Social Worker - ALD

Cheshire West and Chester Council; Chester; Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

A local authority council in Chester is seeking a Progressed Social Worker dedicated to improving adult care services. Join a team that champions personal wellbeing and professional growth, offering a supportive working environment. As a Social Worker, you will connect individuals with necessary support services, advocate for their needs, and ensure compliance with legislation. Candidates must have a degree in Social Work and relevant registrations. The role offers a hybrid working model, competitive salary, and a variety of employee benefits including discounts and a generous pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension scheme with 22.3% contributions

Generous holiday allowance

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience working with people with Learning Disabilities and/or Mental Health needs.
• Understanding of the policy context surrounding area of practice.
• Awareness of importance of multi-disciplinary working.

Responsibilities

• Support people to develop creative solutions to meet their outcomes.
• Connect individuals to support services and community assets.
• Work collaboratively with service users, families, and professionals.

Skills

Communication skills

Ability to cope positively with change

Resilience

Teamwork

Education

CQSW/CSS/Diploma/Degree in Social Work or equivalent

Social Work England Registration

Job description

Are you a Progressed Social Worker? 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 are our kind of person. We are looking for dedicated and highly motivated team players to join us as Social Workers working in line with the Care Act 2014. Our Social Workers play a critical role in supporting people to develop creative and innovative solutions to meet the outcomes they want to achieve. 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.
• 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.
• Experience working with people with Learning Disabilities and or Mental Health needs and an understanding of the policy context surrounding these areas of practice.
• Understanding of the complex working areas of forensic case work
• Understanding of complex health and care needs
  The Adult Learning Disability Team Supports Adults with Learning Disabilities to live a fulfilled life with access to social care services as required. This is a rewarding area of social work, with a focus on person centred planning and outcome focused practice. We work with a high number of people with varied needs ranging from complex health to forensic needs, who require skilled interventions. The team is a specialist service working alongside and in partnership with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS trust. The role is diverse, and no two days will be the same. The candidates will require the ability to form relationships with service users, families, and other professionals to allow for successful outcomes. This is an experienced team of highly motivated, hardworking, and skilled professionals, many of whom are longstanding in the service., CQSW/CSS/Diploma/Degree in Social Work or equivalent (Essential)
• Social Work England Registration (Essential)
• Be required to undertake an enhanced DBS plus Adults Barred List (Essential)
• Statutory and policy base of Social Work (Essential)
• Appreciation of recent developments in service provision.
• 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.
• You are confident, energetic and enthusiastic as well as sensitive and resilient.
• Self‑motivating individual with the passion to make a difference in adult social care.
• Resilient personal stress management
  This is a hybrid post which means working in one of our Council offices in locations across the borough as well as the opportunity to work from home where suitable. 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)
• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday allowance of 26 days (pro rata), increasing to 31 days after five years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase extra leave and access bank holidays.
• An excellent career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 22.3%. (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 should sufficient applications be received. Please note we cannot currently offer sponsorship as a council for international recruitment., Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £12.60 per hour for all contracted hours.