An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join our Adult Service Team.
You will be working with Adults aged 16 years and older who will have a range of health and social needs.
You will be responsible for the completion of a holistic assessment of risks and needs, developing care support plans to meet identified needs, reviewing existing support plans and supporting duty work under the supervision of the Team Leader. This work is underpinned by the principles of Self Directed Support legislation.
The successful candidate will be motivated, organised, willing to learn and have experience of working with vulnerable groups in the community.
Hours: 35 per week
Vacancy: Permanent
Salary: £39,.35 - £45,.52
Location: Hamilton, Rutherglen/Cambuslang or East Kilbride
View the Social Worker job profile
When completing the application process please ensure that you cover the following as:
1. Please study the job profile and detail the knowledge, skills and experience you hold that would make you a suitable candidate for the post of Social Worker in Adult and Older People Services.
2. Explain your experience of assessing needs and risks, please comment on legislation underpinning your practice?
3. Detail a time when you have required to manage a conflict or difference of opinion within a work-based scenario, detailing how you managed this and achieved successful resolution
4. Explain how you prioritise tasks in a fast-paced environment with competing demands. Can you give an example of this within a previous role?
5. Explain your understanding of partnership working and provide an example where you worked as part of a wider team delivering both individual and partnership outcomes. Detail how you made a contribution?
Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.
Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.
Legislative Information
This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order .
This post is considered Regulated Work with Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act,. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with Adults.