Senior Social Worker (3 Posts) (Sessional) - REQ01346

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

This vacancy is internal and open to applications from employees of North Lanarkshire Council and Associated Employers* only. The "Apply now" button is not activated for this role. Please log into your MySelf account for further instructions on how to apply as an internal candidate.

*Fusion Assets, NLP LLP

NLC13 £46,926 to £51,435 (Pro Rata)

This post is open to North Lanarkshire Council employees only.

We currently have sessional opportunities in the Social Work Emergency Service. The service provides an emergency social work response to individuals and families, including child protection, adult protection and justice services outside normal working hours.

SWES works closely with both internal and external partners and colleagues in Home Support, Community Alarms Service and Children and Families staff, who work out of hours. The team respond to new work as well as providing an out of hours response to individuals and families who are already working with social work services. You will be central to our assessment and care planning responsibilities consistent with National and Council policies, procedures, practice and service standards.

You will provide quality management and leadership in the team to ensure the service is responsive and promote a high standard of practice. You will require strong leadership skills to lead and motivate employees to ensure a culture of effective service delivery and that quality outcomes are delivered.

The service delivers an out of hours response to calls from a range of stakeholders, including the police, health and the public. The ‘duty manager’ for SWES also has lead responsibilities for a range of social work out of hour’s services and contingency planning, including the Community Alarm Service and Home Support.

Significant post qualifying experience is essential, including experience in a relevant discipline. A track record of successful inter agency working, leadership skills together with knowledge of risk assessment and risk management frameworks are essential as are excellent verbal and written skills.

To apply you must hold a CQSW/DipSW, BA (Hons) in Social Work or equivalent, along with significant post qualifying experience in Social Work and management. You will be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member prior to commencing in this role.

In return we can offer you a positive professional working experience with a commitment to continuous professional development.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 26 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of offers available to you through our NLLife reward site. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

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Easy Read – My NL