Social Worker (Justice Services)

Job Description

A vacancy has arisen for an ambitious and motivated Social Worker within our busy Justice service here in Clackmannanshire. This is an exciting time as we continue to take forward our delivery plan, collaborating with national and local partners to drive transformation of Justice Services for our service users and communities, including early intervention initiatives, trauma informed practices, development of accredited and non-court mandated programme work, and strengthening of community partnerships.

We are looking for someone to contribute to our team learning and development, who ensures service users receive a high quality and effective service that upholds local and national outcomes and standards to reduce risk and harm.  You will provide a statutory Social Work Service in accordance with the provisions of relevant legislation and national and local guidelines.

You will have case management responsibilities specific to the Service, compiling reports and carrying out assessments of service user needs and risks, utilising accredited risk assessment tools (including LS/CMI, SARAv3).  Delivering effective interventions to individuals and small groups, and representing the Justice Service in multi-disciplinary forums is also a key part of the role.

The successful candidate will be offered regular supervision, training and professional development opportunities. A Degree in Social Work, DipSW or CQSW is essential.

We also offer generous annual leave and flexible working, supporting work life balance, as well as a Local Government pension scheme and employee benefits.

Additional Information

You can view the application pack below which contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job.  You can also find our recruitment privacy notice and a general information pack about Clackmannanshire Council.

Clackmannanshire Council is currently promoting the recruitment campaign “Get into Care for Adult Care”.  Further documents can be viewed below – these do not relate to the job advertised.

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce.  We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect.  For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working.  Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships.  The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and / or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.  You will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council.  Further guidance will follow in your conditional offer of employment on how to apply.  Please note you will be required to pay for the cost of this application if your salary is over £38,000 per annum, which will be deducted from your first pay.  Further information can be found here https://www.mygov.scot/apply-for-pvg

Should you have difficulty applying for a job online please call 01259 452244 (24 hrs) and leave your details along with the reference number of the post.

Please note that if you are selected for interview you will be notified by e-mail.

Please click this link to view a short video on what is expected when completing application forms for Clackmannanshire Council - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXaasgoGqmw