Social Worker (Belmont Family First) - Belmont Academy, Ayr SOA08355

Job Description

What is the role?

You will be part of a small team working to support families within the Belmont Cluster. The team will build resilience and ensure that children and young people stay with those who have a close bond and can provide nurture and attunement to their needs.

You will provide assessment planning and monitoring of whole family plans to ensure that the holistic needs of families to build cohesion and confidence. At the heart of these plans will be a relationship based approach that identifies what the service can do to initiate the greatest change or impact.

This will include working in partnership with key agencies to ensure that our families receive support as early as possible to make the task of parenting easier and prevent family breakdown.

You will work with a range of partners within the Belmont Cluster to build family capital and contribute to the Strategic Outcomes of South Ayrshires Childrens Services Plan.

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Extra information:

The Grade of this post is Grade 3 / Level 10, the hourly rate is from £21.75 to £22.88 and the annual salary is from £39,694 to £41,756.  

Applicants whose qualification award is pending within the next 6 months, are welcome to apply.  If you are recommended for the post the initial placement will be at Level 8, until your Qualification is awarded.

This post is considered to be Regulated Work with children and protected adults as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) (PVG) Act 2007.  Accordingly the preferred candidate will be required to become a member of the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update if already a Scheme member, prior to any formal offer of employment being made.  If you wish further information on the PVG Scheme you can visit the Disclosure Scotland website at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.

The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly between home and the office and the frequency for attending the office may vary depending on the exigencies of the service.

Closing date for applications is 14 February 2023