Social Worker

Cheshire West and Chester; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Cheshire West and Chester Council is seeking a dedicated Social Worker to join the Home First Team in the Neston and Chester South Community Team, based at The Portal in Ellesmere Port. The role involves working with vulnerable adults, assessing care and support needs, and empowering independence with a strengths-based approach.

You will work in a friendly, supportive team, collaborating with colleagues and managers who value reflective practice and professional development.

Qualifications

• High-risk, complex cases experience is required.
• Safeguarding Adults experience is required.
• Strong communication with customers, carers and families is essential.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary setting and integrated approach is expected.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation for assessments and support planning.
• DBS check including Adults Barred List is required.

Responsibilities

• Assess care and support needs and identify opportunities to improve quality of life for adults.
• Empower individuals to maximise independence and exercise choice and control.
• Collaborate with health colleagues in a fast-paced intermediate care team.
• Undertake assessments and support planning in line with legislation.
• Provide timely, person-centred social work interventions and advocacy.

Skills

High-risk cases

Safeguarding Adults

Communication

Multi-disciplinary working

Education

Professional Social Work qualification

Job description

Here at Cheshire West and Chester Council, we are committed to providing excellent Adult Social Care services to residents. We are one team, putting what matters to people first and are investing in a number of roles, across our service areas to grow our dynamic, solution focused team.

So, wherever you are in your life, there is something to suit you in Adult Social Care, whether that be meaningful work, feeling valued in your role, career progression, pay progression or a great work life balance, this is where you will find it. If you want to be a part of our welcoming, values driven service and are passionate about being part of a team that can make a real difference for local people, please take a look at the roles we have available.

We are looking to recruit:

1 x 22.2 hours Social Worker - Permanent within theNeston and Chester South Community Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of our six community teams. Based at The Portal in Ellesmere Port, you will become part of a welcoming and supportive team who are passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred social work. You will work alongside vulnerable adults, their families and carers, taking the time to understand what matters to them, assessing their care and support needs and recognising their individual strengths. Through a strengths-based approach, you will empower people to maximise their independence, exercise choice and control, and identify opportunities that can make a meaningful difference to their quality of life. You will be supported by experienced colleagues and managers who value collaborative working, reflective practice and professional development, while having the opportunity to build your knowledge and experience across a varied and rewarding area of Adult Social Care.

We are looking for a dedicated and highly motivated team player to join our welcoming, experienced, and proactiveHome First Team within the Home Assessment team in Adult Social Care. We are a fast-paced intermediate care team and work closely with our Health colleagues within community and rehabilitation settings across the borough. Thispost is specific to working in a short term Intermediate Care Team, integrated with allied health professionals working with a Multi-disciplinary approach to promoting independence following hospital discharge.

Are you passionate about improving outcomes for adults and seeking a working environment that balances personal wellbeing with continuous improvement? Then Cheshire West and Chester Council could be the perfect place for you.

We provide high-quality, person-centred social care for adults, but for us it’s more than that; we support people to change and enhance their lives every day through the work undertaken by our talented and dedicated teams. Cheshire West and Chester local authority are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission.

Our values are important to all of us, we live and breathe them, and they shape how we work together to create positive environments where both colleagues and people who use our services can be inspired to reach their potential. If you share our values and commitment, then you’re our kind of person.

We are looking for dedicated and highly motivated team players to join us as a social worker.

You will have the opportunity to;

• Work in a forward-thinking Council and within teams that have clear, shared values
• Work with local people to understand their care and support needs and help to identify options available to them
• Be pivotal to ensuring people are connected to the support services and community assets they need to live great lives.
• Work alongside colleagues who are enthusiastic about the work they undertake.
• Receive great support from our proactive and knowledgeable management team
• Enhance your legal literacy and work closely with our great legal support services
• Develop and progress in your career through training and development opportunities in a variety of pathways: we meet the cost of your professional registration fee as standard.

You will have:

• Professional Social Work qualification
• Experience of managing high risk, complex cases, and safeguarding Adults.
• Be required to undertake an enhanced DBS plus Adults Barred List (Essential)
• Understanding of services essential to meeting the needs of people with Mental Health needs.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers, carers and families.
• Ability to cope positively with change and an ability to promote positive changes to make a difference.
• Awareness of importance of multi-disciplinary working and an integrated approach.
• Ability to carry out assessment and support planning in line with relevant legislation.
• Self-motivating individual with the passion to make a difference in adult social care.
• Resilient personal stress management.

Come and join us, working in an authority that has an excellent reputation, great working culture and is an inclusive and dynamic place to work. We consider our workforce to be of high value, placing wellbeing at the forefront. With our mobile flexible working policy, great annual leave offer, Working Rewards Scheme including, holiday plus, car scheme, childcare scheme etc. you can achieve a good work life balance, creating a happy workforce and helping to maintain good physical and mental health.

The benefits of working for the Council go well beyond making a difference to people’s lives, as well as working within a supportive environment with people who share your values you will have access to a huge range of benefits including discounts on:

• High street and supermarket shopping
• Gym membership
• Holidays
• Days out
• Cinemas
• Childcare vouchers
• Cash back scheme on any medical treatment that you may require via Medicash
• Car lease scheme (Brand new fully maintained and insured car for 3 years in return for a fixed monthly payment via salary sacrifice)
• Cycle Scheme (Save up to £320 on the cost of a brand-new bike and equipment)

We also offer:

• Competitive salary
• A generous holiday allowance starting at 26 days pro rata (plus bank holidays) increasing with length of service to 31 days
• An excellent career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 18%. (Employer contributions elsewhere are typically 3%)
• The opportunity to develop your skills and career
• Rewards and Recognition for going above and beyond such as additional annual leave and shopping vouchers
• Supportive team and culture
• Opportunity to purchase up to 10 days additional annual leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme, which offers free 24/7 confidential assistance, practical information, and emotional support.

Please note that we reserve the right to withdraw this advert shouldsufficientapplications be received.

Please note we cannot currently offer sponsorship as a council for international recruitment.

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