Social Worker (Family Team) , Fort William - 3 vacancies - HGH18500


Company:	Highland Council
Salary:	£46,155 to £49,959 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Lochaber, PH33 7NE
Working pattern:	Hybrid
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	16 Sept 2026
Closing date:	28 Sept 2026

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Job Description

Post Title: Social Worker (Family Team) - 3 vacancies

Location: Fort William

Hours: 35 hours per week

Duration: Permanent

Salary: £46,155 - £49,959 p.a.

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact

Person: Ailsa Rainnie Tel: 01349 781410

Job

Purpose:

Provide a Social Work Service to children, families and other carers. This will include services to looked after children and those on the Child Protection Register.

Provide such services as required as a member of a local Family Team, in the context of the Highland Practice Model. The Family Team is multi-disciplinary and provides universal and additional health, social care and child protection services.

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Please find the Job Description below.

The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by e-mail, unless otherwise stated. Please check your e-mails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council on the ‘Social Worker’ part of the Register and as such hold a qualification that is recognised by the SSSC as being equivalent to the Diploma in Social Work (DipSW).

You will be expected to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Highland to meet the operational requirements of the Service.

This position is classified as a regulated role. As such, an Overseas Criminal Record Check may be required depending on your nationality and recent residency history. Specifically, this check will be necessary if you do not meet both of the following criteria:

You must be a national of the United Kingdom or one of the following countries: Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Hungary, Greece, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, or Poland.

You must not have lived or worked in any country outside of the UK or those listed above for a period of three months or more, while aged 18 years or over, within the past five years.

Please note that it is your responsibility to obtain the Overseas Criminal Record Check, and you will be required to cover any associated costs.

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