SWRK 5314 - G2 Social Work Assistant - Home Assessment Team (EK+RG) (605658) - 5314-476481493

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE:
Applications must be received by 30 August 2026 at 11:55pm.

Please ensure that you read the full advert text and do not submit a CV, as these will be disregarded as they do not form part of SLC application process. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE.

Location: East Kilbride and Rutherglen Area
Hours: 35hrs per week, permanent
Work Pattern: to be discussed during interview
Salary / Hourly Rate: £37,702 - £38,779

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to join this supportive and forward thinking multiprofessional, multi-agency team within the Home Assessment Team (East Kilbride and Rutherglen Cambuslang) as a Social Work Assistant.

The Home Assessment Team model delivers on the national priority agenda of Discharge Without Delay through truly integrated working between Local Authority, Health and Third Sector. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to develop and utilise skills to support the people to live at home as independently as possible and achieve the goals that really matter to them in a way that puts the person at the centre of their treatment and decisions about their lives.

Supportive supervision and CPD structures are embedded in the practice of the team and this post offers the opportunity to develop and utilise skills whilst having a real impact on future service delivery in the area.

You will work within the Home Assessment Team in East Kilbride locality

View the Social Work Assistant job profile.

Please answer the following questions as part of your application submission, your answers should be uploaded under supporting documents

Personal Statement and Motivation for Application
Please tell us about yourself and explain why you are applying for the role of Social Work Assistant.

In your response, include examples and information that demonstrate your suitability for the role. You may wish to cover:

• Your relevant work experience

• Any other activities that show your ability or aptitude to carry out the duties of this role

• Your key personal qualities and strengths

• Achievements, both work-related and outside of work

• Any voluntary or community-based experience

Partnership and Multi-Disciplinary Working
Give a detailed example of how you have effectively worked in partnership with health professionals, social workers, carers, or other agencies to improve outcomes for an individual.

Risk Assessment and Decision Making
Describe a situation where you had to respond urgently to a change in a service user's needs. What actions did you take, why, and what was the outcome?

Communication Skills
Describe a difficult conversation you have had with a service user, family member, or other professional, and how did you approach this?

Legislation and Professional Practice
Describe how you apply the National Health and Social Care Standards in your day-to-day practice?

Evidence-Based Decision Making
Describe how you would ensure commissioned care remains proportionate, safe, and sustainable in meeting a service user's assessed needs.

• What sources of evidence would you consider

• How would you analyse this information

• How would it inform your decision-making

If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020.

This post is considered a Regulated Role with Adults, in respect of the Disclosure…