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12.08.2025
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Job Description:
Service: Health and Social Care Partnership
Closing Date: Tuesday 12th August 2025
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate individual to join our team as a Sessional Worker. In this role, you will work under the guidance of the Team manager or a Social Worker, providing short-term targeted support and assistance to vulnerable children and their families, ensuring adherence to statutory and procedural requirements.
Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.
Key Responsibilities:
* Support vulnerable children and their families with tasks identified by the Social Work team.
* Assist in delivering short-term targeted interventions as part of Children and Families Social Work.
* Transport children to family time, school, and other appointments.
* Supervise contact for children under legal orders, ensuring their safety and enjoyment.
* Undertake direct work with vulnerable children, children with disabilities, and their parents or carers on a short-term basis.
* Maintain accurate and timely records in line with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) standards and procedural requirements.
* Be available to work evenings and weekends as required.
Qualifications:
* A background in social work, childcare, or a related field.
* PVG membership for working with adults and children.
Skills and Experience:
* Experience supporting vulnerable children and families.
* Strong organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to maintain accurate and timely records.
* Experience in supervising contact or direct work with children is desirable.
Availability:
* Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as required.
* Willingness to undertake transport duties for children to school, appointments).
Personal Attributes:
* Compassionate, patient, and reliable.
* Ability to work effectively under supervision and independently.
* Sensitivity to the needs of children and families facing challenges.
Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.
We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.
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