Social Work Assistant

Brighton & Hove City Council; Hove; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Brighton & Hove City Council is seeking a Social Work Assistant to support adult social care services. You will work with social workers to carry out assessments under the Care Act, helping to promote safety and independence for residents.

The role involves contributing to a multidisciplinary team, ensuring timely assessments, and delivering practical support. A DBS check is required, and salaries are pro rata for part-time arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with vulnerable people who might use social care services.
• Experience of applying law and policy relevant to the care of adults.
• Ability to identify and assess risk of harm to people, including safeguarding adults legislation.
• Understanding the importance of information, advice and re-ablement to promote independence and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Complete assessments under the Care Act as part of the Enhanced Support Team.
• Assist social workers with more complex situations and cases.
• Receive regular supervision and training to fulfil the role.

Skills

Vulnerable people care

Care Act knowledge

Risk assessment

Info and re-ablement

Job description

Contractual hours: 37 Package: We are pleased to offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your wellbeing. You can read about them on our Why work for us pages., In Adult Social Care we passionately believe that putting relationship-based practice at the centre of everything we do enables us to provide consistent and quality support to citizens so that they can lead independent and fulfilled lives. Brighton & Hove has a unique demographic which makes it a challenging yet rewarding place to work. Working closely with our partner agencies, our services continue to be at the forefront of making a positive difference in challenging times. But we can't realise our ambition to become a centre of excellence and best practice without dedicated, creative and motivated workers. Does this sound like you? The Social Work Assistant (SWA) post plays a key role in making a positive difference to people's lives. You'll be completing assessments under the Care Act as well as assisting social workers with more complex situations. You'll receive regular supervision and training to help you fulfil your role. Interviews to be held: TBA There is full information about the role below and attached but, if you would like an informal discussion, please contact About the role Working alongside social workers and other staff, this role provides real opportunities to gain experience of a professional multidisciplinary context, to ensure timely assessment and practical support to promote people's safety and independence.

We are looking for people who:

• Have experience of working with vulnerable people who might use social care services
• Have experience of applying law and policy relevant to the care of adults
• Are able to identity and assess risk of harm to people, including in the context of safeguarding adults legislation
• Have an understanding of the importance of information, advice and re-ablement in supporting people to maintain their independence and wellbeing.

The post involves working directly with people who may be in need of care and support, and their carers in the: The Enhanced Support Team (EST) which provides enhanced Adult Social Care support to adults experiencing overlapping challenges such as homelessness, mental health difficulties, substance use, domestic abuse and contact with the criminal justice system. This role plays a key part in leading practice, supporting staff, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe and effective services for residents whose needs require coordinated, multi-agency responses.

Encouraging a diverse workforce Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans. Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our actions, our and the work we are doing to Why work for us?

As a council, we want to:

• be connected
• be confident
• be innovative and creative
• be a diverse and inclusive
• be healthy and psychologically safe

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check. We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.