LOCATION:
Pullar House 35 Kinnoull Street Perth, PH1 5GD
SALARY:
£34,146 - £36,428 per year
CONTRACT TYPE:
Permanent
POSITION TYPE:
Part Time
HOURS:
28.8 hours per week
This role covers the whole of the Perth & Kinross area and you will work with a variety of professionals to foster a multi-disciplinary and whole family approach. Experience and knowledge of the issues that impact upon disabled children and their families is essential, as is an awareness and understanding of child development, attachment, and the impact of trauma.
You will carry out direct work with children, young people, and their families, from assessing to provide support, child protection, working with looked after and accommodated children, and monitoring packages of support.
You will be expected to work in line with the principles of 'Getting it Right for Every Child', putting inter-agency working at the forefront of your practice.
You will also be required to complete assessments and write reports for a variety of forums including Child Protection Planning Meetings, the Children's Hearing system, and Court.
You should have good report writing skills and be able to prioritise your workload and meet timescales. The recording of case notes is central to practice and you should be able to do this accurately and in a timely manner as part of the Social Worker role.
You will be able to communicate clearly in a variety of settings with a wide range of people from differing roles and backgrounds and needs.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic, and motivated professional to join our team with a genuine interest in supporting children, young people, and their families.
Requirements
Social Work Degree
The Individual
As a person, you will be compassionate and have empathy for the children, young people, and families who you support. You will also be organised and able to work flexibly to meet service needs.
You will be able to evidence a strong commitment to multi-agency working and be a skilled and confident communicator, able to fully contribute to assessment reports and in Professional Meetings, Child Protection Planning Meetings, Core Groups, and Children's Hearings.
If you would like any more information regarding this vacancy, please contact Chris Brodie, Team Leader by emailing cbrodie@pkc.gov.uk.
When applying for this post, please provide current contact details (including e-mail addresses) for two referees, one should be your present or most recent employer. However, if you are an existing employee of Perth & Kinross Council, you are only required to provide reference details for your current employer.
At PKC, our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of the Perth and Kinross Offer. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours.
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