    • Good interpersonal skills, ie proven experience of establishing strong working relationships with clients, colleagues and other professionals.
    • Clear written and verbal communication skills with good focus attention to detail
    • Proven ability to handle confidential and sensitive matters.
    • Skills in monitoring, record keeping and report writing. 
    • Proven ability to work on own initiative; able to organise and prioritise workload
    • Good level of education and commitment to ongoing training
    • Proven ability to provide one to one support via different means
    • A commitment to flexible working in line with business demand
    • Commitment to professional conduct and boundaries.
    • Current driving licence and use of own car

     

    Desirable

    • An understanding of the experiences of being a Carer.
    • An understanding and knowledge of family support
    • Proven commitment, and experience of, empowering people.
    • Advocacy experience and / or training.
    • Experience of using Charity Log
    • Experience in developing a service.
    • Experience in organising events.
    • Counselling skills
    • Awareness of benefit entitlements and completion of forms
    • Good presentation skills
    • Awareness of confidentiality and data protection

     

     

     

  • key information

    Please complete this form as fully as possible. If you need any further help or would like the form in a more accessible format, please contact us.

    CLOSING DATE: MONDAY 13TH JULY 2026

    INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY 5TH AUGUST 2026 AT OUR OFFICES IN DUMFRIES, DG1 2PW.


    PLEASE NOTE HE CARERS CENTRE PROVIDE SUPPORT TO UNPAID CARERS - NOT PROVIDE CARE.


    PLEASE NOTE: CVs WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. 

    Candidates are asked to outline clearly how their skills, knowledge and experience is suited to this post and meet the requirements of the Job Description and Person Specification.

    In submitting your application, we will observe strict confidentiality.  We ask for personal information from job applicants to assist with our recruitment process.  The personal information you supply will be kept in a recruitment folder.  Only those involved with short-listing and appointment will have access to this data. 

    ONLY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS APPLICATION FORM WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE PANEL

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  • Personal Information

  • Do you have permission to workin the UK?*
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  • Do you hold a current driving licence?*
  • Have you a car / access to a car for business use?
  • Any driving convictions during the last 5 years*
  • Do you have any current /unspent criminal convictions or any pending cases?  (Declaration subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974)

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  • Suitability for the position

  • If selected for interview, do you require any special arrangements to be made on account of a disability?

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  • Please provide the names, addresses and telephone numbers of two referees (one should be your present or most recent employer if possible).

  • I declare that the information given in this application form is true and complete. I understand that if I have given any misleading information on this form or made any omissions, this will be sufficient grounds for terminating my employment.

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  • Privacy Statement

    We will process the entire content of your application for the purposes of assessing your suitability for the role and if you are called for interview, we may refer to the information contained within it.  We will not use the information on your application form for any other purpose.

    For data protection purposes, if you are not successful in the appointment, we will keep your application on file for 3 months from our final communication with you; whereas if you are successful, we will normally keep your application form for the duration of your employment and for five years thereafter (in the rare and unexpected event that there may be any legal issue arising from your employment).

  • Equal opportunities monitoring form

    This questionnaire will not be seen by the recruitment panel.  All information received will be treated in strict confidence.  Dumfries & Galloway Carers Centre strives to be an equal opportunities employer and has a clear policy in terms of challenging discriminatory practices.  In order to have accurate information about our performance we would be grateful if you would complete this monitoring form and return it with your application form.  If you feel that our recruitment procedure has unfairly discriminated against your application to work with us, please take this opportunity to tell us.

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  • Which age category do you fit into?
  • Are you male or female?
  • Do you consider yourself to be a person with a disability? This includes people with long term health conditions.  If you tell us you have a disability we will make reasonable adjustments to where you work and to your working arrangements and at interview.
  • Are you a Carer? “A Carer is someone, who, without payment, provides help and support toa partner, child, relative, friend or neighbour, who could not manage without their help.  This could be due to age, physical or mental illness, addiction or disability.
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