Social Work Assistant - Children and Families Intensive Support Team

Job Summary

This post is only available to all permanent and temporary employees and agency workers currently on assignment within East Dunbartonshire Council.

 

We have an exciting opportunity to fill a permanent Social Work Assistant role within our Intensive Support Team in the Social Work Children and Families Service. This is a full time permanent post.

This vacancy is open to internal candidates only.

The post holder will support the enhancement and development of our existing Family Support and Well being Services. Delivering on the indicators outlined within The Promise.

They will work as part of the Intensive Support Team delivering services to vulnerable children and young people in the community. This includes a range of practical, personal and emotional supports and ensure that assessed needs of the children are met. They will support professional social workers in their undertaking of statutory duties including undertaking of non-complex assessments which will identify the needs of service users and support the co-ordination of care packages.

The successful candidate will work within the framework of Getting It Right For Every Child and will contribute to the achievement of social work objectives and standards.

They will work closely in partnership with our colleagues across the sectors and will attend multi-agency meetings and will be flexible and work towards the continuing improvement of service delivery and the performance of the team.

The post holders will work within the framework of Getting It Right For Every Child and participate and contribute in parenting assessments.

The post holders will work closely in partnership with our colleagues across the sectors and will attend multi-agency meetings.

If you require any more information please contact Donna MacInnes (Team Manager) or Lianne Price (Team Leader) 0141 777 3000.

PVG/Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria.

Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment. Successful candidates who withdraw their application after the check process has started will be invoiced for the cost of the check.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by the HR &OD Manager.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:
• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.

• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with
screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.

• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.

• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.

• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.

• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)

• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.

• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible

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