Service: Health and Social Care Partnership
Closing Date: Wednesday 19th February
We are looking to recruit a Social Worker to work in across two busy Mental Health Teams.
The Cowal Peninsula is a stunning area with easy access to the mainland.
You will also provide support to the Mental Health Team on the beautiful Island of Bute.
Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.
The Community Mental Health Teams are based in Dunoon and Rothesay.
The Social Work role is crucial to people who have mental health problems or who maybe experiencing a crisis.
We work within a multidisciplinary model based on biopsychosocial principles.
The Social work tasks include:
Assessment including risk
Funding applications
Day time Duty cover
Building and maintaining relationship with vulnerable people
Essential requirements for this post includes:
Degree in Social Work
PVG
Driving licence
Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.
We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.
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