Social Worker - South East Locality

The City of Edinburgh Council; Easter Howgate; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and home working

Flexible working

Job summary

The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking a Social Worker for Assessment and Care Management in the South East Team. The role involves carrying out assessments of adults and networks, balancing risk with rights, and working within a multidisciplinary team.

Hybrid and home working options are available in agreement with the Line Manager. The post requires a Social Work degree and registration or active registration with the SSSC.

Qualifications

• You must hold a degree/diploma or equivalent qualification in Social Work.
• You must be registered or in the process of registering with the Scottish Social Services Council.
• PVG Scheme required prior to offer; PVG fee paid by us.

Responsibilities

• Carry out assessment of needs to identify how best to support adults and their networks.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to balance risk, need, rights and choices.
• Provide advice, support, guidance and, if necessary, interventions for adults at risk of harm.
• Participate in regular supervision and ongoing training.

Skills

Assessment

Communication

Teamwork

Decision making

Empathy

Education

Degree in Social Work

Registration with SSSC

Job description

Social Worker – Assessment and Care Management – South East Team

South East Locality Office
Salary: £40,501 – £47, 639
Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks
Hybrid and home working available to support a work/life balance, to be agreed with Line Manager.

Edinburgh is an exciting city and excellent opportunities exist to join us and contribute towards helping all our citizens flourish.

Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership is on a journey to transform the way in which Social Work delivers support and services to ensure that we support adults with multiple and complex needs, and increasing levels of frailty, to live as independently as possible.

We work effectively with our health colleagues and a broad range of partners to ensure that the most vulnerable within our city get the right service in the right place at the right time. We have a key priority to shift the balance of care and promote effective early intervention and preventative supports.

We are looking for a qualified Social Worker, who is committed to making a real difference to people's lives, who is energetic, imaginative, creative, and resilient, to join us in our busy assessment and care management social work team.

Trauma informed, relationships and strengths based social work is at the heart of our practice, as is the Three Conversations approach.

You will carry out assessment of needs, to identify the best way to support adults and their networks. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and will support adults, their families, and carers, to balance the complex areas of risk and need with choice and rights. You will also be able to provide advice, support, guidance and, if necessary, interventions, should an adult be at risk of harm and in need of protection under the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 or Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. You will work in a supportive team environment and have regular supervision and training.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by the City of Edinburgh Council. You must hold a degree/diploma or equivalent qualification in Social Work. You must also be registered or in the process of registering with the Scottish Social Services Council. These posts are exempt under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended). Your PVG fee and SSSC fee will be paid by us.

If you would like to know more about the team and role prior to you application, please contact [e-mail].

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. Anunconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be anassessment of 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

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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