EMERGENCY SOCIAL WORK within the Health and Social Care Partnership

Casual Senior Practitioner: Emergency Social Care Service
Waverley Court

Salary:46023 - 54476 (pro-rata for part time)
Hours: Shift System in Operation (7.5 hrs per shift)

Seeking candidates from Social Care provides a generic Social Work service for the City of Edinburgh East and Mid Lothian Councils. The experienced team undertake Child Protection / Children & Families assessments MHO assessments and other Health and Social Care tasks.

You will be part of a busy dynamic group of Senior Practitioners covering day shifts backshifts and nightshifts (out of hours week-ends and public holidays) offering a unique opportunity to experience generic working and management of risk.

Successful candidates must have a recognised Social Work qualification plus either a Child Protection or an MHO must be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council. Management/supervisory experience would be preferable as would holding a Senior Practitioner post in your current substantive (permanent) position if you are a current employee of Edinburgh City Council.

If you are successfully recruited to this role there is an expectation that you will pick up at least one shift per is also an expectation that successful candidates will offer to cover night shifts as and when required.

Any casual contract offered will be in additional to substantive contracts and will be separate to the terms and conditions attached to substantive contracts. Successful candidates must familiarise themselves with The Councils Working Time Regulations and adhere to these.

If you require further information before applying please e-mail Brian Henderson at or

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 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 were recruiting the best people. Were interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore part of our interview process will be an assessment 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 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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