All Age Disability Social Workers

Job Title: Social Worker(s) for the All Age Disability Service
Vacancies: Up to 2 positions available
Both part time and full time applications are being accepted
Hours: Up to 37 hours available
Location: Based at County Hall, Worcester
Contract: Permanent

Salary up to £38,336 including annual retention payment of £3,000 and a one-off welcome payment of £3,000 for external candidates*
 

The Role: 

We are currently offering a potential job share for two part-time roles or one full-time role. Please let us know in your application whether you wish to apply for the part-time or full-time position.

An opportunity has arisen for a permanent post of Social Worker within the All Age Disability (AAD) Service.  This is a great opportunity for someone that wants to develop their skills across Adult Services and Children’s Services.  The AAD aims to make a difference to all children and young people with SEN and additional needs, and the new service will join together Children with Disabilities and the SEND service to provide a seamless delivery of support.  The role will remain as a Transitions worker but with a multi-agency delivery model.

The Teamwork with young people with disabilities aged 16-25. The work is primarily with young people with Learning Disabilities, but also some young people with a physical disability or complex health needs, to transition from Children’s Services into their adult life.  The work is very varied, and requires working in a multi-agency manner with Worcestershire Children First(WCF), Adult Services,  Special Educational  Needs Department (SEND), health colleagues, schools and colleges to ensure young people get the whole range of options they deserve when moving into adulthood. The work involves using Liquidlogic in both the adult and children’s systems and using both children and adults legislation effectively. 

We cover all of Worcestershire, with some placements nationally so any applicant would need the ability to travel. 

We would love to interview anyone that has a passion in this area combined with great social work skills.

If you wish to discuss further, please contact Jill Hughes JHughes2@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk

Benefits

In return, you can look forward to:
•    Great holiday entitlement. As well as bank holidays, you'll get 25 days paid holiday (pro rata for part-time staff). This goes up to 30 days when you have been with us for 5 years. If you get more than 25 days where you work now, don't worry because if you join us without a break, we'll match your holiday up to 30 days.
•    Brilliant pension scheme. The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a nationwide, career average pension scheme and is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government.
•    We also have a generous relocation package for those individuals looking to move from further afield. ** 
 

Equality

Worcestershire County Council is committed to promoting equality and diversity and ensuring that all appointments are made based on the suitability of a candidate to the role only. We are inclusive - this is really important to us and we are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, disability confident is helping us recruit and retain great people to meet our workforce needs. If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please let us know.
In line with the "Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, we do not automatically reject applicants with a criminal record. Every application will be considered individually, considering the nature and circumstances of the conviction and the type of work applied for. You will not be asked to disclose 'spent' convictions unless the work requires access to children and vulnerable adults.

How to Apply: 

Please complete the application form uploaded with this advert ensuring that you detail how you meet the Job Specification and Person Specification when completing the personal statement. This can then be emailed to socialworkopps@worcestershire.gov.uk by the date below.

Closing date: Sunday, 28th August 2022.

Interview date: TBC

*T&C’s apply