Energy Support Social Worker

Octopus Energy; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary £40-50k

Office in Coventry

Autonomy and unique culture

Job summary

Octopus Energy is seeking a qualified social worker to support customers and colleagues. The role is based in the Coventry office with regular travel and a 37.5-hour week from Monday to Friday. You will assess customers, provide tailored support, and collaborate with local authorities as needed.

You will work in a fast-paced environment, applying your social work skills to a new industry and building trust with colleagues to deliver positive outcomes.

Qualifications

• Qualified social worker with registration with Social Work England.
• Minimum 5 years post-qualifying social work experience (ASYE required).
• Practice Educator qualification highly desired.
• Experience in adult social care and mental health settings preferred.
• Driver with access to a car and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Perform assessments and develop support plans, refer to local authorities.
• Assess needs, consider ability to pay, and recommend actions.
• Signpost to relevant support packages and resources.
• Conduct follow-ups to ensure cases reach resolution.
• Collaborate with other agencies and make referrals as needed.
• Stay updated with industry best practices and regulatory guidelines.
• Provide ongoing dynamic support to energy specialists.

Skills

Social work

Empathy

Communication

Relationship building

Education

Social Work Degree

ASYE

Practice Educator qualification

Job description

We’re looking for a passionate, empathetic and experienced Social Worker to join our team to help support both customers and colleagues. The role is primarily office based in order to ensure support to our customers and team members is available when needed.

Octopus is working with a range of customers who come to us from diverse backgrounds and with a unique range of needs. Our energy specialists, who speak every day with our customers, are managing a range of complex, often challenging, conversations and situations.

We are looking for a qualified social worker with significant experience of working in a fast paced environment. Who is comfortable with the unknown and with approaching each situation with curiosity and empathy. We want a social worker who is approachable and who is keen to support our energy specialists, who will in turn will be supporting our customers.

This role is based in our Coventry office, and requires frequent travel.

Please note, this is a full time role, working Monday-Friday at 37.5 hours per week.

What you'll do

• Work with a range of customers who have various needs. There will be an expectation to conduct assessments and support plans and refer to local authorities where appropriate, ensuring we are recognising any safeguarding concerns.
• Conduct needs assessment and therefore consider their ability to pay and make recommendations on the best course of action of how to support this customer best.
• Signpost the customer to sources of help and proactively offer / recommend appropriate support packages that are available.
• Carry out customer follow-ups so that individual cases can be followed through to resolution
• Work with other agencies and where appropriate, make relevant referrals
• Keep updated with industry best practices and regulatory guidelines.
• Offer ongoing dynamic support to our energy specialists

What you'll need

• Social Work Degree and current registration with Social Work England.
• Ideally, a minimum of 5 yearspost qualifying Social Work experience (or equivalent level of experience working within a similar sector). ASYE required.
• Practice Educator qualification is highly desired.
• Experience working within the adult social care sector. Ideally, with a good understanding or experience of working within a mental health team (we are particularly interested to hear from Approved Mental Health Practitioners).
• We’re looking for someone that can use their own initiative to tackle a range of sensitive customer scenarios to deliver great outcomes.
• An ability to build rapport and trust with your colleagues in order to ensure tailored support.
• Be comfortable using your Social Worker skills and applying them to a new industry.
• Preferred :a driver with access to a car / willing to occasionally travel to different locations

Why else you'll love it here

• Wondering what the salary for this role is? £40-50,000
• Octopus Energy is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership
• Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits