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Ref no: DEE05861
Published: 02/05/2025
Closes: 18/05/2025
Location: Claverhouse East Jack Martin Way Dundee, DD4 9FF
Salary: £40,785 - £46,765 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week
Work From Home: Hybrid
Job Description
Working in a hybrid style, based at home and Claverhouse office, you will work full time, 37 hours per week. If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please contact Sarah Osgood on 01382 438304 or email sarah.osgood@dundeecity.gov.uk
Requirements
You will have a Degree in Social Work, CQSW, Dip SW, CSS (with appropriate option).
Responsibilities
You will assist in maintaining vulnerable people in the community by providing a range of care management tasks. These include the assessment of individual need, the negotiation of flexible packages of care, and the monitoring and reviewing of individual care packages.
The Individual
You will have experience and knowledge of social work values, a working knowledge of assessing needs, working with other professionals and third sector agencies, an interest in working with physical disabilities and older adults, and knowledge of community care. You will have good verbal and written communication skills and an ability to work effectively with a variety of other agencies. You will have IT/PC competence, knowledge of Person-Centred Planning, Personal Outcomes Approaches, and the ability to prioritise workloads and meet challenges and deadlines. You should be able to build good, trusting relationships with service users, colleagues, and other professional staff, and be flexible in your approach to work. You will be able to work effectively as part of a team. Knowledge of Children and Adult Support and Protection legislation and Adults with Incapacity Legislation is also required. You must be able to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within the specified timescale. This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment by Dundee City Council.
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