SWRK 1646 - Social Worker (Children and Families) - 1646-398196407
| Posting date: | 08 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £44,235.00 to £45,184.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 May 2025 |
| Location: | Blantyre, G72 0HA |
| Company: | South Lanarkshire Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1646-398196407 |
Summary
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for three Social Worker’s to join our Continuing Care Team which support young people between the ages of 14 and 26 years. Young people supported by this service are in receipt of throughcare and aftercare and/or are experiencing other adolescent challenges such as coming into conflict with the law. This is an exciting time to be joining the team, and the role offers the opportunity to contribute to the development of this evolving service and to help keep the PROMISE for young people.
What Will you be doing?
The role requires you to be part of and support the successful implementation of this new service as well as having the commitment and drive to improve outcomes for young people. You will successfully work in partnership with other agencies to ensure you Get it Right for our Young People. As a Social Worker within the team, you will support young people who may be impacted by the Care and Justice (Scotland)Act 2024 and may be in need of formal care and protection measures.
About You
The successful candidate should be registered with the SSSC and have an interest and commitment to working with adolescents and young people. The candidate will also be innovative and committed to driving forward the implementation of a new service. The candidate will also be a committed team player who is enthusiastic about leading the service as well as working collaboratively with other social work’s and partner agencies.
The successful Candidates need to have a drivers licence as the service supports young people over the whole of the South Lanarkshire Area.
Candidates need to have at least two years of post-qualifying experience.
When completing the application process please ensure that you cover the following as:
- Please study the job profile and detail the knowledge, skills and experience you hold that would make you a suitable candidate for this post.
Detail a time when you have achieved positive outcomes when working with an individual or family and explain how the positive outcomes were achieved?
Hours: 35 hours per week
Vacancy: Permanent
Salary: £44,235 - £45,184
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Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.
Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.
Legislative Information
This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.
This post is considered a Regulated role working with Children and adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and adults.
Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.
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Foreign Police Check
Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.
Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant
South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.
South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.
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