Vacancy Information
The salary advertised is full time (35 hours per week). Part-time hours will be pro-rated accordingly.
Candidates will be assessed on the basis of appropriate relevant experience and qualifications and salary placed within the advertised scale.
Hourly rate of pay: £21.14 - £23.56
Days and hours of work
Working days and times are to be discussed with successful candidate, they will be between Monday - Friday, 09:00-17:00.
Flexi time is applicable.
To start asap.
East Lothian Children's Services has an exciting opportunity for a Social worker in the Wellbeing and Justice Team. The team consists of 1 equivalent team leader, 2 senior practitioners, 3+ equivalent social workers and 2.5 equivalent family support workers and has dedicated administrative support. We are part of the larger Children's Services team. The job can be very varied and we are lucky to share an office which aids communication and mutual support.
The team provides support to children and young people involved in different levels of offending behaviour, from Early Effective Intervention to children who have caused serious harm, as well as general Social Work support to their siblings and families. We use various interventions with children and families to support change and the development of positive and lasting networks to continue that support when social work is no longer needed. Training is very important in terms of tools and different sorts of intervention, some of which is carried out within individual and group supervision, but East Lothian Council also runs regular and extensive training. Current Social Work staff have training and experience in varying risk assessment tools including START:AV and AIM 3 and in interventions such as Safer Lives. Experience and training in these would be highly beneficial but not essential.
The successful candidate should ideally have experience of Youth Justice. We are particular keen to receive applicants from social workers with experience in Signs of Safety and Safe and Together, but this is not essential. We are continuing to develop practices and approaches within the youth justice service and this will bring exciting new opportunities for staff within the team.
East Lothian Children’s Services are keen to recruit workers who are passionate about achieving the best possible outcomes for children, young people and their families. We are committed to promoting an open and trusting culture at all levels of the organisation and prioritise continuous professional development and learning. Our staff are our greatest asset and we strive to be supportive, inclusive and child centred by prioritising effective supervision, manageable caseloads and a healthy work life balance. Our vision is to support children and young people to live and learn in East Lothian and our staff are involved in developing services and implementing improvement activity around this goal. We have an accessible, on site senior management team who are committed to recruiting the best people to compliment the wide range of knowledge and experience that exists throughout the service.
If you wish to discuss this vacancy or working for Children’s Services in East Lothian Council, please contact the either of the team leaders: Louise Humphreys - or Rosie Thomson .
Home Working Consideration
Applications for homeworking or hybrid working will be considered for this post, subject to a trial period and in accordance with East Lothian Council’s Home Working and Worksmart Policies which can be found