Job Description
Role – Team Leader (Children & Families Services)
Location - GCHSCP, Various areas throughout Glasgow covering North East, North West and South localities
Contract Status – Permanent
Glasgow is a thriving and vibrant city and excellent opportunities exist to join us and contribute towards helping all our neighbourhoods flourish. The Glasgow City Health & Social Care Partnership (GCHSCP) is on a journey to radically change the way in which Social Work delivers support and services.
We are looking to recruit Team Leaders across the City of Glasgow supporting Children and Families. The post holder will manage a team of Social Workers and Social Care Workers offering support and help to children and their families.
Applicants should be committed to supporting children at home with their families and be able to lead a team of staff in taking a strengths, assets and anti-poverty based approach to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our children. You will also chair meetings, including reviews for children who are in Local Authority care, Child Protection Core Groups and subject to Child Protection Registration.
We are seeking energetic, talented, resilient and committed Team Leaders to secure these outcomes. You will have sound knowledge of assessment and care management; have practiced extensively under the relevant legislation; and work in a person centred manner which will be fully embedded in your practice. You will be confident in managing risk and looking for innovative ways to promote independence and link people into the local community.
We have a large range of services that require to work effectively together, we work in full partnership with our health colleagues and a broad range of partners and we have a key priority in relation to shifting the balance of care across both service areas and promoting more effective early intervention and preventative supports.
Applicants must possess a Degree / Diploma in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Nursing or equivalent qualification and be able to demonstrate commitment to CPD. Attached to this advert is the Person Specification which details the qualifications, skills, knowledge and competencies that are required for this post.
Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is essential on taking up appointment. Please note successful candidates for the above role will be required to pay for their PVG Membership/or Scheme Checks.
Registration to the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) is an essential requirement for this role. You must either be already registered or have applied within 3 months and be registered within 6 months from your start date. Please note as part of the local government pay deal, local authority staff are currently not required to pay SSSC fees.
These roles are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended).
Interviews are likely to take place week commencing 6th October. If you would like to find out more about the role before applying, you can contact Josephine McLaughlin or Paul McGeoch by email on josephine.mclaughlin@glasgow.gov.uk or paul.mcgeoch@glasgow.gov.uk
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For more information on Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCC) please visit the following websites:
GCC Website and GCC Conditions of Service
Application Packs
The following alternative Application Packs can be requested in other format for example, Braille, Audio and other languages. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 0141 287 1054. Packs will be posted out to you 2nd class within 3 working days of receiving your telephone request. Please note the closing date of the job advert if requesting this to ensure that you give yourself plenty of time to complete your application form and return to us.
Further Information
Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see
GCC Job Evaluation
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