Job Details
Grade: 7A
Hourly Rate: £17.78 - £19.51
Salary: £.07 - £.32 pro rata per annum
Contract Duration: Permanent
Role Purpose
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated individual to work with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children and young people. The post holder will support young people with planned activities relating to resettlement, respond to urgent needs as they arise and contribute to the wider plan of support for each young person.
Scottish Borders Council are committed to keeping The Promise and keeping children, young people and their families' voices at the heart of everything we do. We strive to recruit workers who are passionate about working with children and young people and assessing and supporting their strengths to move towards better outcomes.
We value our staff and understand that they are our greatest asset, we offer a supportive team environment, flexible working, and an approachable and supportive management team. We are fully committed to continuous professional development and, offer regular supervision and annual appraisal. There will be opportunities to develop your practice and support your career pathway, this will be supported by training opportunities such as specific training relevant to the post.
We offer a competitive salary, generous Pension Scheme, and annual leave entitlement as well as access to several additional employee benefits and a wide range of learning and development opportunities. The service firmly believes in the power of strength based relational Social Work and its members will hold the ability to address behaviours linked to, or because of, adult and childhood trauma and compromised child/parental relationships and capacity.
Scottish Borders Council prides itself on being a great place to work where staff are trusted, valued, and supported to make a positive contribution at work. We would like to hear from you if you are a team player, empathic, enabling, and resilient with a 'can do’, solution-focussed approach.
Where this is a requirement for the successful candidate to work from home as part of the role you will be provided with the necessary IT equipment by the Council, however, you will be responsible for the provision of any required furniture.
Essential
HNC/SVQ 3 in Social Care or Childcare and Education OR considerable experience and a commitment to undertake such training
A current driving licence and use of a vehicle is an essential requirement of this post.
* If you have a disability which precludes you from holding a drivers licence, Scottish Borders Council will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability. Should it be possible to make such an adjustment in order that you can undertake the travel responsibilities of the post, this will be taken into account in consideration for this role.