Community Care Worker (Social Worker)

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We have various full and part-time permanent Social Worker (Community Care Worker) posts across our Social Work Adult Services teams. These posts offer an exciting opportunity for newly qualified or experienced Social Workers.

We want to be a forward-thinking workforce, who are determined to make a real positive difference for people accessing services and living in our communities. Trauma informed, relationships and a strengths based approach sits at the heart of our practice. We are committed to continuing to develop a culture where all our workforce feels valued, included and able to be their best at work. This supports our mission to be recognised as a learning organisation promoting openness and creativity across the workforce.

We are holding a recruitment event on Thursday 26^th October 2023 and would welcome anyone with an interest in applying to come along to hear about the various roles and find out more about our service. Please see link for details of the event. https://falkirkhscp.org/social-work-in-falkirk-event/

In Falkirk we are passionate about the work we do. We are proud to have a workforce with values that promote human rights, social justice and professional integrity. We recognise the importance of diversity within our organisation and look to reflect the communities we serve.

Experience of working in a community social care or health setting and knowledge of Community Care Legislation are essential. Experience of delivering a duty system, excellent risk management skills and good interpersonal skills are desirable, as is a strong commitment to multi-agency working.

You must be a Social Worker with a DipSW, CSS, or CQSW and registration with SSSC is essential.

When it comes to taking care of our employees, we are proud to offer:

• Supportive team structure
• Time for reflective supervision
• A culture where your voice matters and opportunities are available to shape how we work together as a team, service and across the Council and partnerships.
• We work in partnership with colleagues in Forth Valley NHS, affording excellent opportunities for joint training and working.
• Bespoke training and a range of career development opportunities
• Generous annual leave and mobile /flexible working supporting work life balance.
• Competitive salaries
• Local Government pension scheme and employee benefits and rewards scheme
• Falkirk Council promote a flexible and home working policy.

If you are the successful candidate, you will be required to gain/maintain PVG scheme membership.

Martin Thom, Head of Integration for Community Care, shares details of exciting new developments for Falkirk Social Work Services