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Location: Aberdeen City, Scotland, United Kingdom,
Duration: Permanent, Full Time
Roles that require PVG Membership
Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 10 and above (currently £30,030 per annum / £16.50 per hour)
The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.
Job purpose/about the role
This Social Worker plays a key role in undertaking assessments for children with additional support needs, with a focus on the child’s needs as impacted by their disability and the parents’ capacity to meet these needs. The assessment informs the type of support/intervention required to assist parents to safely care for their child. This requires a multi-agency approach to child centred planning and a co-ordination of services to enable the child to be supported to live with their family and within their community wherever possible.
The Social Worker undertakes the role of Lead Professional where required, including to monitor and review care packages. This will require the postholder to function as a member of the team, to develop and maintain professional relationships with colleagues across Health and Education and other partner agencies across the third sector.
Please refer to the job profile for a full description of the role.
- BA Social Work qualification or equivalent DipSW, CQSW
- SSSC Registration
- PVG
- The ability to assess and balance risk and protective factors within a child protection framework.
- The ability to assess needs, formulate and implement effective social work
interventions.
- The ability to prioritise tasks, manage own workload and be accountable for quality case work with children and families to achieve positive outcomes.
- The ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing and build rapport with a range of individuals including children and families and other professionals.
- The ability to negotiate effectively to reach a resolution and successfully implementing change.
- The ability to deal with complex issues in a sensitive and appropriate manner.
- The ability to use information management systems to maintain accurate management information and high-quality data.
- Ability to analyse and evaluate complex information to produce high quality concise reports to inform quality casework and business decisions.
- The ability to provide social work interventions to children and families and present concise reports about complex information as required to internal, external audiences including presenting in Court.
Please see the Job Profile for further details.
Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.
Flexible Working
We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact [email protected].
Armed Forces
We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a gold award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: [email protected]. We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:
- have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
- looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
- are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
- have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
- are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships
Please note that eligibility to work in the UK is dependent on legal status and all applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.
