Senior Social Worker

Job Description

Senior Social Worker (16/1293)

West- Stranraer

Band 12 £54,699 - £58,923

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Senior Social Worker within a busy Children and Families Social Work team, based in the West of the region, predominantly Wigtownshire.

You will be a qualified Social Worker with a minimum of 3 years practice. You must be able to demonstrate continued professional development and should either hold or be willing to work towards a recognised post qualifying award.

You will manage a team that includes Social Workers and Senior Family Support Workers, and some of the work you oversee will include Child Protection and Permanence plans. You will work in partnership with a range of multi-agency families.

The successful candidate will possess strong social work values, a clear understanding of Child Protection, Looked After and Permanence processes and be committed to developing the skills and knowledge of your team. This will involve delivery of training, planning and contribution to team development sessions, providing strong supervision with focus on reflective practice, maintaining and building worker and team resilience.

You will have an awareness of Council policies and procedures and an understanding of strategic and policy developments relevant to the service and will be committed to the development of the service and to producing the best possible outcomes for children and families.

In addition to this, it is essential that you have excellent communication skills and are able to build and sustain professional relationships across all of our partner agencies, and work productively and effectively in a team context.

You will also have good organisational and administrative skills, an understanding of business systems and competence in the use of computers.

Finally, you will be able to demonstrate high levels of self-motivation and initiative allied to strong professional integrity and a commitment to working as a member of the management team. You will need to think creatively and innovatively and be accountable for your own work and that of your team.

This post is considered as Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. From 28 February 2011, preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to formal offer of employment being made by Dumfries and Galloway Council.

Applicants who have been resident outside the UK within the last 5 years, if offered a position, in addition to a Disclosure Scotland Check, will be required to provide a completed police record check from the police authority in the country or countries in which they were resident.

Requirements

You will also need to be registered with the SSSC.

A current driving licence is an essential requirement of this post. However, if you have a disability which precludes you from holding a driving licence consideration will be given if alternative transport can be arranged.                                                                                                                                

With an exciting benefits package, working for Dumfries and Galloway Council supports you to invest in your own health and wellbeing.  Employees have access to our bespoke Vivup platform with over 800 discounts on everyday essentials from top UK retailers, restaurants, utility providers and more.  Employees also get access to membership of The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) exclusive discounts from local businesses, a Cycle-to-Work scheme, financial support from My Money Matters, and guidance from our trained Wellbeing Champions.

Here at Dumfries and Galloway Council we are committed to equality, diversity and equal opportunity with our values, which include treating everyone with dignity, fairness and respect, driving us to tackle inequality. We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation

For further information please contact Laura Bleasdale on 07834567870 or laura.bleasdale@dumgal.gov.uk