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Social Worker (Family Group Decision Making Team), Inverness - HGH18552

Job details
Posting date: 08 April 2025
Salary: £42,879.00 to £46,410.00 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 21 April 2025
Location: Inverness, IV3 8HY
Company: Highland Council
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: HGH18552

Summary

Job Description

Post Title: Social Worker (Family Group Decision Making Team)
Location: Inverness
Hours: 35 Hours Per Week
Duration: Fixed Term (18 months)
Salary: £42,879 - £46,410 p.a.

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person: Kate Jack Tel: 07825 655682

Job Purpose: Providing a Social Work Service to children and families, including looked after children and those on the Child Protection Register by coordinating family group meetings; being responsible for preparing families, children/young people and professionals for Family Group Decision Making meetings (FGDMs) and Reviews; To promote and develop FGDM.

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions Team, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.

Please find the Job Description below.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

Qualification in social work

Experience in child protection and management of risk

Experience of working with looked after children and their families.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.