Vacancy Information
East Lothian Council will place newly appointed Children’s Services social workers at point 3 of the Grade 9 salary scale (£39,199) and are happy to discuss a higher placement depending on experience.
Hourly rate of pay: £ - £
Maternity Cover until the 1st May 2025
Days and hours of work:
Monday - Friday, 09:00-17:00
Days of work are negotiable, flexi time is applicable, and starting and finishing times are flexible.
To start 1st of July 2024
East Lothian Children's Services has an exciting opportunity for a full-time, temporary position as a Social worker in the Wellbeing and Justice Team. The team consists of 1 equivalent team leader, 2 senior practitioners, 3+ equivalent social workers and equivalent family support workers and has dedicated administrative support. We are part of the larger Children's Services team. The job can be very varied and we are lucky to share an office which aids communication and mutual support
The Wellbeing and Justice Team provides support to children and young people involved in different levels of offending behaviour, from Early Effective Intervention to children who have caused serious harm, as well as general Social Work support to their siblings and families. We use various interventions with children and families to support change and the development of positive and lasting networks to continue that support when SW is no longer needed. Training is very important in terms of tools and different sorts of intervention, some of which is carried out within individual and within group supervision, but East Lothian Council also runs regular and extensive training. Current Social Work staff have training and experience in varying risk assessment tools including START:AV, SAVRY, AIM 3 and in interventions such as Safer Lives. Experience and training in these would be highly beneficial but not essential
The successful candidate should ideally have experience of Youth Justice. We are particular keen to receive applicants from social workers with experience in Signs of Safety and Safe and Together, but this is not essential. We are continuing through a period of development within the youth justice service and this will bring exciting new opportunities for staff within the team
East Lothian Children’s Services are keen to recruit workers who are passionate about achieving the best possible outcomes for children, young people and their families. We are committed to promoting an open and trusting culture at all levels of the organisation and prioritise continuous professional development and learning. Our staff are our greatest asset and we strive to be supportive, inclusive and child centred by prioritising effective supervision, manageable caseloads and a healthy work life balance. Our vision is to support children and young people to live and learn in East Lothian and our staff are involved in developing services and implementing improvement activity around this goal. We have an accessible, on site senior management team who are committed to recruiting the best people to compliment the wide range of knowledge and experience that exists throughout the service