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Are you a qualified and experienced social worker looking for a new challenge? Are you looking for a step up in your career or just a new challenge? Look no further… Randstad are recruiting for Qualified Social Workers to join Argyll and Bute Council as a Team Manager for their Adult Service. This is a full time role offering a fantastic competitive pay rate.
Job Responsibility:
Directly managing the screening, allocation, and prioritization of casework for social work practitioners
Providing regular, high-quality professional supervision and annual Performance Development Reviews (PDRs) to ensure staff adhere to Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) codes of practice
Managing a delegated budget and ensuring the efficient use of resources like CareFirst (the primary social work information system) and Pyramid (for performance monitoring)
Acting as a key decision-maker in safeguarding processes, ensuring that statutory duties under the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 are met
Providing leadership on high-profile or complex cases involving the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act and Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act
Identifying, managing, and escalating organizational and individual risks. This includes ensuring staff are trained in risk assessment and health and safety
Working closely with health practitioners (nurses, GPs, OTs) to provide seamless "joined-up" care
Building relationships with external providers, including the voluntary sector and private care homes, to ensure service availability in rural localities
Contributing to the HSCP's goal of reducing emergency hospital admissions and facilitating "delayed discharge" (helping people move from hospital back to community care safely)
Ensuring all team activities meet the national standards set by the Care Inspectorate and Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS)
Using data to monitor team performance, timeliness, and responsiveness to improve the "customer journey."
Investigating and resolving complaints from service users or carers in line with council and NHS policies
Requirements:
Social Work Degree
SSSC registration
PVG
Experience: Adults
Experience: Senior/Management
What we offer:
Hybrid working
Competitive rates of pay
Mileage reimbursement
Supervision
Weekly pay
One committed and dedicated point of contact
An unlimited referrals incentive, giving you a £300 voucher for anyone you refer to us (T&Cs apply)
A full range of free training available
Access to 100s of discounts through the Hapi App
Free healthcare, medical and financial advice available