Social Work Team Manager, Inverness

1 week ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Highland Council Full time

Job Description

Post Title: Social Work Team Manager
Location:
Inverness
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration:
Permanent
Salary:
£47, - £52, p.a.

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

Contact Person : Jacqueline Gilmour Email:

Job Purpose :

To Meet the requirement and standards for registration as a Family Based Care Agency which encompasses Registered Fostering and Adoption services and Kinship services

To be accountable for the practise of staff within the teams and ensure all family based care workers are given adequate support

To ensure effective and efficient recruitment and assessment of kinship, fostering and adoptive carers and provide high quality support

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

Please find the Job Description below.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

You should be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council on the ‘Social Worker’ part of the Register and as such hold a qualification that is recognised by the SSSC as being equivalent to the Diploma in Social Work (DipSW).

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



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