Case Manager – ANG04700 Full Time

Job Description

Based at Gowanlea,12-14 Seaton Road, Arbroath.

This job is workstyle 3 – Flexi.

You will have the opportunity to benefit from our flexible and agile working practices. This means you will work from a variety of locations including working from council buildings and you can work from home to best suit your work, meetings and collaboration.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Angus Health and Social Care Partnerships Adult Community Mental Health service. We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Social Worker to join our multidisciplinary team working in South Angus.

You will assess and support service users to achieve positive outcomes with their mental health recovery as well as supporting their carers and family. You will do this as part of multidisciplinary team made up of a range of professionals such as mental health nurses, occupational therapists, care coordinators, support workers, psychologists and psychiatrists.

You will ensure the Health and Social Care Partnership delivers its statutory legal responsibilities involving Adults with Incapacity, Adult Support and Protection, Self-Directed Support and Carer Support and Involvement.

You will need to evidence a commitment to, and promotion of, social work values within an integrated model of care. You will be required to have effective interpersonal, communication, assessment and writing skills and be able to work as part of a team and on a multi-agency basis.

You will manage a caseload, carrying continuous responsibility for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of the provision of care and will participate in the continuing development of the service.

This is a challenging, exciting, and rewarding role which offers the right candidate the opportunity to work on the frontline of social work achieving the best outcomes for experiencing mental illness.

You will joining a supportive team and will be provided with a period of induction and ongoing support from the Social Work Team Manager. You will have access to flexible working and elements of home working is available.

Please note interviews will be held 25 September 2023.

Requirements

You must have the ability to become a member of the PVG Scheme.

Please refer to job outline, person specification and information sheet for further details and requirements for this job.

About Angus Council

In addition, please refer to the “applicant guidance” document when completing your application form and to the “welcome to Angus” document and our website https://www.angus.gov.uk/jobs_and_training/working_for_angus_council for more information about working for Angus Council.

The Individual

We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application for a job:

Those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities and care experienced young people. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.