Social Worker (Child Protection Resource) - City Wide - 12878_1766566575

City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Edinburgh is seeking a dedicated Social Worker for its Child Protection Resource team. The role focuses on safeguarding children and involves conducting assessments with families. Candidates should have strong communication skills, experience in child welfare, and the ability to work under pressure. This position offers a salary range from £39,129 to £46,023 and supports flexible working arrangements. Join a committed team working towards the well-being and safety of children in the community.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience of undertaking assessments within a children and families setting.
• Drive and determination to support Edinburgh to keep The Promise.
• Ability to work closely with partners to share information and negotiate effective plans for children.

Responsibilities

• Work with children and young people who need protection.
• Build positive relationships with children and their families.
• Identify needs and improve wellbeing for children, young people, and their families.

Skills

Proven communication skills, both written and verbal

Experience of direct work with children and families

Ability to work under pressure

Knowledge about child development, attachment and identity

ICT and keyboard skills

Job description

Social Worker (Child Protection Resource)

Children's Services. City Wide. Salary: £39,129 - £46,023. Hours: 36 per week.

Overview

A city wide post, currently based at the Howdenhall Centre, although the base may be subject to change. We believe that every child and young person deserves the best possible start in life. Our aim is for Edinburgh's children to be safe, healthy, nurtured, educated, active and respected. A Social Worker vacancy has arisen in our Child Protection Resource, which is a city-wide team undertaking initial child protection assessments for children not already involved with social work services for whom there is a new child protection concern.

Responsibilities

The post-holder will be working with children and young people who need protection, working in strengths based and restorative ways to get alongside children and their families, to build positive relationships, identify what they need to keep them safe and put in place plans which improve wellbeing for children, young people and their families.

The post-holder must have experience of working in a Children & Families team, including experience of undertaking assessments of need and risk for children.

We work within a culture of continuous improvement and it is vital for the applicant to be able to demonstrate flexible thinking and the ability to approach change and practice development with positivity.

Qualifications

• Proven communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience of direct work with children and families.
• Experience of undertaking assessments within a children and families setting.
• An understanding of the national legislative and policy context.
• Drive and determination to support Edinburgh to keep The Promise.
• Knowledge about child development, attachment and identity.
• Ability to work closely with partners to share information and negotiate effective plans for children to promote their safety and wellbeing.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise tasks in a context of competing demands.
• Commitment to maintaining knowledge of current research developments.
• Ability to work within a team and contribute to team discussions.
• ICT and keyboard skills.

Regulation & Checks

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 of 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 of these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

Cultural Commitment

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

Interview Process

To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and 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.

Salary & Flexible Working

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range. We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements.