Social Worker (2) - ANG05535

Angus Council; Arbroath; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

Based at Bruce House, Wellgate, Arbroath.

This job is workstyle 3 - Flexi.

You will have the opportunity to benefit from our flexible and agile working practices. This means you will work from a variety of locations including working from council buildings and you can work from home to best suit your work, meetings, and collaboration.

There are 2 positions available:

1. Working 18.12 hours per week, Tuesday morning and all day Thursday and Friday. This position is permanent.
2. Working 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday. This job is temporary for up to 12 months from date of appointment to cover maternity leave.

You will be asked to indicate on your application form which position/s you are applying for.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Angus Health and Social Care Partnerships Adults with Physical Disabilities Service.

You will be part of a team of social workers and care co-ordinators. Your duties will include providing a comprehensive person-centred assessment to people with physical disabilities, developing packages of care to help meet their identified outcomes and promote their independence, in order to enable them to achieve their full potential.

You will also conduct carers assessments and will complete and maintain appropriate records. You will manage a caseload, carrying continuous responsibility for the assessment and evaluation of the provision of care and will participate in the continuing development of the service.

The ability to promote and encourage a collaborative working approach is essential. At times our Social Workers will be required to support people within a legal framework; this includes working with the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, and the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007. This statutory work allows Social Workers to work in more depth with supported people, build meaningful relationships, and support them to make safer choices with positive results.

This is a challenging, exciting, and rewarding role which offers the right candidates the opportunity to work within a supportive team environment, on the front line of social work, achieving the best outcomes we can for people with physical disabilities within our community.

Internal and external applications on a secondment basis for the temporary post will be considered. You must have the approval of your line manager / organisation.

Please note interviews will be held - to be confirmed.

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 are happy to discuss flexible working during the recruitment process for this position. This means we are open to a conversation about working patterns and the flexibility that is available for this role whilst managing the workload.

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.