Social Worker / Mental Health Officer

Are you a Social Worker looking for a rewarding opportunity in the vibrant community of Falkirk? Our Mental Health Team is currently recruiting a passionate and skilled individual to provide vital social work support to service users.

If you are looking to make a positive impact in a welcoming environment, we want to hear from you.

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.

About the Role:

We are seeking a motivated and skilled Social Worker to undertake a crucial role within our Mental Health Team. This post will focus primarily on the statutory duties associated with Local Authority Guardianship Orders. You will be responsible for conducting comprehensive Guardianship Reviews and managing the renewal process for existing orders, ensuring the ongoing well-being and protection of individuals subject to these legal frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conducting thorough and timely reviews of Local Authority Guardianship Orders in accordance with relevant legislation and local policies.
• Gathering information from a variety of sources, including the individual, family members, carers, medical professionals, and other relevant agencies.
• Assessing the individual's current needs, capacity, and best interests in relation to the continuation or variation of the Guardianship Order.
• Preparing high-quality, evidence-based reports for the relevant authorities, clearly articulating findings and recommendations.
• Managing the process for the renewal of Guardianship Orders, ensuring all necessary documentation and procedures are followed within statutory timescales.
• Working collaboratively with the individual, their named person, and other stakeholders to ensure their views and wishes are central to the review and renewal process.
• Providing information and support to individuals subject to Guardianship Orders and their families.

Qualifications and Skills:

• A qualified and registered Social Worker - SSSC registered
• You will possess significant post-qualification experience working within a mental health setting.
• You will have a demonstrable understanding of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 and experience of working with Local Authority Guardianship Orders.
• A full driving license and access to a vehicle is desirable due to the rural nature

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 [phone removed] 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.

experience

Mental Health

skills

be able to manage challenging situations,be person centred,can work as an individual or part of a team,caring,competent at dealing with all stakeholders,critical thinking,emotional intelligence,empathy,handling medication,non-judgemental,oral communication,organisational,passionate,patience,report writing (incident logs and daily plans etc),resilient,show initiative,time management,tolerance,understanding,work well under pressure,written communication

qualifications

university

education

BA in social work