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Social Work Assistant, IDART PKC11649
£30,727 - £33,843
Drumhar Health Centre, Perth
Welcome to the Perth & Kinross Drug & Alcohol Services known as the IDART. IDART stands for Integrated Drug Alcohol Recovery Team. Over the past number of years Perth & Kinross Council and NHS Tayside substance use services have been working hard to become integrated and to ensure there is a seamless pathway for people wanting to access services and start their own recovery journey. The service works across all of Perth and Kinross ensuring a person centred, holistic, whole family approach is taken by each of its trained professional staff.
The Integrated Team are made up of skilled staff from NHS, Perth & Kinross Council , Allied Health Professionals. - this is a specialist area of work and the members of IDART work hard to ensure that people who use substances and are looking to reduce these or stop, have a safe service where staff listen and work together to reduce the number of non-fatal overdoses and drug related deaths.
IDART are now recruiting for a Social Work Assistant if you are interested in working in a busy, creative service, which welcomes new ideas and forward thinking, then IDART would like to hear from you.
This post/role within IDART welcomes application from those that are able to offer the skills and knowledge this post to ensuring appropriate interventions are considered for individuals who have mental health and drug and/or drink issues in their life.
This role will cover the whole of the Perth & Kinross area and you will work with both colleagues from Health & Social Care from within the partnership, there will also be an expectation that this role will assist in the development of any future learning/training programmes and deliver these to both in-house staff but other sector professionals working within the field of substance use.
Essential valid UK drivers licence and access to a vehicle.
The IDART Social Work Assistant Worker has overall responsibility for assessment, risk assessment, personal outcome and recovery focused care planning and review, and is also directly involved in the delivery of support for adults with substance use issues.
The Social Work Assistant will organise and manage the delivery of support in line with policy, procedure and best practice.
The Individual
If you would like any more information regarding this vacancy, please contact Colin Paton, Integrated Manager - IDART by emailing CPaton@pkc.gov.uk
When applying for this post, please provide current contact details (including e-mail addresses) for two referees, one should be your present or most recent employer. However, if you are an existing employee of Perth & Kinross Council, you are only required to provide reference details for your current employer.
At PKC our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of the Perth and Kinross Offer. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours. Find out more about PKC and you could soon be joining our team!
Please APPLY ONLINE. Facilities are available at all public libraries in Perth and Kinross. If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please call 01738 475555 to discuss.
As part of our safer recruitment measures, any offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of mandatory checks including eligibility to work in the UK, Disclosure Scotland or PVG, qualifications, references, and fitness to undertake the post. This may also include an Overseas Criminal Records Check if you have spent time living overseas.
Some jobs may have been traditionally carried out predominately by one gender, but we would encourage you to apply if you meet the requirements, irrespective of your gender.
What we can do for you
If you are successful in a role with Perth & Kinross Council, you will have access to a range of benefits to help your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a healthy work life balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.
Perth & Kinross Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.
For more information about working for Perth & Kinross Council and living in one of the most scenic areas of Scotland, look at our Jobs, careers and employment page.
