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Working at the SSSC

We are the regulator for the social service workforce in Scotland.


Our work means the people of Scotland can count on social work, social care and children and young people services being provided by a trusted, skilled, confident and valued workforce. Through our work, we protect people who use social services and strengthen the professionalism of the workforce.


We have a team of approximately 300 talented staff working across our four directorates.

Across the organisation we have great career opportunities for many different roles including solicitors, accountants, investigation assistants, registration assistants, learning and development advisers, intelligence and data specialists, IT support, communications experts, business support and team leaders and managers.

Working at the SSSC will give you the opportunity to make a real difference to the social services sector in Scotland. If you think you have got what it takes to join our talented team, we would love to hear from you.

These posts are excepted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

If you have any queries or want to register your interest ahead of submitting your application please contact HR on recruitment@sssc.uk.com.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

We value, celebrate and fully embrace the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion for everyone. We want to increase the diversity of our workforce and make sure that it better reflects the sector that we serve.


 
 

Latest vacancies


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Working at the SSSC – Supporting our young workforce


'Working at the SSSC gives you the opportunity to make a real difference.'


We are proud to support great career opportunities for young people. Hear some of our younger staff talk about the roles they do, their career paths so far and their insights into what it’s like to work for us in this short video.


 
 








 
 

Care experienced - guaranteed interview scheme 


We recognise care experience as someone who has been formally looked after by a local authority, in the family home (with support from social services or a social worker), in kinship care with family, friends or relatives (including informal kinship care), foster care, residential or secure care or legally adopted. 


We warmly welcome applications from individuals who are care experienced. Our goal is to help you access employment, education, and new opportunities.

If you meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification, we guarantee you an interview. We are committed to making the assessment and interview process as smooth as possible for you. This might include letting you see the interview questions in advance or asking questions in a different way. These small changes can make a big difference, such as providing a quiet room before the interview, offering breaks during the selection process, adjusting the timing, or changing the interview format.

We ensure everyone involved in the interview process understands our commitment to supporting care experienced candidates, not just during recruitment but throughout your employment with us.

You have the choice to disclose that you are care experienced and decide if you want extra support at any stage of recruitment or employment. If you do, we are here to provide tailored support that suits your needs.

If you need any help before applying or with the application process, please contact us at recruitment@sssc.uk.com. For support with the interview process or during employment, just mention it on your application form.



 

Why work for us?

With a talented team of 300 staff we pride ourselves on making the SSSC a great place to work.

Our directorates

We have four directorates that carry out our statutory and workforce development role and provide support functions.

Our values

In everything we do, we believe the people of Scotland have the right to be safe when accessing social care services.

Our recruitment process

We are proud of our recruitment process and take care to gather the necessary documentation and meet all legal and policy obligations.