Description Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership Senior Social Worker – Social Care Direct Response Citywide: Base: Waverley Court Salary:£46,023 - £54,476 (MHO and Practice Educator qualifications attract an additional salary supplement) Hours:36 per week, Hybrid and home working available to support a work/life balance. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Social Care Direct Response Team – a fast-paced and dynamic service that manages intake referrals for social work, occupational therapy, and community care assistance, providing vital support to locality teams across the city. Our team works with individuals, families, and communities to determine their needs and desired outcomes through a person-centred and strengths-based approach. This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking service that values innovation, teamwork, and a focus on timely response to those in need. Edinburgh is an exciting city, and excellent opportunities exist to join us and contribute towards helping all our citizens flourish. Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership is on a journey to transform the way in which Social Work delivers support and services to ensure that we support adults with multiple and complex needs, and increasing levels of frailty, to live as independently as possible. We work effectively with our health colleagues and a broad range of partners to ensure that the most vulnerable within our city get the right service in the right place at the right time. We have a key priority to shift the balance of care and promote effective early intervention and preventative supports. We are looking for qualified Social Workers, who are committed to making a real difference to people’s lives, who are energetic, imaginative, creative, and resilient. Ideally, we are seeking experienced social workers who can join our team as council officers. Trauma informed, relationships and strengths based social work is at the heart of our practice. Adhering to the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 to provide a range of choices to people for how they are provided with the support they need. You will undertake a range of statutory tasks including assessments and support planning, risk assessment and risk management and Carers’ assessments. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and will support adults, their families, and carers, to balance the complex areas of risk and need with choice and rights. You will also be able to provide advice, support, guidance and, if necessary, interventions, should an adult be at risk of harm and in need of protection under the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 or Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. You will work in a supportive, well-established teams and have regular supervision and training. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by the City of Edinburgh Council. You must hold a degree/diploma or equivalent qualification in Social Work. You must also be registered or in the process of registering with the Scottish Social Services Council. These posts are exempt under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended). Your PVG fee and SSSC fee will be paid by us. This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory. We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation. As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work. To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working. You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range. Happy to talk flexible working. Follow us on X at @edincounciljobs View Senior Social Worker job description Responsibilities Recruitment person specification Post being recruited for: ……Senior Social Worker……………………………… Council core competencies These apply to all posts These apply to posts with responsibility for managing people or resources Being customer / client focused Leading others Working effectively with others Managing performance and developing others Managing change Political sensitivity Taking ownership and responsibility Communicating effectively Planning and decision making Managers Specify what the essential requirements are for your vacancy under each category. All candidates that have disclosed a disability must be interviewed if they meet the essential requirements. Specify what the desirable requirements are for your vacancy under each category. Desirable criteria can be used to shortlist candidates if you have a high volume of applicants. However, you cannot use desirable criteria when shortlisting any candidates that have disclosed a disability. Person specification Category Essential Desirable (not every post needs desirable requirements) Experience Working within a community based practice team Multidisciplinary working Experience of working with adults with complex needs Experience of adult protection work Supervision of staff PRD and staff development Knowledge, skills and understanding Knowledge of current social work legislation and policy Good communication skills Ability to prioritise workload, work under pressure and meet deadlines Computer/IT literate Knowledge of systems used within Health and Social Care The ability to recognise and challenge poor performance The motivation, encouragement and support of staff in maintaining high performance Qualifications and training Degree in social work or equivalent recognised by Scottish Social Services Council Registration with SSSC Adult support and protection Job specific requirements Recognises and works within professional boundaries Ability to gather and/or analyse complex information and prioritise and appropriate response An ability to keep and maintain accurate electronic records of work A willingness to learn and a commitment to continuous professional development Managing allocation of work within the team Driving licence