Salary: £47,919.44 - £49,579.81 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week
The purpose of the job is to provide a professional social work service as part of an operational team, based in Children & Families Social Work.
The main duties of the Senior Social Worker (Children & Families) are to undertake a range of statutory duties in relation to:
1. Children and Young People at risk of abuse and requiring protection;
2. Children requiring to be Looked After at home or accommodated; taking account of the corporate parenting responsibility of all agencies.
More detail is provided in the Job Profile, Person Specification and Conditions of Service Summary attached to the bottom of this advert.
Additional Information
* The grade of this post is L
* Salary shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £2,742 per annum
* Permanent Full Time post for 37.0 Hours per Week, 52.18 weeks per year
* Preferred candidates will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update prior to a formal offer of employment being made
* The successful candidate will have to complete registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of the agreed start date
* A relocation package does not apply to this post
* We will pay interview expenses from within Shetland
* You must have the ability to travel throughout Shetland at short notice and where public transport is limited
* We are happy to talk flexible working
This post is based at Hayfield House, Lerwick, Shetland.
For further details relating to this post, please contact: Elinor Thompson, Team Leader - 01595744438 - elinor.thompson@shetland.gov.uk
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