Location: Ellis Lodge ATC Argyll Road Dunoon, PA23 8ES
Salary: £42,392 - £45,860 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 35 hours per week
Work From Home: Hybrid
Service: Health and Social Care Partnership
Closing Date: Tuesday 21st January 2025
An amazing opportunity has arisen to work with a dynamic Social Work Team in one of Scotland’s most beautiful landscapes.
As one of the largest local authority areas in Scotland, the Health and Social Care Partnerships aims to promote social welfare and provide effective care and support to meet the assessed needs of individuals in Argyll and Bute.
This exciting opening to join our dedicated Social Work Team (Adult Community Care Team), working across the Cowal Peninsula, you will be responsible for undertaking both community and permanent care reviews to ensure that assessed need is identified and people’s supports are aligned appropriately with our Priority of Need Framework.
You will have a good understanding of the current health and social care landscape; self-directed support; the value of outcomes focussed supports for people to enable them to live in their communities and recognise the value of forming effective relationships with other professionals and agencies.
At this time the HSCP would welcome applications from highly motivated experienced qualified Social Workers.
The service promotes the ability for staff to work in a Hybrid manner between our Office base and home working, however, it remains essential the needs of the service can be met.
Working out of our base in Dunoon the aim of the Cowal Adult Community Care Team is to promote social welfare and where assessed provide effective care and support to meet the needs of vulnerable people.
You will provide an effective assessment and care management service incorporating any relevant statutory duties. You will undertake casework involving partnership working and provide professional advice and guidance to individuals, families and groups within the community. This role requires the successful candidate to provide out of hours support on a rota basis.
You should have excellent written and verbal communication skills to complete all formal, informal reports and case notes which need to be of a high standard. In addition, you should be able to demonstrate an ability to relate to people of all ages and backgrounds and be able to gain their trust to help them get the best from our services.
You should be able to deal with a variety of situations where your tact, patience and understanding will be needed. You will need to assess and cope with these situations in a sensitive and non-judgmental way.
All applicants must be registered or in the process of registering with Scottish Social Services Council and hold a DipSW or CQSW or Honors Degree in Social Work or Post Graduate in Social Work.
Applicants should note that:
Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements. This post is suitable for job share. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post. This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with adults. You will be required to participate in standby or other out of hour's service arrangements, as appropriate. This post requires registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). To apply for this vacancy, please click on the
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button at the top of this page. If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is: David Halliday - Social Work Team Manager Telephone Number: 01369 708659 Email: David.Halliday@argyll-bute.gov.uk Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page. Please also note that we
do not
accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the
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button on this page. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.
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Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements. This post is suitable for job share. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post. This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with adults. You will be required to participate in standby or other out of hour's service arrangements, as appropriate. This post requires registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). To apply for this vacancy, please click on the
Apply Now
button at the top of this page. If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is: David Halliday - Social Work Team Manager Telephone Number: 01369 708659 Email: David.Halliday@argyll-bute.gov.uk Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page. Please also note that we
do not
accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the
Apply Now
button on this page. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.
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