Council Support Worker

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Service : Directorate To support recently arrived Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Young People (UASC) in Argyll and Bute who have been resettled here through the National Transfer Scheme. The UASC Support Worker (Resettlement) will promote and support the integration and resettlement of UASCs to enable them to participate fully in the community. The post holder will provide resettlement support for the UASCs in conjunction with all other agencies through the development of personalised resettlement pathway plans for each young person. The UASC Support Worker (Resettlement) will work as part of the Resettlement Team and alongside the Social Work Throughcare Team to ensure the effective support is in place in for UASCs in Rothesay. Assist the Team Manager and Social Workers, to ensure that high quality services and best value are delivered to service users by ensuring that all agreed plans are implemented efficiently and effectively. To provide for young people s physical needs as necessary, by supporting young people develop skills in budgeting, cooking, personal care, shopping. # To work with other agencies, for example Schools, Scottish Guardianship Service, Careers, Social Work, etc in order to assist the progress and well-being of young people. # To complete (or be willing and able to complete) mandatory training # To be alert to signs of distress, abuse, bullying or intimidation and ensure that young people are monitored and protected. # To be sensitive to the need of individual young people, taking account of race, colour, language and religion. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career , by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about. Learn more here Argyll and Bute Employee Recognition Programme , Disability Confident , Armed Forces , Fair Work First Statement , Equality and Fairness , Climate Change , Hybrid and Flexible Working Policy Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver are not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible. This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with both children and adults. Telephone: 01546 604199 We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy .
Location:
GB
Job Type:
FullTime

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