As Scotland’s fourth largest local authority we are committed to delivering services that provide best value, create prosperity, achieves social justice and meets local needs across the area. We know that delivering quality services starts with having the right people working, in the right job at the right time, with the right skills, abilities and attributes to fulfil our commitment of delivering high quality services.
We are looking for experienced and enthusiastic Mental Health Officers to join us and help meet the growing demand for mental health services across North Lanarkshire.
We are committed to recovery orientated, trauma informed practice. We are therefore seeking Mental Health Officers with strong person-centred assessment and engagement skills and who can demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the needs and rights of people with mental health problems. Your role will involve completing statutory mental health reports in addition to a range of other legislative duties, it is therefore essential that you demonstrate a sound knowledge of mental health, capacity and human rights legislation and mental health issues.
You must have a CQSW, Diploma in SW, BA (Hons) in Social Work or equivalent together with a post qualifying Mental Health Officer award. You will be able to use your initiative, be flexible and motivate yourself and others with a positive attitude as a team player.
You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member prior to commencing in this role and be registered or eligible for registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
In return we can offer you a positive professional working experience with a commitment to continuous professional development including access to senior practitioner status (subject to eligibility), training and support.
Mondays - Wednesdays 08:45 - 16:45
(We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefitsavailable to you,find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.
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North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.
For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.
The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.
The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: