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East Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership is committed to providing relationship based focused interventions for our families and communities.We are looking to recruit to a variety of social worker posts which promotes a strengths based, family minded approach. We seek individuals and motivated social workers with a variety of experiences to help us deliver excellence for our children, young people and their families.
We have a number of posts across our children’s services. These include our Youth Intensive Support who can support young people up to the age of 26 and our Intensive Family Support Team, who support families with children under 12 years (including pre-birth). If you have experience in working with children their families and/or young people we are keen hear from you.
If you have a passion for direct work with families and are keen join us as we strive to deliver Scotland’s Promise then we want to hear from you. In East Renfrewshire we pride ourselves on our whole system ‘Signs of Safety’ Strength based approach to assessment and intervention and our commitment to meaningful participation with our families, ensuring that relationships are always at our heart. We always aim to balance family’s strengths and work together to decrease risks and worries with solution focused family owned plans.
As part of our commitment to this our interviews will be held on 12th and 13th March and will include a parent and young person panel. We also want to give you the opportunity to meet with us during an open evening on 6th February to allow you to ask questions and find out more about being a social worker in East Renfrewshire.
This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children and protected adults. In addition to this, if you have lived or worked in any country outside the UK in the past 10 years, there may be a requirement for an overseas police check.
If you are not currently registered with SSSC you will commence employment as a Social Work Assistant (Grade 7 – £29,745 to £31,954) until full registration is obtained.
The successful candidate will be required to be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
Please note – all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences. Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work
Please note East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship.
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