G2 Social Work Assistant - Care at Home (HQ)
ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 1 November 2026 at 11:55pm.
Please ensure that you read the full advert text and do not submit a CV, as these will be disregarded as they do not form part of SLC application process. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE.Location: Based in Council Headquarters, Hamilton \- Council Wide
Hours: 35hrs per week, permanent
Work Pattern: Monday \- Thursday 8\.45am \- 4\.45pm, Friday 8\.45am \- 4\.15pm
Salary / Hourly Rate: £37,702 \- £38,779
South Lanarkshire Council is an ambitious, high performing organisation with a clear vision and programme of action which is designed to improve the lives and prospects of everyone in South Lanarkshire.
The aim of Social Work Resources is to promote social welfare and provide effective care and support to meet the needs of vulnerable people in South Lanarkshire.
In partnership with community planning partners, voluntary and independent provider organisations, we offer a range of services designed to enable, support, improve and protect the health and social care of people using our services.
As one of the largest services provided by the Council and the South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership, the Care at Home service plays a critical role in enabling individuals to remain at home in a way that promotes their wellbeing, dignity, privacy, respect and personal choices.
South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership alongside it’s commissioned Care and Home partners provide Care at Home services to over 3,000 service users every day.
The service is continuing an exciting programme of transformation. To support this work, we are looking to appoint a Social Work Assistant. As part of the central Care at Home team, you will be responsible for ensuring the Council meets its statutory obligations, timely assessment and review of service users serves to mitigate risks to service users and ensures that their health and wellbeing needs are met and the services that they receive are appropriate to their needs. The postholder will liaise directly with external providers, service users, family, associated professional involved with the service.
Please answer the following questions as part of your application submission, your answers should be uploaded under supporting documents
Personal Statement and Motivation for Application
Please tell us about yourself and explain why you are applying for the role of Social Work Assistant. In your response, include examples and information that demonstrate your suitability for the role. You may wish to cover:
- Your relevant work experience
- Any other activities that show your ability or aptitude to carry out the duties of this role
- Your key personal qualities and strengths
- Achievements, both work\-related and outside of work
- Any voluntary or community\-based experience
Give a detailed example of how you have effectively worked in partnership with health professionals, social workers, carers, or other agencies to improve outcomes for an individual.
Risk Assessment and Decision Making
Describe a situation where you had to respond urgently to a change in a service user's needs. What actions did you take, why, and what was the outcome?
Communication Skill s
Describe a difficult conversation you have had with a service user, family member, or other professional, and how did you approach this?
Evidence\-Based Decision Making
Describe how you would ensure commissioned care remains proportionate, safe, and sustainable in meeting a service user's assessed needs.
What sources of evidence would you consider?
How would it inform your decision\-making?
If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.
Please Apply online \- All correspondence will be via your email address
Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.
Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.
Legislative Information
This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020\.
This post is considered a Regulated Role with Adults, in respect of the Disclosure Scotland Act 2020\. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with Adults.
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.
Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.
Overseas Criminal Records Check
An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of 12 months in the past 10 years.
Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.
Equal Opportunities and Inclusion statement
The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under\-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.
As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position.
As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile
As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:
- Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
- To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
- Up to 33 days annual leave
- Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
- Occupational sick pay
- Family friendly policies \- flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.
- Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
- Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)
Our vision is for South Lanarkshire as set out in our Economic Strategy is to have one of the strongest and most dynamic economies in Scotland, where businesses, communities, and residents achieve their full potential and prosper.
We will achieve this through three key interrelated themes:
- People \- skills, learning and employability
- Place \- physical infrastructure and place
- Business \- business development and growth
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