Social Workers (Initial Response Team- Children & Families) – FLK11908 Full Time

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Falkirk Council Children’s Services are looking to recruit to our final social worker post to complete our team. This post is in our new Initial Response Team (IRT). This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic, responsive and experienced team that is committed to giving children and their families the support they need when they need it. We are a team of 7 frontline practitioners, 1 Assistant Team manager and 1 Team Manager.

IRT are the frontline response service for our Children and Families social work services. We screen all new referrals for unallocated cases to the service from our partner agencies and families. We are the link for all child protection referrals, National Transfer Scheme responsibility and initial assessment. Our specific role is to not only to screen but action initial response. We case hold for a maximum of 6 weeks to ensure that children’s plans are complete and identify next steps at which point we sign post to partner agencies or if longer-term intervention is required, we pass to our Locality Teams. The work is fast-paced, varied and rewarding. We meet families at points of crisis which can be challenging however with that comes opportunity to affect real change.

• Are you an optimistic, flexible and committed Social Worker?
• Do you enjoy finding and building on the strengths of children and their families?
• Do you believe that children who have experienced trauma and disadvantage in their lives have the right to be safe and nurtured and to be listened to, included and respected?
• Do you enjoy creative multi-agency practice and thinking ‘out the box’?
• Do you have excellent written and verbal communication skills?
• Are you able to assess and analyse risk and need and contribute to plans that make a real difference to the lives of children and young people and their families?

Our Closer to Home strategy focusses on improving outcomes for our children and young people and working in partnership to provide quality sustainable services. Our teams are at the forefront of this approach, with relationship and strength-based practice at their core.

In this rewarding and challenging key role, you would be provided with regular, high-quality support and supervision and developmental opportunities. Full-time and job-share considered.

We would need you to:

• operate as part of a children and families social work service.
• Provide a range of social work services in line with the relevant legislation.
• Work in a mobile and flexible manner as part of a team.
• Work to meet deadlines.
• Use professional judgement and initiative.
• Share and analyse information in accordance with Data protection and child care legislation
• Adhere to the SSSC code of conduct.

It is essential that you hold a DipSw or equivalent social work qualification and are registered with the SSSC.

If you are the successful candidate, you will be required to gain/maintain PVG scheme membership.

If you think you have what it takes to join us, please contact Michaela Porco, Team Manager on 01324 506070 or email; [email protected] for an informal discussion.

Interviews will be held Tuesday 27^th August 2024