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<p><strong>INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE</strong></p> <p><strong>Please not that this is a re-advertisement, previous applicants need not re-apply.</strong></p> <p>South Lanarkshire Council is committed to securing better outcomes for children and young people who are ...

<p><strong>INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE</strong></p>

<p><strong>Please not that this is a re-advertisement, previous applicants need not re-apply.</strong></p>

<p>South Lanarkshire Council is committed to securing better outcomes for children and young people who are looked after. All our children’s houses are all individually built and furnished to a high standard and provide rich living environments for the children and for the staff who work there. We are proud of the positive outcomes that are achieved and these are reflected in our Care Inspectorate reports.</p>

<p>The teams are well structured and there is a very low turnover of staff and a low sickness absence rate, which reflects the very good levels of support, supervision and professional development. You will be joining a responsive, progressive and innovative Social Work resource where children’s needs are central to policy, practice and partnership working.</p>

<p>It is a requirement of this post that you apply to register with the SSSC within 3 months of commencing post.</p>

<p>You must be willing to work towards this qualification or have the qualification before commencing post. There are two parts to residential childcare worker qualification requirements. You must have a practice qualification plus an award of certificated knowledge, or one qualification which meets the full criteria. The main qualifications are detailed below: SVQ Social Services (Children and Young People) SCQF Level 7 and HNC Social Services. Please refer to the SSSC website for a full list of acceptable qualifications.</p>

<p><strong>As this is a Peripatetic role, you will be required to work across various locations within South Lanarkshire.</strong></p>

<p><strong>Shift Pattern: Week one - Friday &amp; Saturday night shift 9.45pm- 7.45pm and Week two - Saturday &amp; Sunday night shift 9.45pm- 7.45am. </strong></p>

<p><strong>Hours:</strong> 20 per week</p>

<p><strong>Vacancy</strong>: Permanent</p>

<p><strong>Salary:</strong> £16,581 - £18,259</p>

<p>View the <a href="https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/17143/swrk_-_residen… Worker job profile</a></p>

<p><strong>Please Apply online - </strong>All correspondence will be via your email address.</p>

<p><strong>Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded.  If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.  </strong></p>

<p><strong>When completing the application process please ensure that you cover the following areas:</strong></p>

<ul><li>Please study the Job Profile and provide examples of your work, or other activities which demonstrate your ability or aptitude to undertake the duties of the post, please include any other information that you feel is relevant to your application e.g. personal qualities, achievements at work, non-work related or voluntary work experience. </li>
<li>This role involves working as part of a team. Please provide detail of a time when you worked as part of a team to complete a task. Explain what role you played?</li>
<li>South Lanarkshire Council are committed to delivering excellent customer service. Please describe how you would ascertain and manage client expectations, while still delivering excellent customer service. </li>
<li>Please describe a time where you have used your communication and interpersonal skills to achieve success in a task.</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Legislative Information</strong></p>

<p>This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.</p>

<p>This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children adults.</p>

<p>Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.</p>

<p>Please refer to <a href="https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.di… </a>for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.</p>

<p><strong>Foreign Police Check</strong></p>

<p>Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.</p>

<p><strong>Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant</strong></p>

<p>South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.</p>

<p>South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant.  Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.</p>

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