LOCATION:
Blairgowrie ARC Jessie Street Blairgowrie, PH10 6BT
SALARY:
£49,779 - £53,627 per year
CONTRACT TYPE:
Permanent
POSITION TYPE:
Full Time
HOURS:
36 hours per week
We currently have the following opportunity:
Senior Practitioner - PKC13014
£49,779 - £53,627
North Locality, Jessie Street, Blairgowrie
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the North Locality Strathmore (Blairgowrie) Social Work Team for a full-time, permanent Senior Practitioner.
Applications are being invited from experienced, confident, motivated and creative Social Workers who are looking to develop their practice knowledge, skills and experience in a leadership role.
This post will include managing and supervising staff, chairing meetings, holding a small caseload of complex cases and other tasks delegated by the Team Leader.
The North Locality team is a busy rural social work team working with adults and unpaid carers to achieve identified outcomes. The team serves a large geographical area and provides a wide variety of care and support interventions and services.
Highland Perthshire is a beautiful and picturesque area to work, and while it brings challenges in relation to the rural nature of the area, it also provides opportunities to identify and develop local networks of support.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly dedicated team, with excellent training, supervision and development opportunities provided. Benefits also include; flexible working scheme, modern working practices, generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme.
For purposes of connection and collaboration with colleagues and with the community we serve, our full-time employees work on site for a minimum of 2 days per week with the arrangements for part time employees being agreed on a basis which will ensure that they benefit to an equivalent degree.
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Skills & Experience Required
The successful applicant will have experience of statutory Adult Social Work and be confident in the areas of Adult Support and Protection, Adults with Incapacity, Self-Directed Support and Carers Legislation.
We are looking for an organised person with a flexible approach who is well organised and holds the ability to manage time effectively and produce accurate, high quality work, often to tight timescales.
We are looking for an ambitious, compassionate practitioner who can demonstrate experience of working with integrity in line with the values of Perth and Kinross Council.
You will be an experienced Social Worker who has worked within a variety of settings and has experience of statutory work.
You should be interested in developing skills to support both the staff group, and a variety of service user groups.
You will be creative, enthusiastic, embracing of challenge and committed to improving the journey of the people we work with and serve.
You should have experience in gathering, monitoring and analysing relevant data and creating the necessary systems to support this.
You will be an organised individual with outstanding communication skills and a 'can do' attitude to problem solving. You must be computer literate with proven IT Skills, have experience in preparing and presenting clear and concise reports and presentations for a range of purposes.
You must hold a recognised Social Work Qualification (Degree in Social Work, DIPSW, CQSW, CSS or other relevant Social Work qualification) and be registered as a Social Worker with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) or within 6 months of commencing employment and will be further responsible for maintaining your annual membership.
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Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours.