Qualified Social Worker - Children's Support & Safeguarding
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Monday - Friday, 09:00-17:00
Days of working are negotiable, flexi time is applicable, and starting and finishing times are flexible.
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Social Worker in the Fostering service. The team comprises of a Team Leader who is supported by Senior Practitioners, social workers and a family support worker.
We are busy team working hard in all aspects of fostering and the successful candidate will hold a manageable case load that would involve the recruitment, assessment, training and support of foster carers. You will also be expected to work as part of our duty service: taking enquiries from prospective foster carers, dealing with referrals for placements, finding suitable placements for children and young people and dealing with emergency situations as they arise.
We are looking to recruit a social worker who has either experience of working in family placement or an interest and enthusiasm for getting involved in this area of work. The applicant should have experience of working within the Child Protection guidelines as well as some knowledge of current legislation concerns children and families generally and family placement work specifically.
Applicants should have a sound value base, a trauma informed approach, excellent communication and report writing skills and a working knowledge and understanding of the family placement social work role and responsibilities.
East Lothian Children’s Services are keen to recruit workers who are passionate about achieving the best possible outcomes for children, young people and their families. We are committed to promoting an open and trusting culture at all levels of the organisation and prioritise continuous professional development and learning.
Our staff are our greatest asset and we strive to be supportive, inclusive and child centred by prioritising effective supervision, manageable caseloads and a healthy work life balance.
Our vision is to support children and young people to live and learn in East Lothian and our staff are involved in developing services and implementing improvement activity around this goal. We have an accessible, on site senior management team who are committed to recruiting the best people to compliment the wide range of knowledge and experience that exists throughout the service.
East Lothian Children's Services are committed to implementing The Promise; to bring about transformational changes to the lives of children, young people and families.
For an informal discussion about this vacancy or working within East Lothian Children’s Services, please contact the recruitment manager using the details below.
Home / Hybrid Working Consideration
Applications for home or hybrid working will be considered for this post in accordance with East Lothian Council’s Home Working and Worksmart Policies which can be found here. Home or Hybrid working options can be discussed with candidates invited for interview.
All home/hybrid workers must live in the UK. Where an application for home-working is supported, it will be subject to a satisfactory trial period. Employees with a hybrid working arrangement in place will be office based and able to work from home, with permission, on an ad hoc basis.
Job Details To provide an effective service to service users and their families/carers, promoting ahigh standard of practice, in accordance with statutory obligations, policies and procedures.
Approved qualification in Social Work, and SSSC registration.
Those with international Social Work qualifications should not apply unless they are fully registered with the SSSC.
Driving Licence
Full current driving licence and access to a vehicle*
(*Where a disability precludes you from obtaining a driving licence, ELC will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability).
This post is considered as a Regulated Role with vulnerable children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020.
If you have spent more than 3 months working or living outwith the UK in the last 5 years then you will be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check. UK website.
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- Location:
- Haddington, East Lothian
- Salary:
- £24.5
- Job Type:
- FullTime