Service Director (Social Work): David Crawford
Contact Details:
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Glasgow City Council
Nye Bevan House
20 India Street
Glasgow G2 4PF
Phone: 0141 287 8700
Fax: 0141 287 8855
Contact Us - online enquiries |
Out of Hours Standby Service
Phone: 0800 811505
Out of Hours Homelessness Service
Phone: 0800 838502 |
Objectives, Vision and Values
Social Work Services care for, protect and support people helping them to take responsibility for and control over their lives. To do this, we will:
- recognise the role of elected members
- listen to all of our service users, their carers, communities
- value and invest in our staff
- value our service partners
- be open and honest
- promote equality
- deliver value for money services that meet the highest professional standards
Our vision for 2004-2007 is to deliver a professional, integrated and inclusive service that supports the people of Glasgow.
Services
Community Care provide services directly (e.g. residential services, day services, homelessness services, home care and specialist services); purchase services (e.g. nursing and residential homes, supported accommodation, day services, respite care); provide a service within health settings (e.g. hospital teams and other health based staff) and is involved in joint planning with the health board, the voluntary sector, council departments and other local authorities.
Criminal Justice is responsible for supervising attendance orders, community service orders, intensive probation, sex offenders programme, the Access Project, bail services and for managing social work services for the courts and in Barlinnie Prison.
Children & Families provide services directly to, and purchase services for, vulnerable children, young people and families, including residential, foster care, community and individual services: e.g. services to children in need ( including child protection), direct support to carers, supporting young people into training and employment, special needs and children's health (including health based social work services), management of throughcare/aftercare and some community based projects.
Social Work also has a wider remit to promote social welfare and to this end it provides welfare rights and community development services and works with a wide range of community projects and voluntary organisations.
Assessment for services is carried out through local social work offices or Hospital Teams therefore this should be the first point of contact.
Restricted Standing List
At present, approximately 61.4% (or approximately £343.2million) of the Social Work budget is spent on purchased services. Social Work is obligated to ensuring that social care and/or housing support services are purchased from organisations/companies that are suitable to provide services by way of an accreditation process resulting in the compilation of a Restricted Standing List of accredited providers.