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NLC12: £50,669 - £56,329 Per Year

Based within Adult Social Work Services, Headquarters Section based in Motherwell, you will contribute to the promotion of social work values and ethos as represented in the Getting It Right for Everyone Principles. You will be called upon to facilitate innovation and deliver effective change management through the implementation and embedding of the Proportionate Care approach across Adult Social Work Services. This will involve working collaboratively with teams and partners to promote strengths-based, person-centred practice, ensuring that individuals receive the right level of support at the right time. The post holder will contribute to service development, practice improvement and cultural change, helping to ensure that care and support arrangements are proportionate to assessed need while maximising independence, choice and control for service users. Through leadership, guidance and support to staff, the role will help deliver high-quality outcomes and ensure we are getting it right for everyone.

You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member through Disclosure Scotland and obtain a satisfactory membership check prior to commencing in this role.

You require to have one of the following qualifications, a CQSW/DipSW or equivalent, a BSc Occupational Therapy/DipCOT or equivalent, or a Professional Nursing Qualification. You will also be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), or Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and in addition will have substantial post qualifying experience and a background working in a social care setting. Previous supervisory/management experience is desirable.

Working Pattern:

Monday - Thursday: 08:45am - 16:45pm

Friday: 08:45am - 16:15pm

This position is temporary until 30/09/2027.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

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***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***

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