Senior Social Worker (Community - Older People)

Job Description

We are seeking to recruit a dedicated Senior Social Worker to manage the Community Older People's Team within West Dunbartonshire HSCP. Community Health and Care Services within the HSCP are fully integrated. The Community Older Peoples Team consists of social work and health staff. The team offers services to individuals aged 65 years and over and their carers aiming to maximise individuals health and well-being and promote safety and independence through a co-ordinated multi- disciplinary / agency approach.

The integrated team works in line with the HSCP’s objectives to support individuals to remain residing at home or in a homely setting.

In this role you will manage and co-ordinate the delivery and development of Integrated Health and Social Work services. You will be responsible for the day to day professional management and supervision of social workers and social work assistants, ensuring accountable effective service delivery and performance development needs of staff.

The Senior Social Worker will work closely with other senior staff in health and social work and provide cross cover, allocate cases and provide advice and support to the wider integrated team within the HSCP. The post holder will be expected to participate in the day to day manager’s duty rota. The post holder will also be expected to oversee student placements in the team.

Requirements

This post is considered as Regulated Work with Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 and as such membership with the PVG scheme is essential. Further details of this scheme can be found here.

Preferred applicants will be required to become members of the relevant PVG scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council.

Responsibilities

The employment for which you are applying is excepted from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1975. Applicants are, therefore, not statutorily entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are "spent" under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action.

The Individual

The successful candidate will benefit from the following:

WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance. In addition to this there are also additional benefits:

• Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer’s contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits
• A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year
• Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support
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