Social Worker (Infant Assessment Team) - CLA03702

£30,001 - £40,000

Clackmannanshire Council, Alloa, Clackmannanshire

Full time
Permanent

Posted 1 week ago, 6 Sep | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Tomorrow!

job Ref: CLA03702

Full Job Description

Job Description

A vacancy has arisen in the Infant Assessment Team. This is a small team, which undertakes assessment of parenting capacity in complex cases and completes permanence work where reunification is not possible. This is a rare opportunity to work in a specialist team with a focus on securing permanence either with birth parents or within a permanence framework. There are opportunities for joint working and extensive opportunities for learning and development. The post will appeal to a children & families practitioner with strong annylurical assessment and report writing skills, who can work to timescales and who enjoys seeing detailed pieces of work through to completion. The right candidate will have experience of undertaking permanence work with children, and have strengths working in a transparent, child centred way with both families and the professional team around the child.

Please note that your require to have a recognised Social Work Qualification to apply for this post.

For further information or an informal discussion about the post please contact Helen Runciman (Team Leader) hrunciman@clacks.gov.uk

Additional Information

You can view the application pack below which contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job. You can also find our recruitment privacy notice and a general information pack about Clackmannanshire Council.

Clackmannanshire Council is currently promoting the recruitment campaign “Get into Care for Adult Care”. Further documents can be viewed below – these do not relate to the job advertised.

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce. We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working. Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships. The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and / or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. You will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council. Further guidance will follow in your conditional offer of employment on how to apply. Please note you will be required to pay for the cost of this application if your salary is over £38,000 per annum, which will be deducted from your first pay. Further information can be found here https://www.mygov.scot/apply-for-pvg

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