Social Work Team Leader

2 weeks ago


Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL Full time
Job Details

Hours: 17.5

Grade: 10A

Salary: £47804.18 - £49994.18 pro rata per annum

Contract Duration: Permanent

Please note the start date will not commence before April 1st 2025.

Recruitment Profile

Scottish Borders Council are looking to recruit a highly motivated, qualified Social Work Team Leader to lead provision of good outcomes for children and young people in kinship care. The Kinship Care team is a newly created team which works with kinship carers and the children they care for from assessment through to on-going emotional, practical and financial support. The team is centrally based in Galashiels and works with kinship carers throughout the Scottish Borders and those placed out with the local authority area. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop our Kinship Care from its beginning.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and positive person with strong leadership skills to join our team. You will work alongside Team Leaders from our other social work teams in a supportive and positive environment.

In Scottish Borders we promote an open and trusting culture at all levels of the organisation with an supportive and accessible senior management team. We prioritise staff wellbeing with regular supervision, manageable work loads and understanding the importance of a healthy work life balance.

We also offer excellent continuous professional development and learning opportunities.

We are looking for applicants with a sound value base, excellent communication and report writing skills who have a wide range of knowledge and understanding of supporting children, families and carers in complex situations. It is essential that you have knowledge of Children and Families social work legislation, roles and responsibilities and are able to work well under pressure and be able to manage competing demands including supporting staff through high quality supervision and ensuring we consistently provide high quality support and interventions with children, families and carers.

In Scottish Borders we are seeking to recruit workers who are committed and passionate about achieving positive outcomes for children, young people and their families. We are committed to keeping The Promise and keeping children, young people and their families' voices at the heart of everything we do.

Essential

Diploma Social Work/CQSW/CSS.

Registration with SSSC.

A minimum of 2 years experience of working with in Children and their families social work setting.

A current driving licence and use of a vehicle is an essential requirement of this post.*  If you have a disability which precludes you from holding a drivers licence, Scottish Borders Council will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability. Should it be possible to make such an adjustment in order that you can undertake the travel responsibilities of the post, this will be taken into account in consideration for this role

Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries may be made to Gareth Stott by telephone on 01896 824000 Ext. 8457 or by email at gstott@scotborders.gov.uk.

Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.



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