Social Worker - MOR10342
| Posting date: | 31 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | £43,204.20 to £47,370.05 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 February 2025 |
| Location: | Elgin, IV30 1BY |
| Company: | Moray Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | MOR10342 |
Summary
Job Description
To participate in the activities of an Integrated Community Learning Disability Team receiving requests for and under-taking holistic assessments of client’s needs and commissioning packages of care working across professional boundaries when required.
Requirements
Co-ordinate the assessment of individual needs and prepare care plans to meet said needs
Secure the resources or services required in responding to the identified needs
Develop relationships with service providers/other professionals
The Individual
- Experience of working in a Health/Social Care setting
- Demonstrable understanding of main issues facing Community Care
- Relevant professional qualification in Social Work
- SSSC Registered
- Effective communication skills (written and oral)
- Ability to manage change
- Effective record keeping skills
- Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure
- Self confidence
- Self motivated
- Ability to manage own workload
- Competent use of IT equipment, software and good keyboard skills
- Effective assessment and organisational skills
- Finance skills
- Ability to negotiate and liaise in relation to care management
- You will be expected to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Moray to meet the operational requirements of the Service. Due to the rural nature of Moray this is normally undertaken by use of a car/van.
- Effective team player
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in partnership in a multi-professional way
- Appreciation, acceptance of and a commitment to the importance of confidentiality
- Willingness to accept direction/delegation
- Must be able to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service
- Ability to reconcile demands/wishes against needs and financial pressures
- Ability to work in an open plan office
- Ability to work in different offices dependent on service requirements.
Closing Date: 14 February 2025
Starting Salary : £43,204.20 to £47,370.05
Hours per week : 36.25
For further information please contact:-
Anna MacLeod, Team Manager (mobile) 07967 748849 (office) 01343 563211
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