Social Worker - Social Care Direct Response Team
Waverley Court
Salary: £39,129 - £46,023. Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks.
Extra MHO and Practice Educator qualifications attract an additional salary supplement.
Hybrid and home working available to support a work/life balance, to be agreed with Line Manager.
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.
Responsibilities
You will undertake a range of statutory duty tasks including first conversations and initial duty assessments, which include risk assessment and risk management.
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 team environment and have regular supervision and training.
Qualifications
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.
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.
Application
If you would like more information about the team and role, please contact Rita Hardy (Rita Hardy@edinburgh.gov.uk).
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
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