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Service: Health and Social Care Partnership
Closing Date: Friday 21st March 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Social Work Assistant to join the Adult Services – Social Work Team, Argyll and Bute HSCP. There are 5 posts available in various locations across the region, as follows:
- Kintrye, Islay and Jura (Campeltown) – 1
- Mid Argyll (Lochgilphead) – 0.8wte
- Oban, Lorn and Isles (Oban) – 1wte
- Cowal and Bute – (Dunoon/Rothesay) – 0.8wte
- Bute (Rothesay) – 0.5wte
These posts are offered on a temporary basis for 12 months, from the point of commencing in post. Available hours are detailed above. The post holder will be part of a small task and finish team, which will primarily focus on care reviews, but will ultimately be part of a fully integrated adult social care service. Ability and willingness to travel independently is essential.
The post is interesting and varied and we are seeking an individual who can work autonomously but also effectively as part of a team.
Case work will be generic in nature, interesting and varied. Duties include statutory work appropriate to the role, person centred outcome focused assessments, reviews, dealing with and managing a wide variety of situations and issues, and working effectively in a multi-disciplinary way.
We are looking for enthusiastic candidates, who are experience in working with people with a wide range of needs, and who is person centred and outcome focused in their approach.
Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.
Applicants should note that:-
- Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.
- This post is not suitable for job share.
- The salary shown is the full time equivalent salary, the actual salary will be paid pro rata for the hours worked.
- The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.
- This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with adults.
- This is a temporary post which may be filled on a secondment basis by an employee wishing to gain experience/career development and will be at the discretion of the employee’s line manager.
To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.
If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is:
Karl McLeish, Programme Manager – Urgent and Unscheduled Care
Email: karl.mcleish@nhs.scot
Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.
Please also note that we do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy
