Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 26 October 2026

Closing Date: Sunday 18 October 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC4 £26,786.86 to £29,170.80

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week

Location: Bankhead Central, 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 Community Alarm/Telecare service to vulnerable people in the community.

The post holder will work in a team of Mobile assistants within the Home Care Associated Services Team, which is part of Fife Health and Social Care Partnership.

The role will include installing, programming and maintaining Community Alarms and Telecare equipment throughout Fife. Updating and recording I.T systems and Community Alarm Systems. Conducting technical assessment of faulty equipment and working with Health and Social Care Partnership colleagues and colleagues within partnership agencies. The successful candidate must have a full driving license and the ability to travel throughout Fife using a council vehicle.

A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the advert. You will find out more about the job and the type of person we are looking for. 

The Person

• You are required to have a current driving licence, (you will drive Council vehicles).
• SVQ 2 in Health and Social care or willing to work towards.
• Previous Care at Home experience or awareness of the National Care Standards.
• Mobile Assistants should have a positive, caring attitude and the ability to work on their own as well as part of a team.
• You should be able to undertake physical tasks.

Before confirming 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 Gael Syme – gael.syme@fife.gov.uk