Social Worker

2 weeks ago


Glasgow, United Kingdom Falkirk Council Full time

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A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a full time (37hrs) permanent Social Worker role, to join our busy Family Placement Team. This team is responsible for recruiting, assessing and supporting kinship and foster carers to care for children and young people on a full time and short break basis.

You will support the Family Placement Team in its delivery of the Promise and Closer to Home Strategy. You will sit within the Kinship Care sector of the wider team and will work closely alongside colleagues across Children’s Services to complete assessments within clear timescales. Strong communication and assessment skills will be essential for this task to ensure that interested parties are recruited in line with service needs.

In this post, a good understanding of the experiences of looked after children and their families is essential. Therefore, we would encourage applications from care experienced individuals, or experienced children and family social workers.

Supervision and support with be provided on a regular basis from a manager within the Family Placement Team. You will be required to maintain SSSC registration. You should be mobile across the council area and show commitment to your continuous development. You should have a degree or diploma in Social Work.

We have a dynamic and forward-thinking workforce, who are committed to make a positive difference for people accessing services and living in our communities. Trauma informed, relationships and strengths based social work sits at the heart of our practice.


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