Social Worker

East Midlands Councils/East Midlands Jobs; Swadlincote; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

25/27 days annual leave (pro rata) + 8

Flexi working scheme

Training and development opportunities

Paid travel expenses between sites

Cycle to work scheme

In-house occupational health services

Job summary

The South Derbyshire South Adult Social Work Team in Swadlincote is seeking an experienced Social Worker for a 22 hour per week contract. The role supports adults and carers with Care Act 2014 duties, working across Swadlincote and surrounding areas with flexible hours.

You will manage a complex caseload, undertake face-to-face and telephonic assessments, and collaborate with partner agencies. Training, support, and supervision are provided within a supportive team culture at Derbyshire County

Qualifications

• Must be registered or able to register with Social Work England.
• Experience delivering Care Act (2014) assessments and reviews.

Responsibilities

• Carry out face-to-face and telephone assessments and reviews for adults and carers.
• Triage and respond to changing workloads, managing a complex caseload.
• Record interventions promptly and accurately to progress case management.
• Build professional links with Health, Police, Housing and external agencies.
• Identify signposting opportunities to maximise independence and wellbeing.

Skills

Autonomy

Accountability

Communication

Interagency collaboration

Job description

The South Derbyshire South Adult Social Work Team are based in Swadlincote and we are seeking to recruit an experienced Social Worker to join our friendly, community-based team of Social Care Practitioners and Social Workers. We are offering a 22 hour working week contract.

The team are highly supportive and operates on a largely agile, flexible basis across Swadlincote and surrounding village areas of Derbyshire, utilising link worker and champion roles to carry out Care Act (2014) face-to-face and telephone assessments and reviews.

The right applicant will need to evidence high levels of autonomy and accountability with timely recording of interventions to progress overall case management. Applicants must ensure they can demonstrate the skills to build positive, professional links with others to work closely with our partner agencies, such as Health, Police, Housing and external agencies sectors.

The ability to identify signposting opportunities is necessary to support carers, maximise independence and individual wellbeing with a focus on promoting person-centred, strength-based outcomes.

The role requires Duty cover, it is necessary to be able to respond to changing situations, to effectively triage and assess incoming work to support Adults and their carers - who may require a more urgent response. It is vital to be able to evidence experience and skills to manage a complex caseload whilst meeting your statutory duties in a safe, accountable and cost-effective manner to meet Care Act (2014) eligible needs alongside local authority statutory duties of care.

It is an advantage to have experience of taking the lead on Section 42 Safeguarding, chairing multi agency meetings, such as Multi-Agency Adult Risk Management (MARM) and completing Mental Capacity Act (2005) assessments, including Best Interest meetings, COP-DOLs and court work – though support, training and experience will be available for the right candidate if you wish to develop your skills in these areas.

Derbyshire County Council is a fantastic place to work with friendly, supportive teams, access to training and a wealth of other benefits such as our flexi working scheme. You will work Monday to Friday and have a minimum of monthly 1:1 supervision and plenty of opportunities for informal support with both your team, peers and line manager. We promote an environment that encourages reflection, individual and organisational learning, where we value sharing knowledge, championing roles and helping each other thrive in our everyday practice as part of a holistic, learning culture.

Employees have access to a range of benefits and discounts include:

Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme

25/27 days annual leave per year (rising to 30/32 days after 5 years continuous service) plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata). Grade dependant.

Training and development opportunities

Paid travel expenses if required to travel to other sites

Smarter travel scheme including access to the cycle to work scheme

Supportive management and team

Access to our in-house occupational health services which also includes free eye tests, physiotherapy and counselling

Derbyshire rewards – offering hundreds of discounts and cashback

More details on the benefits of working for the council can be found on our reward and recognition page

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Please Note: - Only candidates registered or able to register with Social Work England will be shortlisted.