Job Description

To assist Team Leaders in the development of delivery of an effective Children’s Social Work Service.

To provide supervision, consultation and advice to staff and students as appropriate.

To work in partnership with other services provided to families either internally or externally to the Council. To keep up to date and impart knowledge to staff in relation to changes in legislation, statutory guidance and developments in theory and practice.

To manage a smaller caseload of complex cases. To deputise on occasion for the Team Manager and always promote best professional practice.

To undertake the writing and presentation of reports to Children’s Hearings, Case Conferences etc. Where required, be responsible for the implementation and delivery of group work and related provisions. As directed by the management team, to lead on key areas of practice development e.g. Youth Justice, Kinship Care, Fostering and Adoption, etc.

Additional Information

You can view the application pack below which contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job. You can also find our recruitment privacy notice and a general information pack about Clackmannanshire Council.

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce. We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working. Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships. The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and / or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. You will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council. Further guidance will follow in your conditional offer of employment on how to apply. Please note you will be required to pay for the cost of this application if your salary is over £38,000 per annum, which will be deducted from your first pay. Further information can be found here https://www.mygov.scot/pvg-scheme

Should you have difficulty applying for a job online please call 01259 452244 (24 hrs) and leave your details along with the reference number of the post.

Please note that if you are selected for interview you will be notified by e-mail.

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