Social Worker LD&A - NWL

Leicestershire County Council; Blaby; Hybrid; GBP 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in the UK is seeking a qualified Level 3 Social Worker. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary between £39,939 to £42,699 plus a £3,300 market premia payment. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with individuals facing diverse challenges and be responsible for conducting assessments and creating effective support plans. The council values equality, diversity, and inclusion and encourages applications from all backgrounds. Regular supervision and professional development opportunities are provided.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction package

Ongoing access to professional development

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Experience in social care policies and relevant legislation.
• Experience in multi-agency and multidisciplinary work.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with individuals facing various challenges.
• Manage assessments and create effective support plans.
• Promote best practices through regular supervision.

Skills

Knowledge of social work methodologies

Effective assessment and risk management

Diplomacy and conflict management

Time management

Creative problem-solving

Education

Registered Social Worker with Social Work England

Job description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Various

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: £39,939 to £42,699 plus £3,300 market premia payment for Level 3 Social Workers
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37 Hours Per Week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 05th January 2025

Here at Leicestershire County Council, we have exciting opportunities available to Newly Qualified Social Workers, as well as experienced Level 2 and Level 3 Social Workers, with a passion for working in collaboration with people facing a wide range of issues.

About the Role

We are now delighted to be able to offer vacancies within the following teams:

• LD&A Team, Northwest Leicestershire (permanent, 37 hours per week)

We are looking for:

Level 3 Social Worker: £39,939 to £42,699 plus market supplement of £3,300 (£43,239 to £45,999)

All our teams are friendly and supportive, with regular supervision and our employees have manageable workloads. The teams hold weekly Group Supervision Meetings, to promote the best possible outcomes for the people we work with across Leicestershire. We provide a comprehensive induction package with ongoing access to bespoke learning and development opportunities. This includes tailored continuous professional development sessions and access to academic research and practice expertise to develop skills, experience and inform our employee’s practice.

For further information on what it’s like to work for us, please visit:

Social Worker recruitment

Working in Adult Social Care

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• Be a qualified Social Worker and registered with Social Work England.
• Have knowledge of social work methodologies, social care policies such as person-centred approaches and asset based social work, and relevant legislation including The Care Act, Mental Health Act, and Mental Capacity Act.
• Have experience of effective assessment and risk management delivery, and multi‑agency/multidisciplinary working and/or hospital discharge processes.
• Have experience of partnership working with adults to identify and meet need with creative and pragmatic solutions.
• Be a confident communicator who is skilled in diplomacy, persuasion, assertive and conflict management and able to build effective working relationships.
• Be able to work proactively individually but also as a team member.
• Have good prioritisation and time management skills and have a valid UK driving licence or access to a vehicle

We also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual’s personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Chelbie Shepherd, Resourcing Co‑ordinator

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How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services, we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ Plus communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click ‘Apply Now’. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Employee Service Centre:https://emss.org.uk/support

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