JOB DESCRIPTION

Applicants must demonstrate competent operational experience of working as a Qualified Social Worker within Children & Families Services and how you have supported development and improvement activity.
The role requires a self-driven, motivated and passionate Social Worker who demonstrates an innovative approach to the delivery of sustainable practitioner professional development programmes. They will have responsibility for designing and delivering creative, relevant and interactive programmes of learning and development activity to support the social work workforce with their delivery of high-quality social work services and effective interventions.
Reporting to the Social Work Practice Development Manager and, working as part of a wider team, the post holder will contribute to building on our previous and existing learning activities and, in directly contributing to development programmes that ensures our social work practitioners are well supported in their Continuous Professional Learning and professional development experiences across the span of their career.
We invite applications from experienced and dynamic Social Workers who can positively contribute to our vision for the social work profession. This is an extremely rewarding role with opportunity to positively influence social work practice and to be part of a team that embraces change and sees the highly positive opportunity it brings.

REQUIREMENTS

The duties of the post involve Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Successful applicants for such posts will be required to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member in respect of Regulated Work with either or both of these groups as appropriate, or if they are already a Scheme member, be subject to a PVG Scheme Record Update, before any formal offer of employment can be made by East Ayrshire Council.
Please note:- PVG members’ records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises. Any information that is disclosed on a PVG Scheme Record or Scheme Record Update, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant prior to any formal offer of employment being made.

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