Senior Social Worker - Paton Street
- Location:
- Duns Local Office, 44 Newtown Street, Duns, Berwickshire, TD11 3DT
- Salary:
- £41,950.13 - £45,308.13 per year
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 35 hours per week
Job Details
Grade: 9A
Hourly rate: £22.98 - £24.82
Salary: £41,950.13 - £45,308.13 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract Duration: Permanent
Role Purpose
Scottish Borders Council are looking to recruit a highly motivated, enthusiastic, qualified Children & Families Senior Social Worker within the long- term team West, Galashiels locality, to support the provision of good outcomes for children and young people. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to work within a professional, dedicated and supportive team and service.
Accountable to the Team Leader, the post holder will: ensure a high quality of practice is provided and maintained, appropriate services are delivered to meet service users' needs within the Council's statutory obligations, policies and procedures; provide professional support, supervision and leadership to a group of staff, whilst maintaining a direct involvement in social work practice; represent and promote the Council at multi-agency meetings, with local community groups and be a department representative at a range of information sharing and risk planning forums.
This post requires the applicant to be a qualified, experienced social worker registered with the SSSC.
The service firmly believes in the power of strength based trauma informed Social Work and its members will hold the ability to address behaviours linked to, or because of, adult and childhood trauma and compromised child/parental relationships and capacity.
The successful candidate will be offered a clear training framework, opportunities for further study and development and regular support and supervision.
Essential
Approved professional qualification in Social Work eg Degree/Dip SW/CQSW
Registration with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
A current driving licence and use of a vehicle is an essential requirement of this post.
* If you have a disability which precludes you from holding a drivers licence, Scottish Borders Council will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability. Should it be possible to make such an adjustment in order that you can undertake the travel responsibilities of the post, this will be taken into account in consideration for this role. Driving Licence: A current driving licence and use of a vehicle is an essential requirement of this post. * If you have a disability which precludes you from holding a drivers licence, Scottish Borders Council will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability. Should it be possible to make such an adjustment in order that you can undertake the travel responsibilities of the post, this will be taken into account in consideration for this role.
Informal Enquiries
Informal enquiries may be made to Sheona Newton by telephone on 01721726310 or by email at sheona.newton@scotborders.gov.uk
Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.