Social Worker or Advance - In Reach Hub

Southglos; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking local authority as an Adult Social Worker, where you will make a meaningful impact on the lives of vulnerable individuals in your community. This role focuses on delivering person-centered support, collaborating closely with health partners, and ensuring the wellbeing of service users. With opportunities for professional development and a supportive team environment, you will have the chance to thrive while helping others achieve their goals. Embrace the challenge and be part of a team that truly makes a difference in people's lives.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Employee wellbeing support

Staff discounts

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Essential to have a degree in Social Work with relevant SWE registration.
• Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver people-centred, strength-based support to service users.
• Implement and monitor actions in line with individual care plans.

Skills

Social Work Degree

Problem Solving

Strength-based Approaches

Team Collaboration

Education

Degree in Social Work

Job description

How you'll make a difference

As an Adult Social Worker, you will make a real difference to vulnerable people in our community, helping and supporting them to live their lives in the way they want to. Our primary purpose will be working with people who require social care services, their families and carers to ensure independence in maintained as much as possible and outcomes are clear, monitored and reviewed.

The Hospital Social Care Team consists of Social Work Practitioners, Occupational Therapists, and Social Care Practitioners. We use the 3 Conversation model to work with people following discharge from hospital, completing conversations and assessments in multiple settings including care homes and rehabilitation units across the whole geographical area. We work closely with acute and community health partners. The Hub Team is based in the Transfer of Care Hub at Southmead Hospital, working with partner organisations supporting multi-agency decision making, promoting a Home First ethos and completing assessments.

What you will be doing

• Daily, you will deliver genuine people-centred, strength-based support, with a focus on what our service users tell us will make the biggest difference to them. Using your creativity to deliver the best outcomes for our communities.
• It will be your responsibility to implement, review and monitor actions and outcomes outlines in line with individual care plans.
• Where appropriate you will make changes and amendments as the needs of the individual change and evolve.
• You will work in line with best practice legislation, policy and guidance to promote the wellbeing and dignity of service users.
• Using your experience and knowledge make recommendations for the implementation of reablement equipment.

As an Advanced Social Worker, you will be required to:

• Support students on placement as an experience Practice Educator.
• Be fully up to date with the core training expectations as an Advanced Social Worker.

What we need from you

• It is essential that you have must have a degree in Social Work with relevant SWE registration to practice or be in the final year of your Social Work studies.
• Given the elements of this role, it is key you understand asset and strength-based approaches to adult social care.
• We require you to be a problem solver, confident about making important decisions, underpinned by a genuine passion to work collaboratively with people to meet their goals and aspirations.
• You’ll welcome challenge and embrace change.

Advanced Social Worker:

• We will require you to have a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.
• You will have evidence of meeting the essential (and desirable where possible) criteria for the role of Advanced Social Worker or in South Gloucestershire council.
• A clear commitment to Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

What you need to know

Salary is offered at points within these bands depending on experience:

• Social worker: £35,235 - £37,938
• Advanced Social worker: £39,513 - £42,708

To be considered for Advanced Social Worker evidence must be clearly detailed in your application.

• This role is based predominately at Southmead Hospital, with weekly opportunities to work from home
• Business insurance will need to be added to your insurance policy.
• You can claim back mileage expenses.
• You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so must have a full valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have alternative appropriate means of travel.
• Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post
  
  

Interviews anticipated week commencing the 19th May 2025.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different

• What’s special here is the strength of the team ethos. We are a relatively small local authority, so managers know staff well. They can plan their services to ensure teams have manageable caseloads and have effective supervision so feel supported to make decisions which are right for the people they work with.
• We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.
• We invest in the careers of our people and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps our people make the greatest long-term difference in their work.
• As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities. We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted, and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.

• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
• We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life.
• We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

We’re making a difference, be part of it!

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