Vacancy Information
Candidates will be assessed on the basis of appropriate relevant experience and qualifications and salary placed within the advertised scale.
Hourly rate of pay: £ - £
Days and hours of work:
Monday - Friday, 09:00-17:00
Flexi time is applicable, starting and finishing times are flexible.
To start asap.
East Lothian Children’s Services have an exciting opportunity for a social worker to join the Intake and Assessment Team. The team consists of 2 team leaders, senior practitioners, social workers, family support workers and administrative support. Our Intake and Assessment team is the single point of entry for all children and family referrals to the local authority.
Applicants should have a sound value base, excellent communication and report writing skills, a comprehensive knowledge of Child Protection processes and a strong knowledge of children’s social work legislation. In East Lothian our practice is focused on the Signs of Safety assessment framework with an emphasis on relationship based interventions.
Working as part of a dynamic team in a fast-paced environment, you will undertake child protection assessments as well as assessments of children-in-need. You will undertake direct, time-limited work with children / young people and their families. You will contribute to the work of the team on a duty-rota, and carry an allocated short-term caseload of children and young people.
Children’s Services are absolutely committed to keeping The Promise and keeping children, young people and their families’ voices at the heart of everything we do. We 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. We are located in an open plan office with onsite parking.
Our aim is to support children and young people to live with their families when it is safe to do so. We ensure that the right support is offered at the right time and our staff are involved in developing services and implementing improvement activity around this goal.
We benefit from access to a clinical psychologist who supports our staff with complex work. We recognise the emotional impact of the role and strive to promote staff resilience.
We have an accessible 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.