ORKNEY HEALTH AND CARE
Adult and Learning Disability Social Work
Social Worker/Social Worker in Training – Adult Social Work
Permanent
35 hours per week
Social Worker: £43,109 – £45,700 / £23.62 – £25.04 per hour (including Distant Islands Allowance)
Social Worker in Training: £34,732 – £38,017 / £19.03 – £20.83 per hour (including Distant Islands Allowance)
We would like to recruit a skilled and experienced Social Worker who is energetic, imaginative, and creative, and can make the best use of local resources within Orkney.
You will undertake a range of statutory tasks including co-ordinating and undertaking single shared assessments, risk assessment and risk management and, where appropriate, Carers’ assessments. There is also significant emphasis on prevention of hospital admission and on safe discharge planning.
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and will support multidisciplinary team members, adults and their families and carers, to balance the complex areas of risk and need with choice and rights. You will also be able to provide advice, support, guidance and, if necessary, interventions, should an adult be at risk of harm and in need of protection under the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 or Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.
Strengths based social work is at the heart of our practice and as a team we have fully implemented the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 to provide a range of choices to people for how they are provided with support.
The successful candidate will work in a supportive, well established team and have regular supervision sessions.
For the post of Social Worker, applicants must hold a degree or post graduate qualification in Social Work, which allows registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) as a Social Worker, and must be registered with SSSC accordingly.
For the post of Social Worker in Training, we will accept applications from applicants who are in at least Year 3 of their Social Work training.
Travel to our outer isles by boat or plane is part of managing work in our island community. You should be able to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Orkney, in order to meet the operational requirements of the Service.
All registered Social Workers employed by Orkney Islands Council participate in the emergency out of hours social work rota – this includes evenings, overnights and weekends.
This post is subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme in respect of regulated work with adults and children.
For a discussion about this post, please contact Cathy Martin, Service Manager, Adult Services on 01856 873535 2644 or [email protected]
Closing Date: Sunday 11 August 2024
Please note that interview and relocation expenses will be paid for this post, in accordance with Council Policy.
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