SWRK 1994 - G2 Support Worker (Family) - 1994-409627570
| Posting date: | 22 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £30,183.00 to £37,465.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 August 2025 |
| Location: | Lanark, ML11 7JT |
| Company: | South Lanarkshire Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1994-409627570 |
Summary
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE AND COMPLETE THEIR SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS EITHER VIA THE ME TAB ON FUSION PRIOR TO STARTING THE APPLICATION FORM OR BY CLICKING ON THE LINK AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS IN THE SECTION OF THE FORM TITLED “REVIEW SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS."
Exciting opportunities have become available in our Lanark and Cambuslang Children’s Services Localities for Family Support Worker roles. We have one post in each area. We offer a great environment in which to work with clear emphasis on promoting team members' health and well-being.
We have a visible and accessible management team who pride themselves on offering quality monthly supervision through reflective, open, and strengths-based support.
We are passionate about social work and take pride in our profession. As part of the Team Around the Child, you will undertake assessment and planning for children, young people and their families by identifying strengths, needs, risks and resilience factors. You will also organise, assess and support family time arrangements for children who are looked after away from home.
We promote a culture that puts people at the heart of everything we do. Staff are encouraged to enhance their skills, innovate to find solutions, and continually develop as professionals.
Hours: 35 hours per week
Vacancy: Permanent
Salary: £30,183 - £37,465
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- Please study the Job Profile and provide examples of your work, or other activities which demonstrate your ability or aptitude to undertake the duties of the post, please include any other information that you feel is relevant to your application e.g. personal qualities, achievements at work, non-work related or voluntary work experience
This role involves working as part of a team. Please provide detail of a time when you worked as part of a team to complete a task. Explain what role you played?
South Lanarkshire Council are committed to delivering excellent customer service. Please describe how you would ascertain and manage client expectations, while still delivering excellent customer service. *
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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.
Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.
Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.
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, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.
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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