Social Worker

Location: Kilbirnie Health Centre Kirkland Road Kilbirnie, KA25 6HS

Rate: £23.23 – £25.13 per hour

Contract Type: Temporary

Position Type: Part Time

Hours: 21 hours per week

Work From Home: Hybrid

Job Summary

This is a re-advertisment of NAY157367, previous applicants need not re-apply as they will not be considered.

Temporary for 12 months.

We may conduct our interviews in person or using Microsoft Teams for video calling. All you need is a device with a camera and access to the internet. We will provide guidance and instructions on how to use this method if your interview is being held virtually.

An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen to join a team focusing on early intervention and prevention within and across North Ayrshire. You will be working alongside a small team of Social Work staff who are co located within Health Visiting Services. You will be working in collaboration with parents and other supporting services to provide early support and help to children and their families from pre birth to school age. The team adopt a strength-based approach and are passionate about working alongside families in a trauma informed manner, with a focus on relationship-based practice which is at the heart of our work with children and their families. We enable families to reach in for support to ensure they are accessing the right support at the right time. This includes assisting families to develop links within their communities and creating opportunities for sustained connection with for example our third sector partners.

For more details see the attached Role Profile below.

North Ayrshire Council uses behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.

For your information if this post requires references you will be notified of further details if you are successful in gaining an interview. Not providing relevant references when requested may delay the outcome of the interview process.

PVG (both)

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children or protected adults

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by North Ayrshire Council. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant PVG check (£59 or £18), which will be deducted from your salary following commencement of employment. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit https://www.mygov.scot/organisations/disclosure-scotland/ . For further details on North Ayrshire Council’s policy please visit Pre-employment checks (north-ayrshire.gov.uk) .

Please note if you are the successful candidate your name and email address will be entered into the Disclosure Scotland PVG system to generate your PVG form which will be issued to your email with an enclosed link to complete.

Our Workstyles

As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:

Agile – 100% of time spent working agile (flexibly) and interacting with others. Able to work at home, office or multiple locations. May be required to attend office on set days/rota basis as the role requires.

This post has been allocated the workstyle: Agile

More information on our workstyles can be found in our HR Guide – Workstyles (north-ayrshire.gov.uk) . If you have any questions on the allocated Workstyle for this post, please ask at interview.

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