Senior Social Worker - REQ07040

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: £56,329 - £61,498 Per Year

Children’s Services in North Lanarkshire is committed to promoting relational and strengths-based working with children and their families to achieve good outcomes.   We use a range of strategically aligned models and approaches to support this way of working including Contextual Safeguarding and Signs of Safety.

Often young people in conflict with the law are also at risk of harm in the community (extra familial harm).  We have therefore aligned our approach to extra familial harm, Contextual Safeguarding, our support to young people in conflict with the law.

Strategically, the post holder will have a lead role in the implementation of the Contextual Safeguarding approach and supporting social work and other partners continue the culture and practice changes required to address harm to young people in the community.  The postholder will also work collaboratively with locality teams, our intensive services and partners to keep our commitments to The Promise to reduce the criminalisation of care experienced young people.

Operationally, the postholder will have responsibility for the next phase of our peer mentoring service which has been positively evaluated. The post holder will also lead and support practice for young people at risk of harm and/or in conflict with the law. The postholder will also support locality teams as required.

If you are committed to involving children, young people and developing services and approaches around the needs of children and their families then this is an ideal opportunity for you.  You will lead practice to deliver improved outcomes for children and young people, supporting NLC to meet the ambitions in the Plan for North Lanarkshire and fulfil its commitment to keep The Promise ensuring young people achieve their potential.

Children & Families are part of North Lanarkshire Council’s Education and Families Directorate, and you will join our team as we embark on an ambitious programme of work to transform our services and improve outcomes for all in our communities. We are proud of our partnership working across services to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families. Working within the Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC), we encourage innovative practice and evidence-based approaches to support our work with children, young people and families.

We need managers who can lead, develop and motivate staff, have an excellent track record and significant post qualifying experience.  You should also be highly motivated and an inspirational social work practitioner, passionate and committed to driving forward change, whilst promoting innovation in a culture where people feel supported to do their jobs. 

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

You must have a CQSW/DipSW or equivalent, along with significant post qualifying experience in Social Work and 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.  

Working Pattern:

Monday - Thursday: 08:45am - 16:45pm

Friday: 08:45am - 16:15pm

INTERVIEWS WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY 20TH NOVEMBER

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 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. 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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North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

Click here to see our Recruitment Charter.

*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.

North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time. 

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

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.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***