Job Description Job Description
All potential candidates should read through the following details of this job with care before making an application.
To participate in the activities of an Integrated Community Care Area Team receiving requests for and under-taking holistic assessments of client's needs and commissioning packages of care working across professional boundaries when required.
Undertake Community Care assessments when required by Team Manager or on receipt of referral from other professionals
Design and organise suitable packages of care having undertaken financial assessments and ensured that adequate resources are available in conjunction with carers, relatives and statutory and independent sector agencies
Liaise with other local authority services i.e. old age psychiatry, learning disability, mental health, partner agencies, providers and informal service users carers to seek to meet needs in the most efficient and appropriate way
Monitor and review service user needs and provision on a regular basis
Provide direct service and support to individuals and families, and their carers
Collaborate with colleagues within the Health and Social Care Teams
Participate with Team Manager in supervision, staff development and ERDP
Participate in office duty system when required
Maintain case records, both electronic and manual, provide information for performance indicators, unfulfilled procedures and statutory duties in line with national and local policy practices and procedures
Health and Safety
Requirements
This post is considered to be a 'Regulated Role' under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. Under the Act it is a legal requirement for an individual undertaking a regulated role with children or protected adults to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme.
Therefore the successful candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to any formal offer of employment being made by Moray Council. xrnqpay
The Individual
Experience of working in a Health/Social Care setting
Demonstrable understanding of main issues facing Community Care
Relevant professional qualification in Social Work
SSSC Registered
Effective communication skills (written and oral)
Ability to manage change
Effective record keeping skills
Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure
Ability to manage own workload
Competent use of IT equipment, software and good keyboards skills
Assessment and organisational skills
Finance skills
Ability to negotiate and liaise in relation to care management
You will be expected to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Moray to meet the operational requirements of the Service. Due to the rural nature of Moray this is normally undertaken by use of a car
Effective team player
Effective interpersonal skills
Ability to work in partnership in a multi-professional way
Must be able to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service
Ability to reconcile demands/ wishes against needs and financial pressures
Ability to work in an open plan/shared office
Ability to work in different offices dependent on service requirements
Closing Date: 18th September 2026
Starting Salary: £37202.36
29 hours per week
£24.67 per hour
For further information contact: Mandy Higgins
Social Worker - MOR12180 in Keith employer: Confidential
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