Are you a passionate Social Worker looking to make a genuine difference in the lives of adults with learning disabilities?
Randstad has partnered with Renfrewshire Council to recruit a dedicated Social Worker to join their dynamic, supportive Learning Disabilities Team. In this rewarding role, you will work alongside individuals, families, and multidisciplinary colleagues to promote independence, human rights, and person-centred care across local communities.
Benefits of our brilliant rewards package include:
... - Flexible Hours: Control your work hours and choose assignments that fit your lifestyle.
- Competitive Pay Rates: We offer highly competitive remuneration for each placement.
- Professional Development: Opportunities to work across various departments, enhancing your skills and broadening your expertise.
- Free training: Keep up to date with your Continuous Professional Development.
- Pension Scheme: Contributory pension.
- Referral Bonus: Receive £300 in vouchers (subject to Ts and Cs).
- Weekly payroll: Randstad runs a twice weekly payroll, enabling you to control your finances by receiving weekly pay.
- Dedicated Support: Our team is here to assist you at every step, from onboarding through the entirety of your placement. We can even help with sourcing accommodation and travel, if required.
Key Responsibilities
- Person-Centred Assessment & Care Planning: Conduct outcome-focused social work assessments and review care plans with adults who have learning disabilities, ensuring their choices, independence, and rights are at the heart of all interventions.
- Self-Directed Support (SDS): Guide service users and their families through Self-Directed Support options (Options 1-4) to deliver personalised care packages tailored to individual goals and lifestyle preferences.
- Statutory Duties & Safeguarding: Carry out statutory responsibilities under the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 and the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, conducting inquiries and applying risk-management frameworks to safeguard vulnerable adults.
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Work closely with health professionals (community learning disability nurses, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists), primary care teams, and local service providers within the Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).
- Carer Support & Advocacy: Identify and support the needs of unpaid carers through Carer's Assessments, ensuring family members have access to respite, advice, and local community resources.
- Case Management & Reviews: Maintain an active caseload, producing clear, professional casework documentation, court/tribunal reports, and multi-agency review reports in line with council policies.
What We Are Looking For
- Qualified Social Worker: Degree in Social Work (DipSW, BA, or equivalent).
- Professional Registration: Active registration with the SSSC (or eligible to register immediately).
Knowledge & Experience
- Experience working with adults with learning disabilities, neurodivergence, or complex physical/sensory needs in a social work or statutory setting.
- Clear understanding of relevant Scottish legislation, including the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007, Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, and Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013.
- Familiarity with trauma-informed practice, human-rights approaches, and national strategies such as The Keys to Life.
This could be the perfect position in which to realise your career goals.
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Do you have some more questions regarding this or any other role?
If you are interested in discussing the position further, please contact Leah Rowley on 0131 240 0887 or email for a confidential discussion. If you are happy to move forward with the process and are successful to be put forward for this role, a conversation can also be arranged with the Manager to discuss the details about the position further. This gives you the opportunity to ask more questions and to assess if this is the right role for you.
Being a preferred supplier to numerous local authorities and NHS trusts, we can give you access to a wide range of vacancies.
Are you thinking about a change in your career? Whether you are an existing locum or you are new to the locum market and are exploring your options, we have opportunities that are exciting, well paid and flexible.
I have over 22 years experience recruiting within the healthcare market at Randstad. If this particular role does not sound quite right for you, we have a wide selection of roles across the country that may not be advertised. We are also able to source a particular role to suit your requirements, so whether you work with children or adults in any particular speciality, please get in touch to see how we can support you!
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
