Senior Social Worker - Social Care Direct x 2

Wakefield Council; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Une opportunité passionnante s'offre à un Senior Social Worker avec Wakefield Council. Le rôle comprend le triage des demandes de services sociaux et le soutien d'une équipe dynamique, tout en offrant la possibilité de développement professionnel et d'horaires flexibles. Si vous êtes passionné par les interventions d'urgence et la protection de l'enfance, rejoignez notre équipe pour faire une différence dans la communauté.

Benefits

Opportunités de formation variées

Salaire excellent avec augmentations

Congés annuels généreux

Horaires de travail flexibles

Qualifications

• Practicing Best Interest Assessor, AMHP, Practice Educator or ASYE Assessor souhaités.
• Capacité à travailler sous pression et à gérer des situations variées.
• Ouverture au travail à temps partiel, avec flexibilité demandée.

Responsibilities

• Triage des demandes sociales et orienter les références.
• Assister aux réunions multi-agences et diriger des initiatives.
• Travailler de manière flexible, y compris hors des heures normales.

Skills

Communication

Time Management

Crisis Intervention

Job description

Senior Social Worker - Social Care Direct x 2

Social Care Direct have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Social Worker to join our team.

Social Care Direct is the first point of contact for all new referrals to Wakefield Council. Your role would be to triage these referrals, providing urgent responses, offering advice and information and signposting. The role involves triaging requests forsocial care assessments and safeguarding referrals. As a Senior Social Worker, you would also have the chance to attend multi-agency meetings and be a lead in championing new initiatives and team developments. It is expected you will be a practicing Best Interest Assessor, AMHP, Practice Educator or ASYE Assessor.

Most of our work is done over the phone, so you will need excellent communication skills. The work is very varied, with no two days the same, and suits someone who likes a fast pace of work and has excellent time management and prioritising skills. The team is not case holding and would suit Social Workers who enjoy short term and crisis intervention style work.

The team provides cover until 7pm on and evening and 9am – 5pm on a weekend, so some out of hours work is expected. We are able to offer flexible working and the opportunity to work from home on a regular basis.

We welcome applicants who wish to apply part-time as well as full-time. Please state in your application form if you are applying with the intention of working part-time hours.

Wakefield is a organisation that committed to supporting staff development.

• A variety of tailored and varied training opportunities
• Excellent salary with incremental increases
• Opportunity for flexible and hybrid working to support work-life balance.
• Generous annual leave entitlement

If you would like to find out more about life as a social worker within Wakefield, please clickhere .

Want to Know More?

If you would like to know more about the role, the recruitment process or working for Wakefield Council feel free to contact Rebecca Holpert.

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