Social Worker

Social Worker

THIS IS A CATEGORY "E" POST.
Please note that in all cases written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers BEFORE the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise

Ref:

AS359(e)

Full time

£33,945 - £37,336 per annum (unprogressed) £38,223 - £42,403 per annum (progressed)

We have one full-time permanent post and 2 one-year fixed term posts available.

You would receive a warm welcome if you joined the Learning Disability and Autism Team at Newcastle City Council. The team is structured to maximize the support that we can offer to people, their families, carers and our partner agencies and comprises of three sections; Intake which focuses on new referrals and short-term work including preventative and strengths-based work that promotes the independence of people at the point of referral; Intervention for those with more complex needs and more in-depth work to fulfil statutory obligations, often involving applications to the Court of Protection; and Review for annual reviews but also situations where unexpected changes are required to existing services. There are dedicated managers attached to each section with support from Senior Practitioners and a wealth of knowledgeable and experienced Social Work colleagues.

We are looking to recruit a full time permanent Social Worker into the Intervention section to complete Court of Protection applications and to hold a small case load of complex cases.

In order to be successful in your application, you must have some knowledge and experience of completing Court of Protection applications, although further training and supervision will be provided from with the team and our excellent colleagues in legal services.

We are also looking to recruit to 2 fixed term, one year posts, in the Review section. The post holders will join a small group of colleagues who are reviewing the care and support needs of people who have complex packages that include overnight support.

We are looking for dynamic individuals who are committed to providing an excellent social work service and who bring a comprehensive knowledge and skill-base to the challenge of working with adults who have a learning disability and/or autism, their families and carers. You must be an enthusiastic team player who is passionate about achieving the best outcomes for adults. Candidates will be required to have the determination, commitment and social work value base to create positive outcomes for adults in the City.

This post requires you to be a qualified Social Worker. You should hold a relevant Social Work qualification such as the Social Work Degree, DipSW, CQSW or CSS and be registered with Social Work England.

We recognise the demands of the role and the need to support staff; we offer regular one-to-ones with a team manager, small group supervision sessions and regular team meetings as well as learning and development opportunities relevant to the role.

Newcastle is a great place to work and some of the benefits of working with us are:

- Generous annual leave plus Bank Holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually

- Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme

- A range of flexible working options, including the ability to take two flexi days per month

- Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave

- Working in a supportive team environment

- Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring.

We are strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure and a range of other recruitment checks.

We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is working in regulated activity. If you are successful we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check the barred list(s). It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.

If you would like to have an informal conversation about this post, please contact Gillian Greenfield, Susan Redmond, Alice Jefferson, Team Managers on 0191 2788100.

Apply online at www.northeastjobs.org.uk, select 'Apply Now' and complete our online application form. Any communication sent to you regarding your application will be sent to the email address you have set up on your Northeast Jobs account, so you will need to ensure that you check your inbox.

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Closing date:

14 October 2024