Make a Meaningful Difference in a Stunning Setting: Social Worker - Adult Services, Western Isles
Are you a passionate and dedicated Social Worker looking for an opportunity to make a real impact in the lives of adults within a unique and breathtakingly beautiful island community? The Western Isles is seeking a motivated and skilled individual to join their Adult Services team. This is an exciting chance to contribute to the well-being of individuals across the islands, working within a supportive environment that values your professional development and offers an unparalleled quality of life. If you are ready for a rewarding challenge in a truly special location, we encourage you to read on and discover more about this fulfilling role.
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.
The Role:
As a Social Worker within our Adult Assessment team, you will be responsible for undertaking comprehensive assessments of individuals with a range of needs, including:
- Physical disabilities
- Learning disabilities
- Mental health challenges
- Age-related needs
You will work collaboratively with individuals, their families, carers, and other professionals to identify needs, develop support plans, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, person-centred services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conducting holistic and timely assessments in accordance with relevant legislation, policies, and procedures.
- Developing and implementing outcome-focused support plans in partnership with service users.
- Working effectively with a multi-agency approach, liaising with health professionals, housing providers, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Safeguarding vulnerable adults and adhering to safeguarding policies and procedures.
- Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records.
- Contributing to team meetings, case discussions, and service development.
- Participating in ongoing professional development and training.
- If you have an MHO qualification or are a Care Officer that would be an additional plus
- Knowledge of remote/rural social work would be a bonus.
- There is no hybrid working
Qualifications and Skills:
- A recognised Social Work qualification (e.g., BA/MA in Social Work, DipSW).
- Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) as a Social Worker.
- A full driving licence and access to a vehicle.
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 21 years experience recruiting within the healthcare market. 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.
