Job Description Children, Education and Justice Services Social Work Assistant (Children and Families Practice Team) South West Children and Families Practice Team, Wester Hailes Healthy Living Centre Salary: £28,046 – £32,010 Hours: 36 per week We have 2 permanent positions available. The successful post holder will contribute to the provision of a range of services to meet the needs of families experiencing difficulties. Driving licence is desirable. Social Work Assistant’s will work alongside social workers as part of a team with children and young people who need protection, are Looked After or are children in need, and their families/carers. They will work in strengths based and restorative ways to get alongside children, families and carers, build positive relationships, identify what they need to keep them safe and support plans which improve wellbeing for children, young people and their families/carers. This will include direct work, supporting family time between children who are accommodated and their families and parenting work. Additionally, there will also be some opportunities for working with Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC). Experience of direct work with children is desirable. Please see the supporting document for more information about the role. Interviews will be held in early February 2025 and will be in person. For further information or queries please contact Alan Kirkpatrick at [email protected] or phone Alan on 07891237940. This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory. We’re committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation. As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work. To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working. You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range. Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs Alert me to jobs like this