Social Worker - (Perm/Full Time) - REF:HSCP/83231 - INV06507 in Greenock

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Social Worker to join our Family Based Care Team (Fostering, Adoption and Kinship). The Family Based Care Team plays a key role in ensuring that Inverclyde has a range of well-supported, trauma-informed family-based care options for all children who cannot safely remain at home. Inverclyde HSCP is committed to delivering high-quality, relationship-based and trauma-informed practice, underpinned by the principles of The Promise.

We have introduced Signs of Safety and Healing as our practice framework, supporting strengths-based, collaborative and transparent work with children, families and partner agencies. This is an exciting time to join the service as we progress a wider programme of improvement and transformation, including the development of our Intensive Family Support Service.

As a Social Worker within the Family Based Care Team, you will:

• Undertake comprehensive assessments and provide ongoing support to kinship, foster and adoptive families.
• Contribute to the recruitment, preparation and assessment of prospective foster carers and adopters.
• Apply the Signs of Safety and Signs of Healing approach to all aspects of your practice.
• Work collaboratively with children, families and partner agencies to promote safe, stable and nurturing family-based care.
• Be supported to manage a safe and balanced workload, with regular supervision and management oversight.

Ideally you will have experience of working in a fostering, adoption or kinship care service, though applications are also welcome from experienced Children and Family Social Workers. You will find that Inverclyde is a great place to work. We’re small enough that you can make things happen quickly, and you will have plenty of opportunity to extend and diversify your experience.

If this sounds like where you’re meant to be, we would love to hear from you. For an informal discussion about these exciting opportunities and to learn more about our service and ambition for the future, contact:

• Peter Dunlop, Team leader on 01475 715 365 / peter.dunlop@inverclyde.gov.uk
• Emma Bilsland, Service Manager on 01475 715365 / emma.bilsland@inverclyde.gov.uk

The attached recruitment pack includes further information in relation to Inverclyde HSCP, the Person Specification and Job Description which details the qualifications, skills, knowledge and competencies that are required for this post.

Inverclyde Council offers a wide range of benefits to employees including flexible working opportunities, attractive pension schemes, a Buy and Bank Annual Leave Scheme, career development and health and wellbeing support. You can find out more in our Employee Benefits Booklet which is available on our website.

Inverclyde Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK as we do not hold a sponsorship license.

Vetting by Disclosure Scotland: If you work in regulated work (children and/or protected adults) you will be subject to obtaining a satisfactory PVG. A small number of posts require a Standard or Basic Disclosure check and the majority of all other posts will complete a Criminal Convictions Form. All disclosure checks are obtained via Disclosure Scotland. If you are the successful candidate you will be required to pay the cost of the disclosure check required for your post.

Regulatory Bodies: If your post requires registration with a Regulatory Body such as HCPC or SSSC etc., you are required to obtain and maintain registration including paying any fees for HCPC. As part of the local government pay deal, local authority staff are no longer required to pay SSSC fees.

Further Assistance: Alternative application packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille and Audio. To request an alternative application pack or require further assistance to attend and/or participate in an interview, please contact the HR Recruitment Team on 01475 712740 or email Human Resources at: Human.Resources@inverclyde.gov.uk.

Inverclyde Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

Disability Confident: We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and who meet the essential criteria for the job.

Flexible Working: Inverclyde Council recognises the mutual benefits of having a flexible, effective workforce to deliver the best services to our community, whilst enabling employees to balance their personal, home and work responsibilities more effectively, with a view to achieving greater job satisfaction, motivation, morale and productivity. Employees are able to apply for a range of options including Part-Time Working, Job share, Compressed Hours, Homeworker, Hybrid Working and Flexible Retirement.