Senior Social Worker

Job Description

To assist the Team Manager in the development and delivery of an effective Justice Social Work Service.

To provide professional support, supervision and leadership to a group of staff, while maintaining a direct involvement in social work practice.

To represent and promote the service at multi-agency meetings, information sharing and risk planning forums on a local and national level.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the evaluation and improvement planning for the Justice Social Work Service

Provide direct line management and supervision of social workers, support workers and senior task supervisors

Support the Team Manager in the operational running of the service and deputise when required

Provide direct social work practice in areas across the service as required

Effectively use all available IT systems and support the development of others in these areas

The Individual

Ability to work with individuals on a one to one or group work setting.
Experience and knowledge of the justice system.
Knowledge of National Outcomes & Standards for Justice Social Work
Experience of case management within a multi-agency environment.
Experience of risk assessment and risk assessment tools.

Social Work qualification, eg. CSS, C.Q.S.W./Dip. Social Work, Degree in Social Work. *
Full registration with SSSC.*

Excellent communication skills, report writing skills and assessment skills.
A strong sense of core social work values.
Effective organisational and time management skills.
A working knowledge of Word, Outlook, Internet Explorer.
Experience of monitoring and evaluating services.
Strong sense of team work, while taking accountability for own work load.
Ability to represent the Justice SW Team in Court; multi agency meetings and other public settings.
Ability to manage challenging situations or relationships

Willingness to undergo enhanced level of vetting in order to access the VISOR/MAPPS system
Good conflict resolution skills
Capacity to form effective relationships with other professionals.
Appreciation, acceptance of and a commitment to the importance of confidentiality.
Willingness to accept direction/delegation.
Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs/demands of the service (e.g. working out with office hours).

Ability to work in an open plan/shared office.
Ability to work in different offices dependent on service requirements.
Requirement to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Moray/throughout Scotland to meet operational requirements of the Service.Due to rural nature of Moray normally undertaken by use of a pool car/van

This post is considered to be a ‘Regulated Role’ under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. Under the Act it is a legal requirement for an individual undertaking a regulated role with children or protected adults to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme.

Therefore, the successful candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to any formal offer of employment being made by Moray Council

Closing Date: 13 November 2026

Starting Salary: £52,478

Hourly Rate: £27.84

Hours: 36.25 hours a week

Contact person: Jillian Geddes, Service Manager

Email: jillian.geddes@moray.gov.uk Tel:01343 557200