Social Worker

Job Description

To participate in the activities of an Integrated Community Care Area Team receiving requests for and under-taking holistic assessments of client’s needs and commissioning packages of care working across professional boundaries when required.

Undertake Community Care assessments when required by Team Manager or on receipt of referral from other professionals

Design and organise suitable packages of care having undertaken financial assessments and ensured that adequate resources are available in conjunction with carers, relatives and statutory and independent sector agencies

Liaise with other local authority services i.e. old age psychiatry, learning disability, mental health, partner agencies, providers and informal service users carers to seek to meet needs in the most efficient and appropriate way

Monitor and review service user needs and provision on a regular basis

Provide direct service and support to individuals and families, and their carers

Collaborate with colleagues within the Health and Social Care Teams

Participate with Team Manager in supervision, staff development and ERDP

Participate in office duty system when required

Maintain case records, both electronic and manual, provide information for performance indicators, unfulfilled procedures and statutory duties in line with national and local policy practices and procedures

Health and Safety

Requirements

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.

The Individual

Experience of working in a Health/Social Care setting

Demonstrable understanding of main issues facing Community Care

Relevant professional qualification in Social Work

SSSC Registered

Effective communication skills (written and oral)

Ability to manage change

Effective record keeping skills

Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure

Ability to manage own workload

Competent use of IT equipment, software and good keyboards skills

Assessment and organisational skills

Finance skills

Ability to negotiate and liaise in relation to care management

You will be expected to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Moray to meet the operational requirements of the Service. Due to the rural nature of Moray this is normally undertaken by use of a car

Effective team player

Effective interpersonal skills

Ability to work in partnership in a multi-professional way

Must be able to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service

Ability to reconcile demands/ wishes against needs and financial pressures

Ability to work in an open plan/shared office

Ability to work in different offices dependent on service requirements

 

Closing Date:  18th September 2026

Starting Salary: £37202.36

29 hours per week

£24.67 per hour

For further information contact: Mandy Higgins 01542 885129