Social Worker / Senior Social Worker - LLS Transition

West Sussex County Council; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Social Worker to join their Transition Teams, focusing on supporting young people with lifelong disabilities. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact by helping young individuals navigate their transition to adulthood. You will work within a supportive environment, conducting assessments, managing complex cases, and collaborating with various stakeholders to promote independence and well-being. If you are passionate about making a difference and possess strong assessment and communication skills, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Degree in relevant professional or equivalent qualification.
• Completion of relevant post-qualifying training.
• Registration with the relevant professional registration body.

Responsibilities

• Support young people with lifelong disabilities transitioning to adulthood.
• Conduct assessments and reviews to improve outcomes for young people.
• Work within policy and legislative frameworks to ensure safety.

Skills

Assessment Skills

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Risk Management

Partnership Working

Education

Degree in Social Work

Certificate of Qualification in Social Work

Diploma in Social Work

Job description

About Us

West Sussex County Council is a diverse organisation that provides services to more than 850,000 residents. If you are thinking why join West Sussex there is a supportive culture that is second to none. Employees are genuinely valued, respected and there is an emphasis on work life balance.

Working in the Transition Teams is all about making a positive difference for young people on their journey to adulthood. We recruit colleagues who share our passion for supporting young people to be ambitious and develop lives of their own. If you join us you will be welcomed into supportive teams who will encourage you to be the best colleague that you can be.

We aim to:
- Offer early intervention
- Build on an individual's strengths to develop skills and independence
- Build and promote links with the individual's community
- Promote and maintain safety and good health, and
- Promote employment and meaningful daily occupation.

About The Job

Salary: NJC grade 9-11 dependent on experience £35,235 - £45,718 per annum
Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract Length: Permanent
Location: Horsham

The Transition Teams are county-wide teams that offer a service to young people from the age of 16 who have lifelong disabilities. Lifelong disability transition services are for those young people with physical disability, learning disability and / or autism. The focus of the team is to support people moving from childhood to adulthood and plan for the time after the person turns 18.

Transition is a busy and exciting time for workers and young people. You will be expected to work within organisational, policy and legislative frameworks as you support young people to increase their independence and plan for the future.

As a Social Worker within a busy community team, you will be responsible for achieving positive change and improved outcomes for young people. You will have a varied, complex caseload, and provide an accountable social care service to those people who access or need the service. You will be undertaking high quality assessments and reviews including mental capacity act assessments, responding to safeguarding enquiries, and working as part of a team. You will be expected to work within organisational, policy and legislative requirements.

You will have the opportunity to apply your social work skills, experience and values to the work that you do in supporting young people, their support networks and your team.

Experience and Skills

Key Skills (These will be used as the shortlisting criteria so please cover with examples within your application):

1. Good assessment skills, including the ability to ensure regular reviews and risk management with a variety of individuals, carers or families.
2. Able to effectively prioritise work and meet deadlines.
3. Able to analyse and interpret complex situations and people-related information, prioritise needs and formulate plans for intervention and service provision.
4. Able to work in partnership with carers, colleagues and external agencies to deliver an effective service.
5. Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in both written and verbal format, to explain complicated information to others and to use negotiation and persuasion skills to encourage others to adopt a course of action they might otherwise not wish to take.
6. Able to recognise limits of own accountability and responsibility and seek appropriate support, advice and supervision.

Please refer to the relevant job description for your level of experience for full Qualification and/or experience requirements. Includes:

* Degree in relevant professional or equivalent qualification e.g. Certificate of Qualification in Social Work or Diploma in Social Work.
* Completion of relevant post-qualifying training.
* Registration with the relevant professional registration body and responsibility for maintaining registration with that body.

Further Information

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to Social Work England registration, an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.

For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme (if you meet the essential criteria), this can be found on our application help page.