Social Work Assistant, Pullar House, Perth - PKC14367

Social Work Assistant (Fixed Term for 6 Months) - PKC14367
£The Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership work with the residents of the Perth & Kinross area to provide independent living across all communities.
A temporary vacancy for 6 months has arisen for a Social Work Assistant in the Perth City South Adult Social Work and Social Care Team, working 36 hours per week.
This team manages long term, complex cases within the Perth City locality, and supports adults aged 16+ across all client groups requiring social work interventions, supports and services.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established, highly skilled and motivated team, with excellent training, supervision and development opportunities. Benefits also include flexible working scheme, modern working practices, generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme.
As a generic locality team integrated with the Health and Social Care Partnership you will implement and promote strategic multi-disciplinary approaches in supporting our clients in a person centred, holistic, whole family approach. Interesting and diverse practice opportunities for front line staff is provided via long term complex casework across all adult client groups within the Perth City area.
The successful applicant will assist in maintaining vulnerable people in the community by providing a range of social work and care management tasks in accordance with the New Care Standards and the SSSC Codes of Practice. These include carrying out Outcome Focussed Assessments, the negotiation of flexible packages of care, and the monitoring and reviewing of individual care packages delivered via Self Directed Support (SDS).
Effective time management is essential for a successful autonomous worker to manage complex caseloads with the ability to be flexible and respond to crisis / competing demands being integral to the role.
You must have experience and skills of client needs assessment and care package reviews.
You will be required to demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of social work principles and values.
This role requires you to be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), if you are not yet registered, you can still apply, as long as you are willing to apply for registration within 3 months of starting with us and be registered within 6 months.
You must have a valid driving licence as this post requires you to travel to a variety of locations across Perth and Kinross.
A generous annual leave package
~6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day
~ Eligibility to join our pension scheme
~ Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working , Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave , time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework
~ We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.
This role requires you to be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) , if you are not yet registered, you can still apply, as long as you are willing to apply for registration within 3 months of starting with us and be registered within 6 months.
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We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.
Working with children and/or protected adults is regarded as a regulated role and under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 you will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.
If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 10 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required.