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Salary £36,363 - £40,778 per annum • Permanent • Full time, 37 hours per week • Urgent Care and Short Term Support • Central, Lancashire

Location: x 11 Central, Lancashire

International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship

Social Workers with empathy and the drive to make a difference, finding creative ways to support people to achieve what they want to and live as independently as possible in a place they call their home. We need a Social Worker to work across Lancashire as part of our Urgent Care Acute and Prisons Service.

Living Better Lives in Lancashire — our new strength-based vision for social care. We’re driving forward innovative practice that will make a difference to our communities and we need new social workers to help us achieve our vision of supporting people to achieve what they want to, living independently in a place they call their home.

The team provides a single point of access to community intermediate care services, including reablement and residential rehab, 7 days per week. The team also supports hospital discharges and works with the wider multi-disciplinary team to prevent hospital admissions and supports people to remain at home. The team also utilises the Discharge to Assess model to ensure that assessments are done away from the hospital environment.

This key role will also involve holistic, face-to-face Care Act Assessments, reviews and support planning, using a strengths-based approach to ensure that people receive the right support at the right time, enabling them to achieve their optimum level of independence and live their life in a way that they choose.

• Supportive team environment, regular supervision, skill development, attractive staff benefits, generous annual leave, and a chance to thrive within Lancashire County Council's Adult Social Care Service.
• Our values: Supportive and Innovative; Empathy.

• Great Annual Leave: up to 32 days, 8 bank holidays, 2 additional statutory days during the festive season. You can also purchase additional leave.
• Flexible Working opportunities
• Financial Benefits: Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contribution. Relocation reimbursement package.
• Training and Development: Induction through our Social Care Academy and ongoing support for your career and professional development.
• Health and Wellbeing: Wellbeing Support Programme for you and your family.
• Staff Discounts: Access to discounts through Vivup (car lease, shopping, entertainment, gym memberships, holidays, and more).

We embrace diversity and have staff networks including the Forum of Asian Black and Ethnic Employees (FABEE), the Disabled Workers Forum and the LGBTQ+ Employee Network.

If you would like to contact us for an initial informal and confidential chat, email talent@lancashire.gov.uk.

• Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications. Social Work applicants must be registered with Social Work England (SWE) to be appointed or have applied to register. The post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended). If successful, you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a disclosure. You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and you must be insured for business use. We may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.