Social Worker - ARB

Position: Social Worker - ARB17246
# Social Worker Ref no::
ARB
17246

Published::
15/01/2026

Closes::
29/01/2026

Location::

Social Work Office, Soroba Road, Oban, Argyll, PA34 4JA
Salary::
£44,090 - £47,703 per year Contract Type::
Permanent Position Type::
Full Time

Hours::

35 hours per week

Work From Home::
Hybrid Service:
Health and Social Care Partnership Closing Date:
Thursday 29th January 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a dedicated and motivated rural Social Work Children and Families Team. We would love to welcome you to join our friendly team in working for Argyll and Bute, one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. Let us tell you about why this could be a great move for you.

We offer an attractive re-location package and as the post holder is required to travel effectively and efficiently throughout Argyll and Bute and beyond to meet the needs of the service. To this effect if you are a non-driver there could be options available to support you with 1 years’ worth of paid driving lessons.

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place
** to have a great career**, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.

This role will be to undertake a number of varied and interesting challenges with children and their families to promote their safety, health and wellbeing across Oban, Lorn and the Isles. This will include assessments of child protection, statutory and disability and voluntary work. The Oban Team cover a number of Scottish Islands as well as mainland allowing an opportunity to work in a variety of rural environments.

The successful candidate would have relevant Social Work qualification and would preferably have experience of working in Child Protection and Children and Families Social Work.

Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer-term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth.

We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.

We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.

Learn more here , , , , ,,Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.##

Applicants should note that:

- * Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.
* This post is suitable for job share.
* This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with both children and adults.
* You will be required to participate in standby or other out of hour's service arrangements, as appropriate.
* This post requires registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

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