Solicitor
Job title: Solicitor
Salary: £49,710 – £54,975
Location: Flexible (Any Care Inspectorate office)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: Temporary (maternity cover to 30 August 2026)
About us
We are the national regulator and scrutiny body responsible for providing assurance and protection for people who experience care services, their families, carers and the wider public, as well as supporting delivery partners to improve the quality of care for people in Scotland. Our vision is that people across Scotland experience high quality care that meets their needs, rights and choices.
We are a scrutiny body that supports improvement. We inspect individual care services and we also work with other scrutiny bodies to inspect the social care and social work services people are experiencing in their local areas.
Our desire is to achieve an effective and balanced way of working, that enables us to meet organisational needs and achieve a work-life balance that promotes wellbeing and collaboration opportunities. Our hybrid working policy gives you the flexibility to mix working from home with attendance at your base office and other work locations, spending no more than 60% of your working time working from home, measured over a 4-week period.
Starting salary
Please bear in mind that new entrants start on the grade minimum for the role. However, we have a generous benefits package which you will find on our website.
About the role
Due to a period of maternity leave, reporting to the head of legal services, you will have the opportunity to play an influential role in the regulation and improvement of care services. You will provide legal advice to operational staff within the Care Inspectorate. You will provide legal support for a wide range of team based corporate projects and contribute to the development of policy and guidance. You will also undertake some appearance work, representing the Care Inspectorate at court hearings and inquiries.
About you
The ideal candidate will be confident, articulate and have excellent communication skills. You will have at least 2 years’ post qualifying experience but could be an experienced solicitor interested in a challenging and varied post. You should have Sheriff Court experience, preferably in relation to statutory licensing or regulatory matters and you will hold, or be entitled to hold, a full Practising Certificate issued by the Law Society of Scotland.
If you don’t meet the full two years of relevant post-qualifying experience but believe you meet the remaining essential criteria, we may still consider your application. However, please note that this post is not suitable for assignations or traineeships.
To apply
You’ll find more information in the job profile and person specification.
If you would like more information or an informal chat about the role please Kenneth McClure, head of legal services via email kenneth.mcclure@careinspectorate.gov.scot including a contact telephone number and times that would be best to reach you, where appropriate.
If you believe that you are a suitable candidate for this post, please complete our online application form by 08:00 on Monday 9 June 2025.
We expect interviews to take place in the week commencing 16 June 2025.
We are looking for the successful candidate to be available to start on Monday 14 July, subject to our standard pre-employment checks.
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Transactions Assistant
Role: Transactions Assistant
Location: Flexible – Any Care Inspectorate office (Expectation to work from the Dundee office for your 40% office collaboration per week and for office-based tasks)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £27,696 - £30,357
Contract: Temporary to 31 March 2025
About us
We are the independent scrutiny and improvement support body for social care and social work services in Scotland. We provide assurance for people who experience care services, their families, carers and the wider public, as well as supporting delivery partners to improve the quality of care for people in Scotland. Our vision is for world-class social care and social work in Scotland, where everyone in every community experience high-quality care, support and learning, tailored to their rights, needs and wishes.
We inspect individual care services, and we also work with other scrutiny bodies to inspect the social care and social work services people are experiencing in their local areas.
Our desire is to achieve an effective and balanced way of working, that enables us to meet organisational needs and achieve a work-life balance that promotes wellbeing and collaboration opportunities. We are moving towards the expectation that all staff will work collaboratively, within and across teams, in person, for approximately 40% of their working week.
About the role
A temporary opportunity has arisen within the Care Inspectorate team that provides services to the Scottish Social Services Council.
As a member of the team, you will undertake a range of general administrative tasks to support the Transactions Manager. Duties will include processing invoices in the financial system, raising purchase orders, providing administrative support in collating banking, receipting income, receipting payments and services and responding to enquiries received.
About you
To succeed in this role, you will:
- Understand financial controls and financial environment
- Have excellent customer service skills and telephone manner
- Provide a range of administration and clerical support to a high standard including database administration
- Organise, process, record and file information and correspondence both electronically and manually
- Be accurate and show attention to detail
- Have a thorough knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
- Maintain high standards of confidentiality
- Work flexibly as part of a team to support the organisation
Experience of using Oracle financial system and knowledge of debt recovery is desirable.
Next steps
You’ll find more information in the job profile and person specification.
For an informal chat about the role, please contact the Transactions Manager, lesley.ritchie@careinspectorate.gov.scot
If you believe that your expertise and motivation, make you suitable for this post, please download and complete an application form and return by email to recruitment@careinspectorate.gov.scot by no later than 08.00 on Monday 15 July 2024. Please also complete the equal opportunities form and return this along with your application.
The interviews for this post will be no earlier than 23 July 2024.
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Senior Intelligence Analyst
Role: Senior Intelligence Analyst
Contract: Temporary or secondment up to 31 July 2025
Salary: £49,227 - £54,441
Hours: 35 hours per week
Location: Flexible (any Care Inspectorate Office)
About us
We are the national regulator and scrutiny body responsible for providing assurance and protection for people who experience care services, their families, carers and the wider public, as well as supporting delivery partners to improve the quality of care for people in Scotland. Our vision is that people across Scotland experience high quality care that meets their needs, rights and choices.
We are a scrutiny body that supports improvement. We inspect individual care services and we also work with other scrutiny bodies to inspect the social care and social work services people are experiencing in their local areas.
Our desire is to achieve an effective and balanced way of working, that enables us to meet organisational needs and achieve a work-life balance that promotes wellbeing and collaboration opportunities. We are moving towards an expectation that all staff will work collaboratively, within and across teams, in person for for approximately 40% of their working week.
Starting salary
New entrants will start on the grade minimum for the role. However, we have a generous total rewards package, which you can find more about on our website.
About the role
This post within our established intelligence team plays a key role in developing and delivering our intelligence–led ways of working. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and highly competent analyst to take on a national role, and an opportunity to use your talents to make a real difference to people using care services across Scotland.
The Senior Intelligence Analyst will be a technical specialist, who will lead and oversee the production of a variety of analytical products. They will manage aspects of the intelligence team’s day-to-day work and provide line-management support and development for a small team. They will be proactive in identifying opportunities to develop intelligence-led working both within the Care Inspectorate, and with the many external organisations with whom we collaborate.
About you
You will be educated to SCQF level 9 in a subject which includes a significant numerical component, you will ideally come from a background which includes statistical analysis, intelligence analysis, data science, operational research or business intelligence. You will be expected to work with colleagues at all levels in the Care Inspectorate therefore, in addition to your advanced technical and analytical capabilities, you must have excellent interpersonal skills, and be capable of conveying complex findings clearly both verbally and in writing.
Next steps
You will find more information in the job profile and person specification.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Ingrid Gilray, Intelligence and Analysis Manager by email (Ingrid.gilray@careinspectorate.gov.scot) in the first instance.
You can visit our website to see the benefits of working with us including information on our offices across Scotland.
If you believe that you are a suitable candidate for this post, please download and complete an application form and equal opportunities form and submit it by email to recruitment@careinspectorate.gov.scot by 08:00 on Monday 2 September.
We expect interviews to take place no earlier than 12 September 2024.
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Executive Support Officer
Job title: Executive Support Officer
Salary: £32,253 - £35,676
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Any Care Inspectorate Office – with expectation of travel to Dundee and other offices when required
Contract: Permanent
About us
We are the national regulator and scrutiny body responsible for providing assurance and protection for people who experience care services, their families, carers and the wider public, as well as supporting delivery partners to improve the quality of care for people in Scotland. Our vision is that people across Scotland experience high quality care that meets their needs, rights and choices.
We are a scrutiny body that supports improvement. We inspect individual care services, and we also work with other scrutiny bodies to inspect the social care and social work services people are experiencing in their local areas.
Our desire is to achieve an effective and balanced way of working, that enables us to meet organisational needs and achieve a work-life balance that promotes wellbeing and collaboration opportunities. Our hybrid working policy gives you the flexibility to mix working from home with attendance at your base office and other work locations, spending no more than 60% of your working time working from home, measured over a 4-week period.
Starting salary
Please bear in mind that new entrants start on the grade minimum for the role. However, we have a generous benefits package which you will find on our website.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, enthusiastic and experienced individual to join our Executive and Committee Support team. The team provides high-level and confidential support to the Care Inspectorate Board and Committees, the Board Chair, the Chief Executive, Executive Directors and Chief Inspectors. The Executive Support Officer will play a lead role in delivering and managing this support.
The purpose of the role is to provide comprehensive support to Committees of the Care Inspectorate Board, strategic and other high-level meetings. The role will also be responsible for managing, supporting and developing members of their team in the provision of confidential high-level executive support.
About you
You will have experience of providing confidential business support at senior level, including servicing committees and strategic meetings, and minute taking. You will have some experience in managing and motivating teams and applying staff policies and procedures.
You are highly organised and able to plan and manage your time and workstreams efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced change environment. You understand that priorities and deadlines can change quickly, and you respond flexibly and effectively. You will have a proactive approach and be confident in using your own initiative. Your attention to detail is meticulous and you have a clear commitment to maintaining high standards. You are a team player and able to build and maintain good working relationships. Holding a relevant qualification in administration, management or business studies, you will possess good communication, planning and organising skills together with an excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.
Next steps
You’ll find more information in the job profile and person specification.
If you require any further information, or for an informal discussion, please contact Fiona McKeand, Executive and Committee Support Manager on fiona.mckeand@careinspectorate.gov.scot.
If you believe that your expertise, skills and motivation make you suitable for this post, please complete our online application form by no later than 08:00 on Monday 7 July 2025.
Interviews will be held at our Headquarters, Riverside Drive, Dundee on week commencing 21 July 2025.
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