Social Worker - Fostering - Part Time

The North Locality team is a busy rural social work team working with adults and their unpaid carers to achieve identified outcomes. The team serves a large geographical area and provides a wide range of care and support interventions and services. We are looking for a highly motivated and organised individual with a flexible approach, who is able to manage their time effectively and produce accurate, high‑quality work, often to tight timescales.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Social Worker to be at the centre of developing and shaping a new role within the North Locality, Strathmore (Blairgowrie) Adult Care Social Work Team. We are seeking a self‑motivated and dedicated Social Worker with an enthusiastic and positive approach to practice, who will work predominantly with care home residents and their families. This is a full‑time, permanent post of 36 hours per week, with flexibility in relation to how a hybrid working approach would best suit you.

Within the North Locality Social Work Team, you will be part of a service that puts people first, champions rights‑based and person‑centred practice, and values relationship‑based approaches to improving lives.

• Carrying out comprehensive reviews, assessments of need and risk management plans.
• Undertaking statutory work under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act and the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act.
• Responding to care home incident reports and adult protection referrals, and making informed recommendations in line with adult protection procedures.
• Building trusting and effective partnerships with care home managers.
• Fostering positive working relationships with partner agencies.
• Ensuring services are aligned with Care Inspectorate and Health and Social Care Standards.

We offer a collaborative and inclusive environment where your voice matters, your wellbeing is supported, and your professional development is encouraged. You will be creative and enthusiastic, open to challenge, and committed to improving the experiences of the people we work with and support.

We are seeking a qualified Social Worker who has worked across a range of settings and has experience of undertaking statutory work. You must be computer literate, with proven IT skills, and have experience of preparing and presenting clear and concise reports and presentations for a range of purposes. You must hold a recognised Social Work Qualification (Degree in Social Work, DIPSW, CQSW, CSS or other relevant Social Work qualification) and be registered as a Social Worker with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). You must have a valid UK driving licence as this post requires you to travel to a variety of locations across Perth and Kinross.

A generous annual leave package includes ~6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day, eligibility to join our pension scheme, and family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework. We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

For purposes of connection and collaboration with colleagues and with the community we serve, our full-time employees work on site for a minimum of 2 days per week with the arrangements for part time employees being agreed on a basis which will ensure that they benefit to an equivalent degree. Our FAQs on hybrid working can be found here Hybrid working FAQs.

We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

Working with children and/or protected adults is regarded as a regulated role and under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 you will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check and maintain your membership. If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 10 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required.