Job Vacancy Family Centred Care We are currently remodelling our Family Centred Care Team to ensure we have a vibrant and motivated team with a clear vision to ensure that our vulnerable children and young people experience loving and caring environments. An exciting opportunity has arisen for social workers to become part of this evolving team in Midlothian. Our ambition is to enhance the support we offer to Midlothian Kinship Carers, Foster Carers, Adopters and Continuing Care, and in doing so improve our retention by building their skills and knowledge to safeguard and achieve positive outcomes for the children and young people in their care. We are looking for motivated and enthused individuals who understand the importance of the Promise and where this sits in relation to developing bespoke fostering and adoption services. You will be responsible for the recruitment, assessment and retention of a range of carers as well as delivering high quality supervision and learning opportunities. Midlothian Council invest strongly in their workforce, and you will receive generous benefits such as 30 minimum days annual leave entitlement, flexible working, employee well-being assistance programme, pension scheme and ongoing professional development opportunities. KNOWLEDGE A degree in Social Work and registration with the SSSC as a Social Worker is essential. CLOSING DATE - Sunday 12th October 2025 INTERVIEW DATE - Wednesday 22nd October 2025 Job Advert Position Title: Social Worker x2 Directorate: Children, Young People and Partnerships Location: Eskdaill Court Contract Status: Permanent Hours of Work: 36 hours per week Working Pattern: Mon – Thursday 9am – 5pm, Friday 9am – 3:30pm Weeks per year: 52 Please note that it is Midlothian Councils policy that successful applicants will be appointed to the first point on the salary scale. Based on you working 36 hours over 52 weeks per year the minimum actual salary for this position is £43,468.03 per annum. Requirements This post is considered Regulated Work with Protected Adults and Children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with protected adults and children. Successful candidates will require PVG Scheme membership for Regulated Work with Protected Adults and Children. You will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment with Midlothian Council, the cost of which will be met by you. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit www.disclosurescotland.gov.uk Please note that Disclosure Scotland has changed the way PVG certificates are issued. You will be notified by email from Disclosure Scotland that your certificate is available to view. Once you have viewed your certificate you will be allowed to share this with your employer and it is only available for 14 days from the first day you have viewed the certificate. If you do not grant access to Midlothian Council to view before access is removed, a further application will need to be generated, and this will incur an additional cost. Additional Information If you have difficulty applying for this post or accessing attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please email recruitment@midlothian.gov.uk to discuss with member of the Recruitment Team stating the post reference number. Midlothian Council is currently undergoing a period of transformation, changing and improving the way it delivers services in Midlothian. As a consequence, there are a number of existing employees for whom we are committed to seeking suitable alternative employment within the Council in accordance with our legal obligations. Candidates are advised that, for some vacancies, internal candidates in this situation will be interviewed before the wider selection pool and a slightly longer delay may be experienced before application outcomes can be advised to you. Thank you for your patience in this matter. If you are a trainee of a Midlothian Council Training Programme, have a disability or you are a care experienced young person who has previously been a looked after child, you are eligible for a guaranteed interview if you meet the essential criteria for the post.