Community Children's Worker (HOST) (37 hpw), Inverness - HGH19602
| Posting date: | 30 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £33,285.00 to £36,921.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 October 2025 |
| Location: | Inverness, IV1 1SG |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Highland Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | HGH19602 |
Summary
Job Description
Post Title: Community Children's Worker (HOST)
Location: The Bridge, 14 Seafield Road, Inverness
Hours: 37 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £33,486 - £36,921 p.a.
Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.
Contact Details: Pamela Buchanan Tel: 07818 537553 Email: pamela.buchanan@highland.gov.uk
Job Purpose: Under the direction of the Team Manager, to provide planned and staged support services to children, young people and their families
- In Interventions where needs are increasing in complexity and families require support to remain together
- In Targeted Services where complexity of needs requires additional measures to sustain appropriate care and prevent young people from being accommodated
- To help maintain children in placements and to support in transitions
Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions Team, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.
The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.
As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.
Prior to confirming appointment, we will require successful candidates to become members of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.
Short listed applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
Requirements
Requirement of HNC SVQ3 in Social Care or the ability and willingness to undertake appropriate training.
Experience working with children and families.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme