Discover a rewarding career opportunity in the stunning coastal town of Wick! Our dedicated Children and Families Care and Protection team is seeking a motivated Social Worker to help us continue providing high-quality support and intervention to vulnerable children and their families in the area. If you're ready for a challenging yet highly fulfilling role, apply today.
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.
- Accommodation support
- Expenses support
The Role:
As a Social Worker in our Care & Protection Team, you will be responsible for a varied and complex caseload, undertaking statutory duties under the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and other relevant legislation. You will play a crucial role in assessing, planning, implementing, and reviewing interventions to ensure the safety and well-being of children and young people.
Key Responsibilities:
- Undertake comprehensive assessments of need and risk for children and families.
- Develop and implement robust child protection plans and care plans.
- Undertake direct work with children, young people, and their families.
- Prepare for and attend Children's Hearings, court proceedings, and other relevant meetings.
- Work collaboratively with a range of professionals and agencies, including health, education, and police.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in line with professional and organisational standards.
- Participate in duty rotas and provide an effective response to referrals.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of services and practice within the team.
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.
