Social Worker

Service: Health and Social Care Partnership

Closing Date: Tuesday 8th April 2025

We would like to welcome an experienced family placement social worker to join our team, working with carers across Argyll and Bute, but with a focus on the areas of Oban and Lochgilphead.  This post would suit someone located in one of those areas and offers an opportunity for full time or part time hours, to be negotiated.  The post involves quite extensive travel and includes the islands too.

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities.

Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be office based at times, as well as working from home; but obviously will spend a fair amount of time in the homes of carers too.  There will be quite a lot of lone working, but the team, which is 9 people, meets once a month at a central location for a full day team meeting and opportunity to see each other at least on that occasion.  Efforts are made to keep everyone connected as much as possible despite being a scattered team across all parts of Argyll.

Your experience in any aspect of Family Placement work will be invaluable to a team made up of several enthusiastic workers who are new to this area of social work.  Management is shared between 2 people, who now have many years of experience to share as we jointly develop a skilled team and service.

Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.

We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.

Learn more here https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/my-council/jobs-and-careers/working-us

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

Applicants should note that:-

• Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements. 
• This post is not suitable for job share. 
• The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.  
• This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with children and adults.  
• You will be required to participate in standby or other out of hour's service arrangements, as appropriate. 
• This post requires registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page. 

If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is

Lorraine Prentice: Social Work Manager – Family Placement Team

Telephone Number: 01369 707302    

Email: Lorraine.Prentice@argyll-bute.gov.uk

Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.  

Please also note that we do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.  

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy