Senior Social Worker (Community Care) (Permanent) - WDN06122
| Posting date: | 15 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £50,622.73 to £55,349.22 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 September 2025 |
| Location: | Dumbarton, G82 1QL |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | West Dunbartonshire Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | WDN06122 |
Summary
Job Description
West Dunbartonshire Council are seeking to recruit a dedicated Senior Social Worker to join the Adult Care Team. Community Health and Care Services within West Dunbartonshire HSCP offers a service to adults and their carers through a single point of entry to access multi-disciplinary services to maximise their health and promote independence through a co-ordinated approach by all disciplines.
Community Health and Care Services within the HSCP are fully integrated. The Adult Care Team consists of social work and health staff. The team offers services to adults and their carers which aims to maximise individuals health and well-being and promote safety and independence through a co-ordinated multi-disciplinary/agency approach.
The integrated team works in line with the HSCP’s objectives to support individuals to remain reside at home or in a homely setting.
In this role you will manage and co-ordinate the delivery and development of Integrated Health and Social Work services. You will be responsible for the day to day professional management and supervision of social workers and social work assistants, ensuring accountable effective service delivery and performance development needs of staff.
The Senior Social Worker will work closely with other senior staff in health and social work and provide cross cover, allocate cases and provide advice and support to the wider integrated team within the HSCP. The post holder will be expected to participate in the day to day manager’s duty rota and to oversee student placements in the team.
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
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