SWRK 400 - Social Worker (Fostering & Adoption) - 399007

Social Work Resources are committed to providing services for children, young people, families, adults and older people who are in need of care and protection.

We are recruiting for Social Worker posts within the Adoption & Fostering Service, Family Connections. We would welcome applications from registered Social Workers and from Final Year Degree in Social Work Students looking to start their career as a Social Worker. Final year students must be qualified within 2 months of submitting their application form.

You will work as an effective member of the team, helping us to make a positive difference in the lives of our care experienced young people and their caregiving families. You will provide an effective assessment and support service incorporating any relevant statutory duties. You will act as a Social Worker and undertake casework involving partnership working and provide professional advice and guidance to individuals, families and our caregivers community. You should have excellent written and verbal communication skills in order to complete all formal, informal reports and case notes which need to be of a high standard.

In addition, you should be able to demonstrate an ability to relate to people of all ages and backgrounds and be able to gain their trust, in order to help them get the best from our services. You should be able to deal with a variety of situations where your tact, patience and understanding will be needed. You will need to assess and cope with these situations in a sensitive and non-judgmental way.

Hours: 35 hours per week

Vacancy: Permanent

Salary: Grade 3 Level 2 - 4, £37,866.68 - £43,615.11

View the Social Worker job profile.

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or adults.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.

Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.