Social Worker (SCDRT) Waverley Court

Edinburgh - UK

Hourly Salary: £ 39129 - 46023

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Social Worker - Social Care Direct Response Team

Waverley Court

Salary: 39129 - 46023
Hours: 36 per week 52 weeks

Extra MHO and Practice Educator qualifications attract an additional salary supplement.

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 peoples lives who is energetic imaginative creative and resilient to join us in our busy Front Door 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 undertake a range of statutory duty tasks including first conversations and initial duty assessments which include risk assessment and risk management 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 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 Rita .

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.

Were 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 were 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 were 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 pageOur 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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Responsibilities

Person specification
Category Essential	Desirable(not every post needs desirable requirements)
Experience	Assessing need Establishing monitoring and reviewing care plans. Multi disciplinary working	Working with adults Experience of work with dementia carers Experience of working in a community team. Experience of working with older people. Experience of adult protection work

Knowledge skills and understanding

Knowledge of current legislation and policy. Good communication skills.

Ability to prioritise workload work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Skills SWIFT /AIS or similar caseload recording and management systems

Understanding management of budgets and development of individual support plans

Qualifications and training

Social work degree

Diploma in Social work Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council.

Adult Protection Training

Dementia specific training Practice Teaching /link supervisor qualification

Mental Health additional training

Job specific requirements

Recognises and works within professional boundaries

Ability to gather and/or analyse complex information and make assessment/recommendation. An ability to keep and maintain accurate electronic records of work.

A willingness to learn and a commitment to continuous professional development.

Not every section needs a desirable so in this case maybe everything is asked for at essential stage.

DescriptionSocial Worker - Social Care Direct Response TeamWaverley CourtSalary: 39129 - 46023Hours: 36 per week 52 weeksExtra MHO and Practice Educator qualifications attract an additional salary supplement.Hybrid and home working available to support a work/life balance to be agreed with Line Mana...