Social Worker - Residential Child Care - ABS42992

£40,001 - £50,000

Aberdeenshire Council, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire

Full time
Permanent

Posted 1 day ago, 26 Sep | Get your application in today.

Closing date: 10-10-2024 (In 12 days)

job Ref: ABS42992

Full Job Description

Job Description

The Children’s Homes provides a loving home for a group of up to 4 young people, usually aged between 11 – 18 years. Our trauma informed approach affords young people the opportunity to experience a high level of care in an understanding and non-judgmental environment.

We are committed to keeping ‘The Promise’ and strive to ensure that young people are supported to feel heard, develop healthy relationships, have the right support team around them, and maintain relationships with family and friends who are important to them.

As part of our team, you would:
- Provide a relational, warm, and understanding approach to our young people and families.
- Demonstrate core values in line with ‘The Promise’ whilst advocating for the rights of our young people.
- Embrace our nurturing approach to the individual needs of our young people in line with Dan Hughes ‘Dyadic Developmental Practice’.
- Work within a friendly, caring, forward thinking, fun and enthusiastic team.
- Work within current legislation, policies, and procedures of Aberdeenshire Council through working in partnership with other professionals and agencies.
- Evidence a commitment to quality service delivery through continuous improvement for the benefit of the Service and the organisation.

The role consists of 7 week rolling rota, which includes a 24.5 -hour shift pattern, with sleep-ins built in.

The successful candidate will work shifts that are mainly 24 hours in length. The late shift start at 2pm with a sleep-over from 11pm to 7am and the early shift is from 7am to 2.30pm.

Essential car user.

There is a responsibility for the post holder to demonstrate a commitment to quality service delivery through continuous improvement for the benefit of the Service and the organisation.

Requirements

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be requiredto join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, anOverseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be requiredto provide this check. A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemedsatisfactory.

This post has a minimum requirement of two references, one of these must be your current or most recent employer.

It is Aberdeenshire Council’s procedure that applicants for vacancies of this nature require to attend an assessment centre as well as interview.

Please note, assessment centres and interviews may be carried out on different dates which will be confirmed in due course.

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