Social Work Assistant

North Ayrshire Council; Ardrossan; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Social Work Assistant with North Ayrshire Council. This role, based in Ardrossan, involves supporting vulnerable children and young people through various services, collaborating with health and education sectors. The ideal candidate will display strong communication and IT skills, and benefit from tailored training and supervision in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Child-focused, compassionate, and caring demeanor.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.
• Experience or familiarity with legislative and policy contexts relevant to the role.

Responsibilities

• Participate in and support interventions for vulnerable children and young people.
• Conduct report writing and presentation in relevant forums.
• Plan and supervise family time and provide feedback to parents/carers.

Skills

Communication Skills

IT Skills

Time Management

Job description

Salary: £34,164.90 - £37,117.26 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Work From Home: Hybrid

Job Summary

We may conduct our interviews in person or using Microsoft Teams for video calling. All you need is a device with a camera and access to the internet. We will provide guidance and instructions on how to use this method if your interview is being held virtually.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Social Work Assistant for the Health and Social Care Partnership. The post is based at our locality office in Ardrossan, and covers the 3 towns of Ardrossan, Saltcoats and Stevenston. We are looking for a worker who is child focussed, compassionate, caring and has the ability to build and maintain highly effective working relationships. Reporting to the team manager, you will join a group of highly trained and enthusiastic individuals who work with our most vulnerable children and young people. The team are community based and have excellent links with all local agencies, including health, education, the 3rd sector and housing. The majority of the team have worked together for over 10 years, and new workers are very well supported and cared for. Working within the legislative and policy contexts of Signs of safety, Safe and Together , The Promise, and GIRFEC, the team are committed to their roles. Report writing pertinent to the role, and the presentation of said reports at relevant forums is required. Further aspects of this role include planning and supervising family time, and ensuring that parents/carers are provided with feedback. Excellent communication skills are highly advantageous, as is the ability to support the lead professional for the child. IT skills are essential, as are good time time and diary management. The successful candidate will also benefit from a bespoke training package, inductions both corporately and localised, with regular supervision. In the first instance, please call Drew Maxwell, Team Manager for an informal chat about this post on 01294 468213.

For more details see the attached Role Profile below.

North Ayrshire Council uses behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.

For your information if this post requires references you will be notified of further details if you are successful in gaining an interview. Not providing relevant references when requested may delay the outcome of the interview process.

PVG (both)

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

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by North Ayrshire Council. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant PVG check (£59 or £18), which will be deducted from your salary following commencement of employment. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit https://www.mygov.scot/organisations/disclosure-scotland/ . For further details on North Ayrshire Council’s policy please visit Pre-employment checks (north-ayrshire.gov.uk) .

Please note if you are the successful candidate your name and email address will be entered into the Disclosure Scotland PVG system to generate your PVG form which will be issued to your email with an enclosed link to complete.

Our Workstyles

As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:

Agile – 100% of time spent working agile (flexibly) and interacting with others. Able to work at home, office or multiple locations. May be required to attend office on set days/rota basis as the role requires.

This post has been allocated the workstyle: Agile