Social Work jobs in United Kingdom

Birmingham City Council, Birmingham, B7 4BG

£35,412 - £44,075
Permanent
Full time
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Social Worker

Permanent

Grade C- £35,412 - £44,075

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

This exciting opportunity has arisen for Social Work practitioners to join Adults social care. We are looking for an organised and dependable team player who has a positive and flexible approach, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, along with being enthusiastic and self‑motivated. You will be expected to prove your ability to work independently and to at all times make defensible decision‑making decisions, and exact your professional curiosity when offering support to Adult citizens; the collective delivery and embedding of whole system priorities using strength based whole system approaches will be essential, and you will be offered high level supervisory support at all times.

You must be able to apply the principles and process which accompany the 3‑Conversation Model and the Care Act 2014, to deliver on person centred practices where citizens are enabled to exercise choice, control, independence, and build resilience with a focus on wellbeing, prevention, and early intervention to support.

• Show partnership working with other professionals both internally and externally.
• Demonstrate your excellent application of the roles and responsibility of a social worker. Within your role, you will be expected to use innovation where appropriate to resolve challenges within your caseloads.
• Demonstrate your knowledge and experience of the Continuing Health Care process / appeals, and be skilled in Section 117 aftercare planning and reviews.
• Demonstrate your ability and experience in working through disputes on a professional basis with other disciplines and support other team colleagues in disputes where required.
• You must have a Social Work qualification and be registered with Social Work England.

Please upload an up‑to‑date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquiries please contact: Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy – Birmingham City Council here.