Senior Social Worker – 8 West Pilton Gardens – EDN26373 Full Time

Job Description

Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership

Senior Social Worker
8 West Pilton Gardens

Salary: £42,717 – £50,550 Per year
Hours: 36 per week

We are looking for a Senior Social worker to join our friendly supportive team in the North West Locality. You will lead and manage a team of social workers and community care assistants to undertake community care . You will work closely with other Senior Social workers and Senior Occupational Therapy colleagues to screen, prioritise and allocate work. You will provide support and supervision to a team of Social workers undertaking assessments of need and reviews of existing support arrangements for people living in the North West Locality. You will also provide oversight and professional leadership for staff delivering statutory duties under Adult and Support and Protection, and Adults with Incapacity legislation.

You will have excellent organisational skills and be a clear and effective communicator. Previous experience of working in a community setting and an understanding of the legal frameworks and the Local authorities statutory responsibilities relevant to Social work are essential.

Please see the job description and person specification for more details.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.  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 be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

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.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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