Job Description

LOCATION:


Pullar House 35 Kinnoull Street Perth, PH1 5GD


SALARY:


47,864 - 51,562 per year


CONTRACT TYPE:


Permanent


POSITION TYPE:


Full Time


HOURS:


36 hours per week



We currently have the following opportunity:



Senior Practitioner - PKC12634

47,864 - 51,562

Pullar House, Perth



The Senior Practitioner will provide support and supervision to the Wellbeing Support Team, in a co-ordination and line management role.



The Wellbeing Support Team delivers short term, recovery focused support for people with low/moderate mental health needs, encouraging the development of self-management skills to support service users to move on from, or live better with, the symptoms of mental ill health. Support can be delivered on an individual or small group basis.



The Senior Practitioner will have responsibility for the provision of supervision and professional development for the Mental Health Practitioners/Social Workers and Community Care Assistants within the Wellbeing Support Team and for workload management, including screening referrals in line with current referral criteria, and allocating work to the team.



As a member of the Wellbeing Support Team you will participate in strategic development work as required. You will also be required to undertake specific tasks and deputise for the Team Leader as required.

Skills & Experience Required

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You will be skilled in developing and maintaining effective working relationships with individuals, carers, and other agencies, and be able to sustain positive inter-agency working relationships.



You must be able to demonstrate initiative and independence, to be able to work within defined policy guidelines and be able to deal personally with predictable, and unforeseen, challenges as they arise.



You should hold a degree in Social Work, or equivalent, and be a professionally registered practitioner, as per SSSC requirements. A post qualifying qualification in Adult Protection, Mental Health Officer, or Practice Education is desirable, but is not essential.



Experience of Social Work practice, supervision and line management of staff is essential. Experience of Adult Support and Protection work would be desirable.



You should have the ability to effectively manage a busy caseload, work to timescales and manage competing demands.



You will have excellent written, IT and verbal communication skills and demonstrate skills and experience in assessment, and preparation of reports.



You will be highly motivated, innovative and flexible in your approach, as well as being clear and concise in both your written and verbal communication.



You must have a genuine interest in working with people in a recovery focussed manner to improve their mental health and wellbeing.



You will be expected to travel efficiently between various work locations. Due to the rural nature of Perth and Kinross, this is normally undertaken by car/pool car. Therefore you must have a valid UK driving licence as this post requires you to travel to a variety of locations across Perth and Kinross.

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

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Our

values and behaviours

influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. 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

.