Social Worker - NAY16021
| Posting date: | 08 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £44,140.32 to £47,757.78 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 September 2025 |
| Location: | Irvine, KA12 8SS |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | North Ayrshire Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | NAY16021 |
Summary
Job Summary
We may conduct our interviews in person or using Microsoft Teams for video calling. All you need is a device with a camera and access to the internet. We will provide guidance and instructions on how to use this method if your interview is being held virtually.
We are a disability confident leader and we support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process - for more information click important-information-for-applicants (north-ayrshire.gov.uk)
To work within a Secure Adolescence Inpatient Service, with children and young people aged 12 to 18, who have complex difficulties and need a high level of care. This will include young people with complex mental health and offending related behaviours, who pose a risk to themselves and others and require mental health care and support services, within a secure and appropriate environment.
The role will involve working with high risk mentally disordered offenders, undertaking a broad range of generic and specialist risk assessments, reviews, applications and reports. Operating as a Social Worker, in a secure inpatient hospital environment, working with young people to undertake and participate in, the multi-disciplinary assessment and care management process and the provision of integrated care packages, inclusive of rehabilitation services, for individuals with mental health problems and their families/carers, within the appropriate legislative framework.
Within a multi-disciplinary context and in partnership with other agencies/resources, to provide/contribute to, ongoing care management and review services, including risk assessment/risk management/CPA, participating in case conferences/discussions within the appropriate policy and legislative frameworks.
To undertake duties and appropriate planning activities to manage a caseload, which will require accurate records, accountability, workload management, case recording, data collection and submission of appropriate reports, in accordance with North Ayrshire policies, procedures and standards, inclusive of the use of IT systems.
For more details see the attached Role Profile below.
Before you apply, find out a little bit about us and why we are a Great Place to Work.
Staff Values & Behaviours
North Ayrshire Council uses behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.
Further information on our Staff Values and how to complete behaviour based application form questions is available on the Staff values and behaviours (north-ayrshire.gov.uk).
Additional Information
References
Further information on our Staff Values and how to complete behaviour based application form questions is available on the Staff values and behaviours (north-ayrshire.gov.uk).
PVG (Children)
This post is considered Regulated Work 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 confirmation of employment being made by North Ayrshire Council. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant PVG check (£59 or £18), which will be deducted from your salary following commencement of employment. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit https://www.mygov.scot/organisations/disclosure-scotland/. For further details on North Ayrshire Council’s policy please visit Pre-employment checks (north-ayrshire.gov.uk).
Please note if you are the successful candidate your name and email address will be entered into the Disclosure Scotland PVG system to generate your PVG form which will be issued to your email with an enclosed link to complete.
Our Workstyles
As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:
Agile – 100% of time spent working agile (flexibly) and interacting with others. Able to work at home, office or multiple locations. May be required to attend office on set days/rota basis as the role requires.
This post has been allocated the workstyle: Agile
More information on our workstyles can be found in our HR Guide - Workstyles (north-ayrshire.gov.uk). If you have any questions on the allocated Workstyle for this post, please ask at interview.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme