 Location: Hybrid working, Barnardo's hub/office or home address Salary: £35,360 - £47,320 (Full Time Equivalent) plus £312 Office at Home Allowance Contract type: Permanent Hours: 22 hours and 24.5 hours with flexibility Closing Date: 9 June 2023 Interview Date: TBC We are excited to be recruiting for two posts for Family Placement Social Workers within the Barnardo's Scotland Adoption Service. The service is registered with the Care Inspectorate and has recently been inspected and achieved Grades of 5.
We aim to achieve high quality, stable homes for children and young people by robust assessment and support for adopters. Ensuring that adopters are appropriately recruited, assessed, trained, and supported within the required regulations and national minimum standards. We have split the post in terms of time across two broad areas, please speak to us about the posts and hours as there may be room for some negotiation. Post 1: 22 hour post based in the North of Scotland, Dundee to Aberdeen catchment. There is the option to work from our Aberdeen or Dundee office as well as working flexibly from home. Post 2: 24.5 hour post based in the Central and to the West of Scotland. There is the option to work from our Glasgow and Edinburgh offices as well as flexibly from home. You must be social work qualified, registered with SSSC and have experience in assessment and working in partnership with other professionals and agencies dealing with a wide range of cases including safeguarding, delivering training, building positive relationships and working as part of a team. We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which has been in place since 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo's. Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible Pay and Reward We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which took place on the 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo's. Benefits
About Barnardo's At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role. Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's. Full details and application documents here Comments are closed.
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