Social Worker (perm/full time) REF: HSCP/80533 – INV05017 Full Time

Job Description

Social Worker (perm/full time) REF: HSCP/80533

Salary: Grade 8 £39,085 – £41,361

Location: Princes St House, Port Glasgow

Hours: 37 hours per week

Social Worker – Children and Families

As the HSCP continues its journey to implement the recommendations from the National Care Review and realise the ambition of The Promise we are seeking a confident practitioner to join our team. Ideally you will have experience as a practitioner in all aspects of voluntary and statutory community children’s social work, with a clear track record of working successfully in partnership with children and young people and their families as well as other partners to achieve positive outcomes. However We also welcome applications from practitioners who are starting out in their career or those seeking a new challenge in Children’s Services.

Children’s Services in Inverclyde is at the beginning of an exciting period of change, to equip us to continue to meet the needs of our communities, support more children to remain at home and provide a high standard of support to families when they need it.

Our area teams provide high quality assessments and support to children and their families through some of the most challenging periods in their life. Your role will interact with families experiencing risk and high levels of need. Working in conjunction with Health, education and Police colleagues as well as our highly involved 3^rd sector partners you will play a key role in identifying and improving outcomes for children and young people locally. As their lead professional you will work alongside them to help them find ways to overcome challenges, feel safe and be confident they are supported.

If you would like to find out more about this role before applying please contact:

Alan Stevenson or Molly Coyle, Service Manager

[email protected] / [email protected]

01475 715270

Requirements

Important Applicant Information:

• Inverclyde Council is an accredited Living Wage Employer paying the Living Wage Rate where required.  Please click the link to `Essential Applicant Information’ below for more information.

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• Inverclyde Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups including women, LGBT people, Black and minority ethnic people and disabled people.

• Interviews for non-teaching posts with Inverclyde Council will be based on the Councils’ competency model which is reflected in our performance appraisal scheme. Details of this can be found at the link below and clicking the Performance Overview document on the left hand side:

http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/working-for-the-council/council-induction

Vetting by Disclosure Scotland

If you work in regulated work (children and/or protected adults) you will be subject to obtaining a satisfactory PVG. A small number of posts require a Standard or Basic Disclosure check and the majority of all other posts will complete a Criminal Convictions Form. All disclosure checks are obtained via Disclosure Scotland. If you are the successful candidate you will be required to pay the cost of the disclosure check required for your post.

Regulatory Bodies

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Further Assistance

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Responsibilities

Inverclyde Council – Best Government Services Employer in the UK 2016 – Bloomberg Business Best Employer Awards 2016

Armed Forces Personnel/Reservists

Inverclyde Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel / reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and who meet the essential criteria for the job.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talk about flexible working opportunities with applicants.

Working from Home / Interim Hybrid working

We have an interim hybrid working pilot running from April/May 2022 which has a minimum 20% work location attendance if applicable. This can be discussed at interview with the recruiting manager.