Advert This is an exciting opportunity to join our professionally challenging and rewarding Pre and Post Birth Team as a Social Worker. The successful applicant will have the personal qualities, professional skills and knowledge required to carry out assessments and interventions with pregnant women, young babies and their families. Our Pre and Post Birth Team is located within Johnstone Town Hall and works with parents who reside within the Renfrewshire Authority and where pre-birth support, guidance and or assessment may be required. Our team has been set up to provide a service which is better able to effectively respond to need at the earliest stage in pregnancy as well as to deliver purposeful pre-birth intervention aimed at supporting children to be safely cared for at home in the care of their families. The Pre and Post Birth Team also undertake complex and challenging post birth parenting capacity assessments. The team require to undertake their role in a sensitive, nurturing and questioning manner with the focus being on the child’s safe care and future planning alongside supporting parents often at a time in their lives where they are most vulnerable. The Pre and Post Birth Team are currently in a position to develop and reshape with an emphasis around stronger scrutiny and quality assurance, alongside reviewing resources to ensure support is targeted at early intervention both pre and post birth. We want to make sure our service is fit for the future and has the flexibility and capacity to meet new challenges. Experience of recording and monitoring work using an electronic case record system is required alongside a clear understanding of relevant legislation, procedures and guidance both at National and Local level. It is essential that you have: a BA (Hons) in Social Work or equivalent; be registered with the SSSC; have two years’ post qualifying experience, be committed to social work values; have effective interpersonal, communication, IT, assessment and report writing skills; be able to work as part of a team and on your own initiative; and have a flexible approach. Experience of working in a Child Care Social Work setting, post qualifying award in Practice Teaching or Child Protection and full current driving licence are desirable. If successful, you will be required to undertake a Disclosure Scotland check, the level of check will be determined by the duties of the post. If you would like further information in relation to the Disclosure Scotland checks, please visit www.disclosurescotland.co.uk. Please contact Janine Biglie, Social Work Senior Manager if you wish to discuss the above post further: janine.biglie@renfrewshire.gov.uk.