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Social Work Assistant - ERN05716

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Posting date: 05 June 2025
Salary: £29,745.00 to £31,954.00 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 22 June 2025
Location: Giffnock, G76 7HN
Company: East Renfrewshire Council
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: ERN05716

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You will have a good understanding of health and social care including integration and the need to form effective relationships with other professionals and agencies. If you are an effective communicator both verbally and in writing and have a background in either social or health care, we would like to hear from you

We are a modern and ambitious Local Authority who are focussed on the people of East Renfrewshire achieving their full potential, regardless of any additional barriers. You will assist the team, working in collaboration with the individual to identify their outcomes and ensure that they are part of the community. Helping people achieve their aspirations in identifying possible work and social opportunities to ensure a fulfilling life for the people we work with.

East Renfrewshire Council has launched a new 15 year Community Planning Partnership vision called ‘A Place to Grow’. Please follow this link https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/placetogrow to watch a video and read our full plan which sets out our shared hopes and aspirations between now and 2040 so that East Renfrewshire is a place where everyone can flourish, thrive and grow.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children and protected adults. In addition to this, if you have lived or worked in any country outside the UK in the past 10 years, there may be a requirement for an overseas police check.

Please note – all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences. Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work

Please note East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship.

As an employer, we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of all our employees.

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