Social Worker - Duns Primary School - 2 Positions Available - SBO10312


Company:	Scottish Borders Council
Salary:	£45,153.19 - £48,766.68
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Melrose, TD6 0SA
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	20 Aug 2026
Closing date:	2 Sept 2026

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Summary

Job Details

Grade: 9A

Hourly Rate: £24.74 - £26.72

Salary: £45153.19 - £48766.68 per annum

Hours: 35 per week

**There are two positions available**

Role Purpose

As one of our team is retiring and another has been successful in gaining a new post within the Council, Scottish Borders are looking to recruit two highly motivated, qualified Children and Families Social Workers to the Long Term Teams in Duns. You will play a key role in ensuring the safe, effective, trauma responsive and compassionate delivery of statutory social work services.

You will hold a mixed caseload, working with children subject to child protection registration, Care Experienced Children, and those involved in permanence planning. You will work confidently within Child Protection Procedures and the Children’s Hearing System, ensuring high‑quality assessment, planning and risk management, with a focus on children’s rights.

In return we offer a supportive team environment, flexible working, commitment to continuous professional development and offer regular supervision and annual appraisal. We offer a competitive salary, Pension Scheme and annual leave entitlement as well as access to a number of additional employee benefits and a wide range of learning and development opportunities. The service firmly believes in the power of relationship and strength based Social Work and its members will hold the ability to address behaviours linked to, or because of, adult and childhood trauma and compromised child/parental relationships and capacity.

Scottish Borders Council prides itself on being a great place to work where staff are trusted, valued and supported to make a positive contribution at work.

We would like to hear from you if you are a team player, empathic, enabling and resilient with a 'can do’, solution-focussed approach.

Essential

Approved professional qualification in Social Work eg Degree/DipSW/CQSW

Registration with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

Up-to-date understanding of the key issues and relevant theoretical background facing professional children and families social workers, particularly related to child protection and looked after children.

A current driving licence and use of a vehicle is an essential requirement of this post. * If you have a disability which precludes you from holding a drivers licence, Scottish Borders Council will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability. Should it be possible to make such an adjustment in order that you can undertake the travel responsibilities of the post, this will be taken into account in consideration for this role.

Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries may be made to Matt Thomas or Wendy Gillespie by telephone on 01361886115 or by email at

matt.thomas@scotborders.gov.uk

Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.

Scottish Borders Council is committed to providing support for Armed Forces Veterans. Showing its commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, the Council guarantees an interview to veterans who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.

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