The Scottish Borders Learning Disability Service currently have a vacancy for a full-time social worker. This offers an excellent opportunity to join a well-established, integrated social care and health team supporting adults with a learning disability who require a specialist service. The team is located at Scottish Borders Council Headquarters in Newtown St Boswells in the heart of the beautiful Borders countryside but still within reasonable commuting distance of Edinburgh and the Lothians. The service covers the whole of the Scottish Borders which has the attraction of being able to work within an environment of small local communities in pleasant rural surroundings whilst also offering ready access to the facilities of the city and the East coast. The council operates a flexible working policy and there is currently the potential for some hybrid working in accordance with the needs of the service. The successful candidate will be working alongside colleagues from nursing, psychiatry, psychology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, dietetics, speech and language therapy and music therapy, with support from a committed admin team. The team is busy and the work can be complex but also stimulating and rewarding, offering the experience of a wide variety of casework and multi-disciplinary working within a friendly, supportive and knowledgeable team of professionals. There is a commitment to regular supervision and individual development opportunities as well as a team approach to Continuous Professional Development. The post-holder would be required to provide an assessment and care management service to clients of the team in collaboration with other involved professionals, and to participate in our duty service. We are looking for enthusiastic applicants who embody generic social work values and principles and are committed to improving outcomes for adults who have a learning disability and their families and to contributing to the development of the service.Essential Professional Social Work Qualification. Registration as a social worker with the SSSC. A current driving licence and use of a vehicle is an essential requirement of this post.
* If you have a disability which precludes you from holding a drivers licence, Scottish Borders Council will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability. Should it be possible to make such an adjustment in order that you can undertake the travel responsibilities of the post, this will be taken into account in consideration for this role.
Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership £27,838 - £29,208 per year pro rata - £27,838 - £29,208 per year pro rata, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar £30,252 - £33,069 per year pro rata - £30,252 - £33,069 per year pro rata, Advert Social Care Worker, Taigh a'Chridhe Uile Naomh (0901)20 hours Per Week, Permanent post£16,352 to £17,874 per annum, inclusive of..., Scottish Borders Council £25,769.25 - £27,081.16 per year pro rata - £25,769.25 - £27,081.16 per year pro rata