Social Worker (Family Team), Alness - HGH17532

Highland Council; Cromarty; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Highland Council is seeking a Social Worker for the Family Team in Alness. The role involves providing essential services to children, families, and carers, along with contributing to child protection and risk management efforts. Ideal candidates must hold a recognized social work qualification and be registered with the SSSC, with the ability to travel efficiently across the Highland area.

Qualifications

• Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council on the Social Worker part of the Register required.
• Traveling between various work locations within Highland is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide a social work service to children, families, and other carers.
• Contribute to risk management and public protection.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Risk Management

Education

Qualification recognized by the SSSC as equivalent to the Diploma in Social Work (DipSW)

Job description

Job Description

Post Title: Social Worker (Family Team)
Location: Alness
Hours: 35 Hours Per Week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £42,879 - £46,410 p.a.

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person: Katie McMillan Tel: [phone]

Job Purpose: Provide a Social Work Service to children, families and other carers. This will include services to looked after children and those on the Child Protection Register. Provide such services as required as a member of a local Family Team, in the context of the Highland Practice Model. The Family Team is multi-disciplinary and
provides universal and additional health, social care and child protection services

Contribute to risk management & public protection.

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact Business Support, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.

Please find the Job Description below.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council on the Social
Worker' part of the Register and as such hold a qualification that is
recognised by the SSSC as being equivalent to the Diploma in Social Work
(DipSW).

You will be expected to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Highland to meet the operational requirements of the Service.