Care Manager Social Worker - Hawick Social Work Office

Job Details

Grade: 9A

Hourly Rate: £23.90 - £25.81

Salary: £37400.62 - £40388.41 per annum

Hours: 30 per week

Role Purpose

We have an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker / Care Manager to join our forward-thinking Adult Social Work Team within a local authority committed to delivering high-quality services. We value flexible working and provide a supportive environment where professional growth is encouraged through regular supervision, training, and development opportunities.

As part of a dynamic multi-agency team, you will play a key role in case management and our duty system while making a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals who need our support through assessment, plans and reviews. You will also become a Council Officer and will lead on Adult Support and Protection case work with oversight from our Adult Protection Unit. We are embracing digital transformation, becoming a paperless service and utilising innovative digital technology to complete assessments, enhancing efficiency and accessibility.

If you have compassion, empathy, and a drive to uphold excellence in social work practice, we would love to hear from you. Join our dedicated team focused on Technology-Enabled Care (TEC) and the Think Family Approach, fostering growth through education and collaboration.

Essential

- Ability to work within a statutory framework

- Experience of outcomes focussed approach to assessment

- Excellent interpersonal skills

- Clear value base which includes an understanding of non-stigmatising and non-discriminatory practice

- An awareness of issues which relate to older people, adults with disabilities, mental health, people at risk of harm and those at risk of social exclusion

- Negotiation skills and an ability to work in partnership with service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies

- Experience of risk assessments

Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries may be made to Connor Spence at Connor.spence@scotborders.gov.uk