Job Description

ost Title: Family Key Worker
Location: Fort William
Hours: 35 Hours Per Week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: HC08 - £38,474 - £41,714 p.a.

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person: Ailsa Rainnie Tel:

Job Purpose: To co-ordinate access to and provision of information, advocacy, assessment, planning and family support in collaboration with the other services for children and families.

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions Team, T: (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.

Please find the Job Description below.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

SVQ Level 3 in Social Care or professional qualification in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Education, Community Education, Nursing or equivalent.

Proven experience of working with children and families.

You will be expected to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Highland to meet the operational requirements of the Service.