Job Purpose:
This role will be part of a specialist provision, with the role holders targeting need assessment of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Young People (UASYP) who are placed in Aberdeen as part of the National Transfer Scheme (NTS) and those who arrive as part of adult asylum resettlement schemes who identify as children on their arrival in Aberdeen.
Undertaking Age Assessment processes, including brief assessments and Merton Assessments within time frame and to standard required.
Providing a specialist role to improve outcomes for this group. Being committed to anti-discriminatory, culturally inclusive social work practice which seeks to create equity in an area of serviced where capacity of the workforce and resource provision needs to grow and develop, delivered in context of cultural sensitivities.
Location:
Westburn, 116 Westburn Road Aberdeen
Duration:
Fixed Term, Full Time
The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:
* BA/Dip SW, CQSW
* SSSC Registration
* PVG
* SSSC SW registration
The postholder is able to demonstrate:
* The ability to assess and balance risk and protective factors where there are safety concerns
* Articulate an understanding of the impact and manifestation of trauma on young people who have experienced the disruption of civil conflict
* Confidence in communication skills with service users where English not first Language
* Form and sustain therapeutically aligned relationships where need can be assessed within a context of formulation and implement effective social work interventions
* Able to prioritise tasks, manage own workload and be accountable
* Effective communicator, able to use language skills which reflect the components of Write Right About Me; excellent verbal and written skills; and build rapport with a range of individuals including children and families and other professionals
* Deal with complex issues in a sensitive and appropriate manner
* Use information management systems to maintain accurate management information and high-quality data
About Us
Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Flexible Working
We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact AskHR@aberdeencity.gov.uk.
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We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: armedforces@aberdeencity.gov.uk.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:
* have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
* looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
* are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
* have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
* are New Scots* aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships
*"New Scots" are defined as refugees and asylum seekers who are in Scottish communities and include those who have been granted refugee status or another form of humanitarian protection, people seeking asylum, those who have been refused asylum, and those whose application has been refused but who remain in Scotland.
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