Social Worker - Learning Disability Team

Stoke-on-Trent City Council; Stoke-on-Trent; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the UK is seeking a dedicated professional to deliver high-quality, strengths-based adult social care. The role emphasizes empowering individuals to self-manage their needs and ensuring safe, personalized support. You will be responsible for engaging with service users to enhance their well-being and drive service improvement. The position offers a competitive salary, flexible working options, and professional development opportunities within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid and flexible working options

Local authority benefits pension scheme

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in social care services or related fields.
• Ability to assess and manage individual needs.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a strengths-based approach to adult social care.
• Ensure individuals are empowered and involved in their care.
• Identify and remove barriers to effective service delivery.

Job description

To deliver a high quality, strengths-based approach to statutory social care service, ensuring that adults and their families and carers

• Are able to seek strengths-based solutions, assess, manage and review their own needs and risks, maximise their own independence and self-direct their responses to deliver agreed outcomes
• Can access personalised care and support to meet their assessed needs and maintain themselves in the community
• Are protected and safeguarded.

Main duties of the job

Ensure that people are fully involved and empowered throughout their contact with the service. Ensure that the person is fully understood in order that the most appropriate tailored solutions can be offered. Identify and address any system barriers which prevent the people from experiencing the most efficient and effective journey through the service. Ensure that people are empowered, connected, independent and have an improved sense of well-being through the provision of outcome focused support Meet with people regularly to discuss their experiences of the service to drive further improvement.

Benefits

• A competitive salary based on your skills, experience and talent
• Hybrid and flexible working options
• An excellent local authority benefits pension scheme
• Professional development through learning opportunities, regular training sessions and apprenticeship and management schemes