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Social Worker Level 3

Employer
Warwickshire County Council
Location
Warwickshire County Wide
Salary
Value
Closing date
24 Jan 2022
Reference
RA0003059

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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Social work; Adults - Qualified
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Standard
Hours
Full-Time

Job Details

About the role:

Joining our established team, you'll be providing a social work service to a highly professional standard. Managing a caseload and travelling throughout the locality of North and South of Warwickshire depending with business need, you'll be working with older adults and their families and unpaid carers.

Undertaking and recording robust assessments and care and support planning will also be part of your role. 

In addition, you'll be communicating with a wide variety of customers, communities, health partners and agencies as well as working on your own initiative, often in pressurised situations.

Team members are supported by their colleagues and Team Leaders who deliver regular supervision and day to day support. Staff also have access to regular training provided by Warwickshire County Council.

As a hospital team, we are currently working on a hybrid model. The hybrid working model is a location-flexible arrangement, allowing employees to combine onsite and home working in line with our hybrid rota. At present we do two days in the office base and three days home working.

This is subject to change as we continue to follow current Covid and government guidelines.

 

 

 

Key Requirements:

 

  • To be successful in this role it's essential you have a professional Social Work qualification and are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. 
  • Be able to work 5 days over 7 days, to support a streamline service and support timely discharges. The hospital teams currently work one weekend in a Month (4 weekly Rota). Candidates should be prepared to work weekends
  • To work closely with the Multidisciplinary Health & Social Care team

    To participate fully in the duties of the team, including team meetings and other meetings determined by the Team Leader and/or Operations Manager.
  • DRIVER’S LICENCE IS ESSENTIAL for the social work role as you will be expected to complete reviews post discharge especially in care homes
  • You will have a dynamic approach and will embrace our new way of working (Strength based Approach). 
  • You will be used to making difficult decisions and can work to tight deadlines.  
  • You'll also have adult social care experience and good Information Technology (IT) skills.
  • Hospital Social Care Experience will be desirable- practitioners should be willing to learn within a fast-paced environment.
  • In Warwickshire, we use the Mosaic IT System.

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

You will need to be able to provide evidence via the NHS App to prove you have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be suitable for this role.

 

Additional Information

Closing Date: 24th of January 2022

Interview dates: 14th and 16th of February 2022

 

 

 

For more information, please see the Job Description and Person Specification.

 

 

For further information about this role please contact Hiring Manager Tippy Khumalo 07717851185 OR tippykhumalo@warwickshire.gov.uk

 


 


To apply for this vacancy please click on the 'Apply' button.
 
Our method of application is online, please note, CV’s should not been submitted unless asked to do so. 

 
If you are unable to apply using the 'Apply' button please contact the Recruitment Centre on hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk including your contact details and any relevant screenshots.
 
You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application. 

  

As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification. 

  

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk  and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements. 

  

Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. WCC has a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for employees who hold these and other identities. See more.

 

Company

As a local authority we take on a wide range of roles, whether we are providing specialist care and support to the most vulnerable in our communities, or championing Warwickshire as a choice for business through our work to promote economic growth and innovation.

Warwickshire is famous the world over as Shakespeare’s county— but that’s only half the story.  We’re also vibrant and modern. One of the fastest growing commercial regions in the UK, we’re home to many leading companies and developing exciting opportunities for everyone who lives and works here. 

WCC

We pride ourselves on being an innovative employer that like to encourage new ways of working. Likewise, our ability to make decisions quickly is as important to us as it is to our customers.

We work actively with partner organisations to deliver our core services:

  • Schools and Learning
  • Social Care and Health
  • Community Safety
  • Environment and Planning
  • Leisure and Tourism
  • Roads and Travel

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Company info
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Telephone
01926 41 8125
Location
HR Service Centre
Shire Hall
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 4RL
United Kingdom

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