SWRK 524 - Social Worker (Various Locations)

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join our Adult Service Team.

You will be working with Adults aged 16 years and older who will have a range of health and social needs.

You will be responsible for the completion of a holistic assessment of risks and needs, developing care support plans to meet identified needs, reviewing existing support plans and supporting duty work under the supervision of the Team Leader. This work is underpinned by the principles of Self Directed Support legislation.

The successful candidate will be motivated, organised, willing to learn and have experience of working with vulnerable groups in the community.

Hours: 35 per week

Vacancy: Permanent

Salary: £39,235.35 - £45,184.52

Location: Hamilton, Rutherglen/Cambuslang or East Kilbride

View the Social Worker job profile

When completing the application process please ensure that you cover the following as:

• Please study the job profile and detail the knowledge, skills and experience you hold that would make you a suitable candidate for the post of Social Worker in Adult and Older People Services.
• Explain your experience of assessing needs and risks, please comment on legislation underpinning your practice?
• Detail a time when you have required to manage a conflict or difference of opinion within a work-based scenario, detailing how you managed this and achieved successful resolution
• Explain how you prioritise tasks in a fast-paced environment with competing demands. Can you give an example of this within a previous role?
• Explain your understanding of partnership working and provide an example where you worked as part of a wider team delivering both individual and partnership outcomes. Detail how you made a contribution?

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with Adults.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.

Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.