Senior Social Worker

TN United Kingdom; Southend-on-Sea; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established local authority is seeking a dedicated Senior Social Worker to join the Ageing Well West Team. This role involves managing complex cases to safeguard the welfare of service users, providing professional expertise, and ensuring high standards within the team. With a focus on collaborative working and community engagement, this position offers the chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of older adults. The council promotes a flexible working environment, allowing for a hybrid work model while ensuring essential on-site presence. If you are passionate about social work and community welfare, this is an exciting opportunity to advance your career.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a social worker in the adult community sector.
• Registered with Social Work England and completed ASYE.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex caseloads involving assessment and planning.
• Provide supervision and ensure high standards within the team.

Skills

Social Work

Case Management

Assessment and Planning

Relationship Building

Education

Recognised Social Work Qualification

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About Southend-on-Sea City Council

Southend-on-Sea City Council is a Unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community. We employ around 1,800 staff who are working alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the Southend 2050 ambition and make lives better for the people of Southend.

Working for Southend-on-Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in local government within a collaborative and innovative environment, with the benefit of flexible working practices to support a positive work-life balance. As a Unitary Authority, we are responsible for all local government functions ranging from social services, transport, public health and parks through to planning, trading standards, community safety and education, so we offer a wide range of career opportunities. The diversity of our economy and communities and investment in a number of exciting regeneration projects makes our Council a great place to work, learn and make a difference.

Your new role

Southend Council is looking to appoint a permanent, full-time Senior Social Worker to join the Ageing Well West Team (65+).

Within this post, you will manage a caseload of complex and difficult cases involving assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action to ensure resources are utilised effectively to safeguard and promote the welfare of Service Users. Provide a high quality resource of professional social work knowledge and expertise to the team, including supervision, meetings, assisted fieldwork, case audits and reviews. Ensuring team members carry out their core tasks to a high standard and deputise in the absence of the Service Manager.

Hybrid working is available, but you are required to be on site a minimum of 3 days a week.

You also need to have use of a car to ensure that you are able to travel around the city with ease.

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful in this position you must be able to work in the UK, have a recognised Social Work qualification and be registered with the Social Work England and have completed your ASYE.

You must have post 3 years+ experience as a social worker within the adult community sector. You need to have the ability to build excellent working relationships with other agencies/professionals at all levels. You will need to be able to scope out community assets to better inform those people we work with.