Social Worker, Portree – HGH12525

Post Title: Social Worker

Location: Broadford

Hours: 17.5 Hours Per Week

Duration: Permanent

Salary: £18,573 – £20,111 p.a.

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person: Alison Gordon Tel no: 01463 702741

Job Purpose

• Ensuring that National Standards in Fostering & Adoption are met.
• Recruiting, assessing, supporting and training Foster Carers and Prospective Adopters Working with carers to implement Child Plans and Permanency Plans.
• This post will involve office duty to provide placements and support carers and may involve doing emergency Social Work.
• Providing Adoption Support post adoption
• Undertaking adoption counselling with adults who have been affected by adoption

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact Business Support, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting post the reference number above.

Please Find The Job Description Below.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by e-mail, unless otherwise stated. Please check your e-mails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

CQSW, DipSW, or other fieldwork qualification recognised by SSSC.

You will be expected to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Highland to meet the operational requirements of the Service