Social Worker – Youth Team Full Time

Job Description

Before applying for this job, it is important that you read the Applicant Guidance by clicking on this linkand the Job Profile attached. These explain the job role and the type of person we’re looking for.

Status – Full Time, Permanent

Location – 116 Westburn Road, Aberdeen

Job Purpose:

Based within the Youth Team, providing therapeutically referenced Throughcare and Aftercare support to care leavers. Working as part of a team where relational practice is a core ethos. Underpinning this role Provide a high quality systemic social work service within a social work unit or team to respond to the needs of children and their families in a timely manner and within statutory guidelines. Be accountable for work undertaken with children and families, which includes assessing needs, planning and delivering focused interventions to safeguard children and developing plans to promote positive outcomes.

This post is for the role of social worker within Children’s Social Work, care leaving team, the Youth Team. The main responsibilities within the role are the co production of Throughcare and Aftercare plans with care experienced young people. The ability to evidence the capacity to engage therapeutically and form supportive alliances with young people is essential to the role.

Informal discussions can take place by contacting Alison Williamson or Megan Geddes on 01224 504364 or email [email protected], [email protected]

Requirements

The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:

BA Social Work qualification or equivalent DipSW, CQSW

SSSC Registration

PVG

The post holder will be expected to:

Respond and work flexibly within the service area

Responsibilities

The post holder is expected to demonstrate:

Ability to form and sustain approaches which create therapeutic alliances

A Commitment to the principles of the Social Work Unit model

The ability to assess and balance risk and protective factors within a child protection framework

The ability to assess needs, formulate and implement effective social work interventions

The ability to prioritise tasks, manage own workload and be accountable for quality case work with children and families to achieve positive outcomes

The ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing and build rapport with a range of individuals including children and families and other professionals

The ability to negotiate effectively to reach a resolution and successfully implementing change

The ability to deal with complex issues in a sensitive and appropriate manner

The ability to use information management systems to maintain accurate management information and high quality data

Ability to analyse and evaluate complex information to produce high quality concise reports to inform quality casework and business decisions

The ability to provide social work interventions to children and families and present concise reports about complex information as required to internal, external audiences including presenting in Court

Ability to use research findings and statutory guidance to inform social work practice

The Individual

Please see job profile for further details.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact [email protected].

Armed Forces

We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: [email protected]. We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our roles and who:

• have a disability

• are care-experienced and aged 16-29

• are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)

• have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship

• are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships

Further information can be found at https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/jobs