Social Worker (Children's Services) - 2 Positions Available - Intake & Assessment Team - EAL12901

Vacancy Information

Candidates will be assessed on the basis of appropriate relevant experience and qualifications and salary placed within the advertised scale.

Hourly rate of pay: £27.76 - £25.36

Days and hours of work:
Monday - Friday, 09:00-17:00
Starting and finishing times are flexible, and flexi time is applicable.
To start asap.

East Lothian Children’s Services have an exciting opportunity for a social worker to join their Intake and Assessment Team, which consists of 2 team leaders, senior practitioners, social workers, family support workers and administrative support and this team is the single point of entry for all referrals to children’s services in East Lothian.

We are committed to keeping The Promise and keeping children, young people and their families’ voices at the heart of everything we do.

Our vision is to support children and young people to live with their families when it is safe to do so. We aim t ensure that the right support is offered at the right time and our staff are involved in developing services and implementing improvement activity around this goal.

We have an accessible senior management team who are committed to recruiting the best people to compliment the wide range of knowledge and experience that exists throughout the service and are committed to promoting an open and trusting culture at all levels of the organisation with ongoing opportunities for continuous professional development and learning.

We recognise our staff are our greatest asset, and strive to be supportive, inclusive and child centred by prioritising effective supervision, manageable caseloads and a healthy work life balance.

Applicants should have a sound value base, excellent communication, report writing skills and a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of Child Protection processes and relevant legislation. In East Lothian our social workers practice is focused on Signs of Safety Assessment framework with an emphasis on relationship based interventions.

Working as part of a dynamic team in a fast-paced and varied environment, you will undertake child protection and child-in-need assessments and undertake direct, time-limited work with children/ young people and their families. You will contribute to the work of the team on a duty-rota and carry an allocated short-term caseload of children and young people.

We benefit from access to a clinical psychologist who supports our staff with complex work. We recognise the emotional impact of the role and strive to promote staff resilience.

If you wish to discuss this job vacancy, please feel free to contact the recruitment manager on the details below:

Robert Marshall: / Dawn Cameron:

Home / Hybrid Working Consideration
Applications for home or hybrid working will be considered for this post in accordance with East Lothian Council’s Home Working and Worksmart Policies which can be found here. Home or Hybrid working options can be discussed with candidates invited for interview.

Please Note:
All home/hybrid workers must live in the UK. Where an application for home-working is supported, it will be subject to a satisfactory trial period. Employees will be expected to attend Council offices for the duration of induction, and be on site in East Lothian workplaces, as required. Employees with a hybrid working arrangement in place will be office based and able to work from home, with permission, on an ad hoc basis.

To provide an effective service to vulnerable children, young people and their families/carers, promoting a high standard of practice, in accordance with statutory obligations, policies and procedures.

Please download the Job Outline/Person Specification (available under 'Job Attachments') for the full range of tasks and duties associated with this job. You will need to refer to these in order to complete the application form. You must ensure you meet every 'essential' criteria stated on the Person Specification to be considered for interview.

The ‘East Lothian Way’– values and behaviours we expect our employees to demonstrate in their everyday work. Should you be invited to interview, you may be asked questions based on these behaviours.…