Senior Social Worker - Care

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Senior Social Worker Salary: £46,023 - £54,476 (pro-rata for part-time) For social work qualification - MHO and Practice Educator qualifications attract an additional salary supplement . Hybrid and home working available to support a work/life balance. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Edinburgh Social Care Partnership as a Senior Social Worker. We are looking for highly motivated, experienced senior or social worker to join our fast-paced and dynamic service that provides a responsive and person-centred service across a range of our locality teams. Edinburgh is an exciting city, and excellent opportunities exist to join us and contribute towards helping all our citizens flourish. The 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 have a key priority to shift the balance of care and promote effective early intervention and preventative supports. We are looking for qualified senior social worker, who is committed to making a real difference to people's lives, who are energetic, imaginative, creative, and resilient. Ideally, we are seeking experienced social worker who can join our team as council officers. Trauma informed, relationships and strengths based social work is at the heart of our practice. Adhering to the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 to provide a range of choices to people for how they are provided with the support they need. Assessments and support planning Risk assessment and risk management duties under the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 and Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 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. You will work in supportive, well-established teams and have regular supervision and training. Social Work roles (SW / SSW): Degree/diploma or equivalent qualification in Social Work. Must be registered (or in the process of registering) with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. 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 also be required. We're 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. To help achieve this, we're 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. 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. View Senior Social worker job description
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Edinburgh
Job Type:
PartTime

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