Senior Social Worker - North East Locality

The City of Edinburgh Council; Easter Howgate; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Edinburgh Council, through the Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership, is recruiting a Senior Social Worker for the North East Locality in Edinburgh. You will lead a team, supervise social workers and community care assistants, and oversee social work assessments and risk reviews for adults with complex needs.

You will collaborate with health colleagues and partners to ensure timely, right sized support, provide guidance within a multidisciplinary team and, when needed,

Qualifications

• Social work degree or diploma required.
• Must be registered or in process with SSSC.
• PVG scheme required for regulated work.
• Pre-employment checks (PVG/Overseas Criminal Record) must be satisfactory.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of social workers and community care assistants.
• Oversee social work assessments and risk assessments.
• Provide advice, guidance and interventions as needed.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to safeguard adults at risk.

Skills

Team leadership

Risk assessment

Intervention planning

Communication

Education

Social Work degree/diploma

Job description

Senior Social Worker

North East Locality

Salary: £47,639 - £56,392

Hours: 36 per week

Hybrid working available to support a work/life balance, to be agreed with Line Manager.

Edinburgh is an exciting city, and excellent opportunities exist to join us and contribute towards helping all our citizens flourish.

Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership is on a journey to transform the way in which Social Work delivers support and services to ensure that we support adults with multiple and complex needs, and increasing levels of frailty, to live as independently as possible.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Assessment and Care Management Service, a fast paced and dynamic service that manages referrals, assessments and reviews for the people of Edinburgh.

We work effectively with our health colleagues and a broad range of partners to ensure that the most vulnerable within our city get the right service in the right place at the right time. We have a key priority to shift the balance of care and promote effective early intervention and preventative supports.

We are looking for a qualified Senior Social Worker, who is committed to making a real difference to this team as we navigate change.You will bring energy, imagination, creativity and resilience, along with strong leadership skills, to join us in our busy team in the North East of the city.Trauma informed, relationships and strengths based social work is at the heart of our practice.

You will manage social workers and community care assistants who undertake a range of statutory duty tasks including completion of social work assessments and risk assessments, manage risk and review support packages.You will lead a team who work as part of a multidisciplinary team and will support adults, their families, and carers, to balance the complex areas of risk and need with choice and rights. You will also be able to provide advice, support, guidance and, if necessary, interventions, should an adult be at risk of harm and in need of protection under the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 or Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.You will work in a supportive team environment and have regular supervision and training.

You must hold a degree/diploma or equivalent qualification in Social Work. You must also be registered or in the process of registering with the Scottish Social Services Council. These posts are exempt under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended). Your PVG fee and SSSC fee will be paid by us.Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check.An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

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This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. Anunconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be anassessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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