Job Description
Job Details
Hours: 17.5
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Grade: 10A
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Salary: £47804.18 - £49994.18 pro rata per annum
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Contract Duration: Permanent
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Please note the start date will not commence before April 1st 2025.
Recruitment Profile
Scottish Borders Council are looking to recruit a highly motivated, qualified Social Work Team Leader to lead provision of good outcomes for children and young people in kinship care. The Kinship Care team is a newly created team which works with kinship carers and the children they care for from assessment through to on-going emotional, practical and financial support. The team is centrally based in Galashiels and works with kinship carers throughout the Scottish Borders and those placed out with the local authority area. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop our Kinship Care from its beginning.
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We are looking for an enthusiastic and positive person with strong leadership skills to join our team. You will work alongside Team Leaders from our other social work teams in a supportive and positive environment.
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In Scottish Borders we promote an open and trusting culture at all levels of the organisation with an supportive and accessible senior management team. We prioritise staff wellbeing with regular supervision, manageable work loads and understanding the importance of a healthy work life balance.
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We also offer excellent continuous professional development and learning o...