Social Worker (Children with Disabilities)

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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 that reflects the communities we serve.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Social Worker to join our busy Children with Disabilities team. This is a small and well established multi-disciplinary team which includes Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, and a Co-ordinator of Inclusive Support. The team is based in the Camelon Social Work office and supports families across the Falkirk area.

This team works closely with a range of multi-agency professionals to undertake assessment of need for children with permanent or profound learning or physical disability or sensory impairment. It is also responsible for co-ordinating, supporting and reviewing the provision of care and support services to children and their families. The nature of the multi-agency care and support will require the successful candidate to work closely with a range of professionals and services. Therefore strong communication and organisational skills are required.

The team works alongside families to support positive change and good outcomes for children affected by a disability. The successful candidate should have experience of using a relationship based and solution focused approach, to effectively assess risk and identify supports to mitigate against these. The successful candidate will take part in a duty rota and contribute towards ongoing service improvement activity.

This post requires qualification at Social Work Degree and registration with SSSC. Experience of frontline Children and Families work is desirable. The successful candidate will be required to gain/maintain PVG scheme membership.

Why you should consider Falkirk as the next step in your Social Work career.

Sara Lacey, Chief Social Work Officer shares details of exciting new developments for Falkirk Social Work Services

We have a dynamic and forward-thinking workforce, who are committed to making a positive difference for people accessing services and living in our communities. Trauma informed, relationships and strengths based social work sits at the heart of our practice.

We promote a culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work. This supports our mission to be recognised as a learning organisation promoting openness, creativity, and experimentation across the workforce.

We work hard to develop our staff and expose them to a wide range of opportunities. We encourage our workforce to acquire and share knowledge, information, and resources. We nurture innovation, including service co-design that’s shaped by lived experiences and we provide freedom to try new things, to risk failure and to learn from both mistakes, and promising and good practice.

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.
• 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

You will work 14.4 hours per week.

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

For an informal discussion please contact Sharon McCafferty on Sharon.McCafferty@falkirk.gov.uk