Service: Health and Social Care Partnership
Closing Date: Wednesday 5th August 2026
We would love to welcome you to join our friendly team in working for Argyll and Bute, one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. Let us tell you about why this could be a great move for you.
Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.
This role will be to undertake a number of varied and interesting challenges with children and their families. Supporting vulnerable children with travel, providing support to children affected by disability to access community resources. The role will also work with children and young people a variety of short-term pieces of work as set out within the child or young person’s plan.
The essential and desirable qualities you should have for the role are:
Essential Qualities
- CQSW, BA (Hons) SWS, DipSW or equivalent
- SSSC Registration
- Pre or post qualifying experience of practicing in a Children & Families setting
- Working knowledge of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, Children Hearing (Scotland) Act 2011, SSSC Codes of Conduct, GIRFEC practice model and Child Protection
- Job holder will be expected to travel efficiency and effectively between various work locations within Argyll & Bute and beyond to meet the operational requirements of the Service.
- Hold a clean current driving license
- Ability to participate in Social Work Out of Hours Service on a rota basis.
Desirable Qualities:
- Post qualifying award in Child Protection
- Practice Teacher award
- Experience of chairing meetings and managing conflict
For this role, we are happy to consider applicants with no previous experience working with children and their families, but who are looking for a career change or to gain experience in this field. If you have the personality, values, and character that match Argyll and Bute Council’s vision for children and want to be part of a team working to support children please contact one of the Recruitment Team.
Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.
We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.
Learn more here Argyll and Bute Employee Recognition Programme, Disability Confident, Armed Forces, Fair Work First Statement, Equality and Fairness, Climate Change, Hybrid and Flexible Working Policy
Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.
- Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.
- This post is not suitable for job share.
- The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.
- This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with both children and adults.
- You will be required to participate in standby or other out of hour's service arrangements, as appropriate.
- This post requires registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.
If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description please contact the recruiting manager, who is:
Alan Chapman, Service Manager - Children & Families (West)
Contact Telephone Number: 01631 572911
Email Address: [email protected]
Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.
Please also note that we do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy
