Social Worker/ Care Manager - Galashiels - SBO09507

Scottish Borders Council; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the United Kingdom is seeking a qualified social worker to engage with the community and work within multi-disciplinary teams. Ideal candidates will have social work registration and 2 years of relevant experience. This temporary role offers a competitive hourly rate and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Further training opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered with the relevant professional body for Social Work.
• Minimum of 2 years post-qualifying experience in a relevant field.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary context.

Responsibilities

• Engage with community to provide support services.
• Collaborate with statutory and voluntary teams.
• Demonstrate dignity and respect to service users.

Skills

Social Work Registration

Interpersonal Skills

Multi-disciplinary Collaboration

Driving License

Job description

Job Details

Grade: 9A

Hourly Rate: £23.90 - £25.81

Salary: £43634.06 - £47119.81 per annum (FTE)

Contract Duration: Temporary until 01/05/26 or earlier return of post holder

Role Purpose

We are an enthusiastic and friendly team with supportive management and regular supervision. We are looking at new ways of engaging with the community and taking a more preventative approach, e.g.: Community Led Support and Integration with Health.

We are looking for candidates with transferrable skills to be able to work closely with statutory and voluntary teams to provide the best service for service users. You will need to have the highest professional standards, be emotionally mature, have a strong desire to help others and be able to show dignity and respect to all people. Opportunities for further training such as the grow your own social work training and development are available and supported through the supervision process

Essential

• Registration with the relevant professional body: Social Work
• 2 years post qualifying experience in relevant field.
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary context.
• A current driving licence and use of a vehicle is an essential requirement of this post.
• If you have a disability which precludes you from holding a drivers licence, Scottish Borders Council will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability. Should it be possible to make such an adjustment in order that you can undertake the travel responsibilities of the post, this will be taken into account in consideration for this role.

Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries may be made to Colin Frater by telephone on 01896664157 or by email at [e-mail].

Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.