Social Worker

Job Description

East Ayrshire Council where the people and the workforce are at the heart of everything we do.

East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (EAHSCP) have a Social Work vacancy within the Southern Locality Social Work team.  If successful in securing this post you would be based within Rothesay House Cumnock and will provide a Social Work service within the South of the authority encompassing the Doon Valley area.  East Ayrshire had previously received additional funding to support and transform the way we care for adults and older people in our communities and it continues to be a really exciting time to join EAHSCP, to be part of this transformation and influence how we deliver support to those in our communities.

East Ayrshire has an excellent track record of zero delayed discharges that we continue to maintain and now we want to focus more of our attention on early intervention and prevention and supporting long term conditions at home. We are on an exciting journey of establishing Multidisciplinary Teams across our communities and work alongside our partner agencies to ensure everyone we support has access to the best preventative care that maximises independence.

To help us succeed, we are looking for a  motivated, enthusiastic and creative Social Worker to extend our existing Southern Locality Social Work team. Within East Ayrshire we have Locality Health & Care teams which are located across East Ayrshire as we aim to ensure that there is equity in the services that we provide, whilst recognising that by working in a collaborative way our teams are able to build strong, supportive relationships and deliver positive outcomes for those in our communities.

Within the Southern Locality Social  Work team we protect and promote the welfare and wellbeing of Adults at Risk and those in our communities through the exercise of Statutory Powers to address complex issues. The team undertakes assessments of need, they formulate and implement care plans in line with National Self Directed Support Framework, to ensure that adults remain in their homes for as long as feasibly possible with the correct supports in place. The Locality teams work in conjunction with other external agencies and partner organisations in order to ensure positive outcomes for adults and with the promotion, delivery and integration of the key objectives identified within the Health & Social Care Partnership Plan and the Community Plan.

This is an exciting time for EAHSCP and we are looking for motivated, creative and dynamic individuals who share our passion to provide caring, high quality support to the people in our communities.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity and require further information, please contact Joanne Stevenson, Team Manager on 01290 427810

 

Requirements

The duties of the post involve Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.  Successful applicants for such posts will be required to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member in respect of Regulated Work with either or both of these groups as appropriate, or if they are already a Scheme member, be subject to a PVG Scheme Record Update, before any formal offer of employment can be made by East Ayrshire Council.

Please note:- PVG members' records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises.  Any information that is disclosed on a PVG Scheme Record or Scheme Record Update, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant prior to any formal offer of employment being made.

 

Employment References

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”.  With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer.  It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

 

Additional Information

This is a full time permanent post based within Locality Health & Care Services.

Work Pattern - Mon-Fri 9am 5pm, Fri-9am 4pm

Annual Salary - £40,495-£44,117 plus an additional 5% Market Forces payment.

The workstyle for this post is ‘Flexible’ - 50% -79% of your time in an office location/ multiple work locations.

You will work at your administrative base or another agreed office location between 2.5 to 4 days per week and only occasionally from home.

The admin base for this post is Rothesay House, Cumnock.

It is the expectation that all office-based employees (with the exception of those working in schools) will work to the higher end of their allocated workstyle in terms of time spent in the office or at other work locations.

East Ayrshire Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups including Black and Minority Ethnic people, disabled people and LGBT people. We are also keen to decrease occupational segregation and so encourage women to apply for managerial posts and/or roles in which they are underrepresented. East Ayrshire Council is a Disability Confident employer and a Recruit with Conviction Ambassador.

If you require any further information on the post please contact Katy Carlyle Katy.Carlyle@east-ayrshire.gov.uk

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