Senior Social Worker (Learning Disability Team) (Permanent) - WDN06084
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 18 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £48,670.08 i £53,214.08 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 01 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Clydebank, G81 1BS |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 5 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | West Dunbartonshire Council |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | WDN06084 |
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Job Description
(Pay Award Pending)
Social Worker - Social Work Learning Disability Team
Are you passionate about transforming lives and maximising independence? Are you a qualified social worker keen to work with people with a Learning Disability to ensure their support prioritises control, choice and recovery? If so, we want to hear from you!
About Us
The West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership (WDHSCP) vision is that:
Everyone in West Dunbartonshire lives in a place they can call home, in communities that care, doing things that matter to them, leading healthy, happy and fulfilling lives, and, when they need it, receiving care and support that prioritises independence, control, choice and recovery.
The WDHSCP mission is to: Improve lives with the people of West Dunbartonshire.
The Role
As a social worker within the Learning Disability Team you will assess, plan, implement and review support packages for adults with a learning disability, their families and carers, with a primary focus on achieving positive outcomes and meeting assessed needs.
What We're Looking For
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to implement Self Directed Support.
- Be able to embrace new challenges and have a flexible approach to practice
Why Join Us?
Join us improve lives with the people of West Dunbartonshire. Apply now!
Requirements
This post is considered as Regulated Work with Children and Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2020 and as such membership with the PVG scheme is essential. Further details of this scheme can be found here.
Preferred applicants will be required to become members of the relevant PVG scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council.
Responsibilities
The employment for which you are applying is excepted from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1975. Applicants are, therefore, not statutorily entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are "spent" under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action.
The Individual
The successful candidate will benefit from the following:
WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance. In addition to this there are also additional benefits:
• Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer’s contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits
• A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year
• Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support
For information about West Dunbartonshire Council please click on the following link and see why we are an employer of choice: About Us
More information on the benefits of working within West Dunbartonshire Council, can be found using the following link: Benefits of Working with us
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