Social Worker: MHSM - NE Locality

City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Edinburgh Council is searching for a committed Social Worker for the Mental Health and Substance Misuse Team. Candidates should possess a Professional Social Work Qualification and an understanding of complex needs, particularly within mental health services. This fixed-term role offers opportunities to work collaboratively in a supportive, diverse environment, focusing on delivering recovery-oriented services to vulnerable populations.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting people with complex needs, ideally in Mental Health.
• Ability to communicate effectively with service users and professionals.
• Understanding of Adult Support and Protection legislation.

Responsibilities

• Join the Mental Health and Substance Misuse Team.
• Manage risk effectively and support service users.
• Contribute to partnership working with various stakeholders.

Skills

Partnership working

Communication

Risk management

Recovery focused models

Education

Professional Social Work Qualification

MHO accreditation

Practice Educator qualification

Advanced professional certificate in Adult Protection

Job description

Social Worker: Mental Health and Substance Misuse Team - Fixed term until 31/10/2026
North East Locality - Allander House

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Social Worker to join the North East Mental Health and Substance Misuse Team.

The team comprises of Mental Health Officers, Mental Health and Substance Misuse Social Workers and Community Care Assistants. Experience of partnership working would be desirable as the team work closely with our partners and vulnerable groups of people that come into contact with mental health and substance misuse services.

Experience required:

*Professional Social Work Qualification (i.e. BA, DipSW, CQSW or equivalent)
*Experience of supporting people who have challenging and complex needs, ideally with a focus on Mental Health and Substance Misuse service users would be desirable.
*Any of the following post qualifying qualifications would be desirable; MHO accreditation, Practice Educator qualification or Advanced professional certificate in Adult Protection.

The post holder is expected to demonstrate:

* An ability to manage risk
*An ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with a range of individuals including service users and other professionals
*An understanding of Adult Support and Protection legislation.
*An interest and awareness of recovery focused models of delivery in the community, for both Substance Misuse and Mental Health

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 with 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 these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

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.

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.

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.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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