Social Worker - ANG06455

Angus Council; Forfar; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Angus Council invites applications for a Social Worker within the Children, Families and Justice team in the Forfar locality. Based at County Buildings, Market Street, Forfar, you will contribute to safeguarding, wellbeing and outcomes for children, young people and families.

You will operate in a flexible, workstyle 3 environment with hybrid arrangements, working from council buildings and remotely to suit meetings and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Ability to become PVG Scheme member.
• Experience with children, families, safeguarding, and child welfare.
• Able to manage a varied caseload and meet statutory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Undertake assessments of need and risk.
• Manage a varied caseload including children in need, child protection, and looked after children.
• Develop and review child-centred plans to promote positive outcomes.
• Work with children, families, carers and partner agencies.
• Participate in child protection investigations and multi-agency planning processes.
• Contribute to permanence planning and support looked-after children.
• Prepare reports for Children's Hearings and court proceedings.
• Ensure work complies with legislation, policy, and professional standards.

Skills

Relationship-based practice

Multi-agency collaboration

Risk assessment

Court reports

Job description

Based at County Buildings, Market Street, Forfar.

This job is workstyle - 3 Flexi

You will have the opportunity to benefit from our flexible and agile working practices. This means you will work from a variety of locations including working from council buildings and you can work from home to best suit your work, meetings and collaboration.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and committed Social Worker to join the Children, Families and Justice team within the Forfar and Kirriemuir Localities.

As part of a supportive and experienced locality team, you will work with children, young people, and families to promote safety, wellbeing, and positive outcomes. We are looking for a practitioner who is passionate about relationship-based practice, values partnership working, and is committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for children and families.

As a Social Worker within the locality team, you will:

• Undertake assessments of need and risk.
• Manage a varied caseload, including children in need, child protection, and looked after children.
• Develop and review child-centred plans that promote positive outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with children, families, carers, and partner agencies.
• Participate in child protection investigations and multi‑agency planning processes.
• Contribute to permanence planning and support children who are looked after.
• Prepare reports for Children's Hearings, court proceedings, and other statutory forums.
• Ensure all work is undertaken in accordance with legislation, policy, and professional standards.

For further information please contact – Kayleigh Black

[e-mail] and/or Lesley Gibson

[e-mail].

Please note interviews will be held - to be confirmed.

Job Description

Based at County Buildings, Market Street, Forfar.

This job is workstyle - 3 Flexi

You will have the opportunity to benefit from our flexible and agile working practices. This means you will work from a variety of locations including working from council buildings and you can work from home to best suit your work, meetings and collaboration.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and committed Social Worker to join the Children, Families and Justice team within the Forfar and Kirriemuir Localities.

As part of a supportive and experienced locality team, you will work with children, young people, and families to promote safety, wellbeing, and positive outcomes. We are looking for a practitioner who is passionate about relationship-based practice, values partnership working, and is committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for children and families.

As a Social Worker within the locality team, you will:

• Undertake assessments of need and risk.
• Manage a varied caseload, including children in need, child protection, and looked after children.
• Develop and review child-centred plans that promote positive outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with children, families, carers, and partner agencies.
• Participate in child protection investigations and multi‑agency planning processes.
• Contribute to permanence planning and support children who are looked after.
• Prepare reports for Children's Hearings, court proceedings, and other statutory forums.
• Ensure all work is undertaken in accordance with legislation, policy, and professional standards.

For further information please contact – Kayleigh Black

[e-mail] and/or Lesley Gibson

[e-mail].

Please note interviews will be held - to be confirmed.

Requirements

You must have the ability to become a member of the PVG Scheme.

Please refer to job outline and person specification for further details and requirements for this job.

About Angus Council

In addition, please refer to the

"applicant guidance" document when completing your application form and to the

"welcome to Angus"document and our website

https://www.angus.gov.uk/jobs_and_training/working_for_angus_council for more information about working for Angus Council.

The Individual

We are happy to discuss flexible working during the recruitment process for this position. This means we are open to a conversation about working patterns and the flexibility that is available for this role whilst managing the workload.

We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application for a job:

Those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities, care experienced young people and ex-armed forces personnel. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.