Social Worker

Portsmouth City Council; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Portsmouth City Council is seeking a Social Worker for the Adult Care and Support team. You will identify needs, assess and develop a support plan, and work with carers to coordinate resources while managing your caseload and maintaining records.

The role emphasizes safeguarding, adherence to legislation, and ongoing professional development in line with Social Work England requirements. ASYE completion is required for Band 9.

Qualifications

• Social work qualification and registration with Social Work England
• ASYE completed for Band 9
• Knowledge of adult social care eligibility criteria
• Understanding of adult social care legislation
• Ability to communicate with diverse range of people

Responsibilities

• Identify needs and create assessment and support plan based on service user priorities
• Manage own caseload and maintain accurate records
• Attend regular supervision and team meetings and contribute to service development
• Safeguard adults with care needs and ensure practice complies with legislation and policies

Skills

Good communication

Risk management

Caseload management

Supervising staff

Education

Social work qualification

Job description

Social Worker - Adult Care and Support

Salary:dependent on experience - see below.

Newly Qualified Social Worker (ASYE):Band: 8, £37,562 p.a.

Qualified Social Worker: Band: 9, £40,443 - £44,252 p.a.

(You must have completed you ASYE for the Band 9 role)

Your new role

Based within the Adult Care and Support team you will work with adults in need of care and support and their carers, identifying the needs the service users priorities and create an assessment of their needs and support plan based on this. Working with information gained directly from them you will identify the best resource to assist with their needs, calling on other resources where required. You will manage your own caseload, maintain accurate records, and work collaboratively while attending regular supervision and team meetings. For the Band 9 role you will have completed your ASYE.

A key part of the role is safeguarding adults with care needs, ensuring practice complies with relevant legislation, policies and procedures. You will also, contribute to service development and projects, and maintain your professional development in line with Social Work England requirements.

Who is the person summary:

You will have a qualification in social work and be be registered with Social Work England.. You must have completed your ASYE for the Band 9 role. You will have knowledge of adult social care eligibility criteria and a thorough understanding of adult social care legislation. You will be a good communicator with the ability to converse with a diverse range of people sometimes under challenging circumstances. Youi will possess robust and comprehensive skills in risk management with a confident ability in assessing, planning and recording of sensitive information and data. care. The role requires skills in flexibility and negotiation and the ability to manage a caseload effectively and efficiently. For the Band 9 role you will have experience of supervising staff as well as working in a multidisciplinary team.

For full details, please review the job profile and the 'who is the person' on the job profile below attached.

About Portsmouth City Council

Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.

We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours .

Additional Information

Please ensure that you read the job profile for full details on the post.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.

Our recruitment process

Full information about our recruitment process can be found on our support for applicants' page: Support for applicants - Careers portal

You must demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.

We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found at Equality, diversity and inclusion - Careers portal

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our career's portal homepage: Careers Portal - Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council

Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Adults Board safer recruitment procedures.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Please read the relevant DBS privacy notice before submitting any information.

You will need to explain any gaps in your career history within the last 5 years - this is essential for all safeguarding roles.

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact [e-mail] or call the recruitment team on 023 92 616 800.