Social Care Officer (10) - ANG05339

Job Description

Based at Pearse Street, Brechin.

This job is workstyle 1 - Fixed.

In this workstyle most of your time is spent undertaking the direct delivery of front-line services work. Depending on your role there may be a limited requirement to access a specific council location during the course of the working week if you are not delivering your service at a council location.

There has been a considerable investment in residential childcare by Angus Council and we are looking for a social care officer to join our residential team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the team establishing a new house. It is anticipated you will be involved in the process of this prior to the house opening including induction/learning and being part of a team developing a new provision and be an important person in terms of establishing the new culture.

The new facility is a detached 4 bedroom house in Brechin with modern facilities to meet the individual needs of the children and young people we support. The house will be a facility for 4 looked after young people aged 12 -21 years who will have experienced early life trauma.

Our service is inclusive and accessible to all children and the team provide love, care and support to children and young people within Angus. Our residential childcare workers create homely, welcoming environments in which children can develop a sense of emotional safety and belonging.

We are looking for individuals with resilience who have the right personal skills and experience.

We provide the necessary training to help you progress in a highly rewarding career. We work as a close multi-disciplinary team.

You will be supported by your managers and other professionals. You will receive regular reflective supervision to help you work effectively with children in your care.

Hours are worked on a rota system covering 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You may therefore be required to carry out sleep-in and occasional waking night duties for which an allowance is payable.

Our staff work on a planned rota basis, so you will always know when you are due to work.

For further information about our residential services, please watch our video https://youtu.be/8mbCVj30qRs.

Please note interviews will be held Monday, 2 December.

Requirements

You must have the ability to become a member of the PVG Scheme.

Please refer to job outline and person specification for further details and requirements for these jobs.

About Angus Council

In addition, please refer to the "applicant guidance" document when completing your application form and to the "welcome to Angus" document and our website https://www.angus.gov.uk/jobs_and_training/working_for_angus_council for more information about working for Angus Council.

The Individual

We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application for a job:

Those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities and care experienced young people. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.