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Lead Officer, Adult Support & Protection and Mental Health
37 hours per week, Permanent position
£54, to £59, per annum (inclusive of £2, Distant Islands Allowance per annum)
As Lead Officer for Adult Support & Protection and Mental Health, you will set a high standard of adult protection by implementing and maintaining a system for monitoring the performance of adult support and protection services, to ensure that the Comhairle’s statutory duties and functions are effectively discharged.
You will have lead responsibility for the duties delegated by the Chief Social Work Officer, to undertake the professional social work operational lead functions in relation to the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act, the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act, the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act and any subsequent relevant legislation affecting social work with adults.
As Lead Officer you will provide support to the Adult Protection Committee ensuring that core responsibilities and key objectives are effectively discharged under the direction and leadership of the Chair of the Committee and to report appropriately. You will provide a bridge between the strategic overview of the Adult Protection Committee and front-line operations.
In conjunction with the Service Manager, Assessment and Care Management and Team Leader, you will be responsible for the effective management of statutory duties and provisions under Adult Support and Protection, Adults with incapacity and Mental Health legislation. You will be Lead Officer, Western Isles, in respect of Mental Health services provided by the Social and Community Services Department.
It is essential you have knowledge of community care policy development and legislation, the Adult Support and Protection Act and associated legislation and mental health national policies, guidance and legislation. Experience of adult care service delivery, adult protection / risk management work, multi-agency partnership working is required. You must hold experience of chairing multi-agency case conferences and the management of staff.
You must hold either CQSW / Dip SW / Social Work (or equivalent). Please follow this link to see relevant accepted qualifications for this position: Regulated Professions Register | Social Worker (regulated-professions.service.gov.uk) .
In addition, a post qualifying award in Mental Health is also required. Please follow this link to see additional regarding the Mental Health Officer role and required qualification:Mental health officers - Scottish Social Services Council )
A full UK Driving Licence is essential.
This post is subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme in respect of regulated work with adults and children.
Salary for the above post is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance. Appointment to the post will be on the first point of grade with annual incremental progression.
It is vital you read the job description and person specification, in your Experience statement please detail how you meet each of the essential criteria we ask for in the person specification.
Interviews will be conducted in person, providing candidates with the chance to personally meet the team and experience our work environment.
Closing Date: Monday 17 March
Ard-Oifigear, Taic & Dìon Inbheach agus Slàinte Inntinn
37 uair gach seachdain, Dreuchd mhaireannach
£54, gu £59, gach bliadhna (a’ gabhail a-steach £2, Cuibhreann Eileanan Iomallach gach bliadhna)
Mar Ard-Oifigear Taic & Dìon Inbheach agus Slàinte Inntinn, bidh tu a’ stèidheachadh ìre àrd de dhìon ìnbheach le bhith a’ cur an gnìomh agus a’ cumail an àirde siostam gus sùil a chumail air lìbhrigeadh sheirbheisean taic agus dìon ìnbheach, ‘s a’ dèanamh cìnnteach gu bheil dleastanasan reachdail na Comhairle air an lìbhrigeadh gu h-èifeachdach.
Bidh tu an urra ri dleastanasan a thèid a thoirt dhut le Ceannard nan Seirbheisean Sòisealta, a’ gabhail os laimh gnìomhan ceannardais proifeiseanta a thaobh mollaidhean Achd Taic agus Dìon Inbheach (Alba), Achd na Inbhich air Neo-Chomasachd (Alba), Achd Slàinte Inntinn (Cùram & Leigheas) (Alba) agus reachdas sam bith eile a tha riatanach a thaobh obair shòisealta còmhla ri ìnbhich a chur an gnìomh.
Mar Ard-Oifigear, bheir thu taic do Chomataidh Dìon Inbheach, a’ dèanamh cìnnteach gun tèid am prìomh uallaichean agus amasan a choilionadh gu h-èifeachdach fo smach agus stiùireach Cathraiche na Comataidh agus a’ deasachadh aithisgean mar a chithear iomchaidh. Bidh thu nad dhrochaid eadar lèir-shealladh ro-innleachdail na Comataidh Dìon Inbheach agus luchd-lìbhrigidh.
Ag obrachadh còmhla ri Neach-Stiùiridh na Seirbheis, Ceannard Sgioba Measaidh agus Stìuiridh Cùraim, bidh tu an urra ri bhith riaghladh dhleastanasan reachdail agus ullachaidhean fo reachdas Taic agus Dìon Inbheach, Inbhich Neo-Chomasach agus Slàinte Inntinn. Bidh tu nad Ard Oifigear, Innse Gall, a thaobh Sheirbheisean Slàinte Inntinn a th’ air an lìbhrigeadh tron Roinn Sheirbheisean Sòisealta agus Coimhearsnachd.
Tha e riatanach gu bheil eòlas agad air reachdas agus leasachadh poileasaidh cùram sa choimhearsnachd, Achd Taic agus Dìon Inbheach agus reachdas agus poileasaidhean slàinte ìnntinn nàiseanta agus stiùireadh no reachdas eile co-cheangailte ris. Feumaidh eòlas a bhith agad air lìbhrigeadh seirbheis cùram ìnbheach, dìon ìnbheach / leasachadh cunnairt / agus obair còmhla ri iomadh buidheann. Feumaidh tu eòlas air a bhith nad chathraiche air co-labhairtean eadar bhuidhneil mu chùisean sònraichte agus a bhith ealanta air luchd-obrach a laimhseachadh.
Bu chòir CQSW / Dip SW / Social Work (no shamail) a bhith agad. Lean an ceangal seo gus faicinn dè na teisteanasan a tha riatanach airson na dreuchd:Regulated Professions Register | Social Worker (regulated-professions.service.gov.uk) .
A thuilleadh air a sin, feumar teisteanas a chaidh fhaighinn as dèidh ceumachaidh ann an Slàinte Inntinn. Lean an ceangal seo gus tuilleadh fhaighinn a-mach mu dhreuchd Oifigear Slàinte Inntinn agus teisteanasan a tha dhìth:Mental health officers - Scottish Social Services Council )
Tha làn chead draibhidh RA riatanach.
Tha am post a’ tighinn fo bhuaidh Sgeama Dìon Bhuidhnean So-leònta (PVG) a thaobh a bhith an sàs ann an obair riaghailteach le inbhich.
Tha an tuarastal airson na h-obrach a’ gabhail a-steach Cuibhreann Eileanan Iomallach. Thèid duine fhastadh air a’ chiad ìre den rang le cuibhreann a’ dol ris gach bliadhna.
Tha e riatanach gun leugh thu an cunntas obrach agus an sònrachadh pearsanta ‘s gun toir thu iomradh air mar a tha thu a’ coilionadh gach slat-tomhais air a bheilear a’ toirt iomraidh anns an t-sònrachadh-phearsanta nad aithisg eòlais.
Thèid agallaibhean a chumail air beulaibh dhaoine, a’ toirt cothroim do thagraichean coinneachadh ris an sgioba agus beachd fhaighinn air an àrainneachd obrach.
Ceann-latha: Diluain 17 Màrt