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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join our Adult Service Team.
You will be working with Adults aged 16 years and older who might have a range of health and social care needs. Your core work will be underpinned by the principles of Self Directed Support and Social Work Scotland Act. You will be working under the supervision of Operations managers and will be responsible for the completion of a holistic assessment of risks and needs, developing support plans to meet identified needs.
You will also be responsible for reviewing the assessed outcomes of individuals and how the support plan is meeting their needs, maximising their independence, and ensuring is delivered in a cost-effective way. A key aspect of this role is working with multi-disciplinary colleagues within South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership, and the ability to promote and encourage a collaborative working approach with Adults, partner agencies and voluntary organisations is essential.
Our Social Workers are also required to support people within a legal framework; this includes working with the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 and the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 for social workers with Council Officer training. This statutory work allows Social Workers to work in more depth with supported people, build meaningful relationship and support them to make safer choices with positive results.
We would welcome applications from registered Social Workers and from Final Year Degree in Social Work Students looking to start their career as a Social Worker. Final year students must be qualified within 3 months of submitting their application form.
South Lanarkshire Council is committed to offering development opportunities our staff through our learning and development team and offer a number of other options for staff to further develop in their career, including post-graduation in Adult Support and Protection, Mental Health Officer Award training and Practice Educator training.
When completing the application process please ensure that you cover the following areas:
* Please study the job profile and detail the knowledge, skills and experience you hold that would make you a suitable candidate for the post of Social Worker in Adult and Older People Services.
* Explain your experience of assessing needs and risks, please comment on legislation underpinning your practice?
* Detail a time when you have required to manage a conflict or difference of opinion within a work-based scenario, detailing how you managed this and achieved successful resolution
* Explain how you prioritise tasks in a fast-paced environment with competing demands. Can you give an example of this within a previous role?
* Explain your understanding of partnership working and provide an example where you worked as part of a wider team delivering both individual and partnership outcomes. Detail how you made a contribution?
Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.
Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.
Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.
Please Apply online -All correspondence will be via your email address.
Legislative Information
This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.
This post is considered a Regulated Role working with Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with Adults.
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.
Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.
Equal Opportunitiesand Armed Forces Community Covenant
South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community.As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.
South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.
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