Social Worker; Throughcare & Aftercare - Chambers

Overview

Social Worker - Through care & Aftercare, City Chambers. Salary: £39,129 - £46,023.

Hours:

36 per week, 52 weeks.

We are looking for an enthusiastic social work practitioner to join our Through care and Aftercare Team, to work with Looked After and formerly Looked After young people aged 16 to 25. We are a multi-disciplinary team undertaking the City of Edinburgh’s ongoing statutory responsibility to offer support, advice and guidance to this cohort of young people, and assisting them to make successful transitions as they leave care and beyond.

Located alongside Through care and Aftercare colleagues, the post holder will work with all young people leaving care; however a large proportion of their role will be to assess need and develop effective support plans for young people who are unaccompanied and seeking asylum.

• Lead age assessments of young people presenting as Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children and support other social work staff in age assessment processes. Training will be provided for this.
• Assess need and develop effective support plans for unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people.
• Work collaboratively with others and act as a resource to colleagues within Children Services, offering guidance and insight to managers and staff regarding immigration legislation as it impacts on Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking young people.
• Support the Through care and Aftercare Team in accordance with the City of Edinburgh Council and Children Services requirements.
• Understand that the role may be subject to change due to a recent Children’s Services Review.
• For informal discussions or questions about the post, contact Lynne Mooney at l

• Social Work qualification recognised by the Scottish Social Service Council (SSSC).
• Experience in working collaboratively with others.
• Regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007; the preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.
• Overseas Criminal Record Check required if an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more outwith the UK in the last 5 years; you will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to satisfactory checks.

We are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work, we are changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new method will help us assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council. Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annual increases until it reaches the top of the range.

We are happy to discuss flexible working. Follow us on X at @edincounciljobs.

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