Social Worker – Children and Families Team – EAD07648 Full Time

Job Summary

Please note that these positions are temporary.

East Dunbartonshire’s Children’s Services are committed to providing services for children and young people in need of care and protection and improving outcomes.  East Dunbartonshire are embedding the Promise, UNCRC, GIRFEC and the new Child Protection Guidance into the trauma informed service we provide to the children and families in our area.  The Safe and Together Model is being embraced and rolled out across the Local Authority. 

As part of the Whole Family Wellbeing Fund we are looking for a committed and enthusiastic Social Worker to work within our Children’s & Families Fieldwork Team.  You will be part of a team and culture that is committed to improving outcomes for the children and young people we work with.  Your role will be based around early intervention and response to wellbeing concerns, including providing professional advice and guidance to education colleagues, individuals, families, and groups within the community.  Within term time you will be linked with a local secondary school and associated primary schools at a point of transition. The post requires good assessment skills and ability to engage with children, young people and their families in stressful times.  A sound knowledge of policy and legislation is essential and an understanding of assessment of needs and effective interventions. The Social Worker will work in partnership with other agencies, in particular family learning workers to meet the needs of children and their families. This post is likely to include development of community based group work within the priorities of the Whole Family Wellbeing Fund.

You should have excellent written skills which need to be of a high standard and excellent verbal skills to ensure appropriate representation at meetings   You should be able to engage with people of all ages and backgrounds in order to help them get the best from East Dunbartonshire Social Work Department.  You should be able to deal with difficult situations with patience and kindness and uphold SSSC values. 

The post is open to external and internal applicants, the post is 23 months fixed term position.  If you require more information about the post please contact Maria Bowcott (Team Manager) on 0141 777 3000

PVG / Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria

Where the post you are applying for is considered Regulated Work under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by HR Services Lead.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.
• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.
• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.
• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.
• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.
• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)
• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.
• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

Website

www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk