Social Workers (Adult Social Care) - Ref: SS07324
Salary: G9: £39,513 - £44,711 per annum (pro-rata for part time roles)

Full time posts x 5 (37 hours)

Part time post x 1 (18.5 hours)

We currently have a number of permanent full-time and part time vacancies for experienced and newly qualified social workers, across our Adult Social Care locality teams and Learning Disabilities Team. We are looking for social workers who hold post qualifying experience and newly qualified social workers, ready to start their ASYE. We are looking for enthusiastic and committed professionals to join our teams, to help shape and deliver our services, and contribute to the development of a model of best practice.

The successful applicant will be skilled in carrying out strengths-based assessments and support planning under the Care Act 2014, completing comprehensive Risk Assessments, Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interest Decision Making. You should have experience of working within a multi-disciplinary setting, to include health partners, voluntary and community organisations.

Strengths Based Practice

Walsall is a great place to practice social work. We recognise the strengths of individuals and our communities, ensuring the person requiring support is at the centre of all decision-making, using a person centred approach we can have the right conversation at the right time. Together we promote individuals aspirations, enhance independence and wellbeing and maximise autonomy. Strengths based practice is about connecting with people to find out what really matters. It supports people, carers, families and communities to find the solutions that are right for them, building on their strengths and what is working well already.

Equality Statement

We want our employees to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in Walsall. We are committed to promoting equality and anti-discriminatory practice.

We welcome applications from:

• people of all cultures, races, ethnicities and religions
• people of different genders, ages, and sexual orientation
• people with disabilities

Why Walsall?

There are lots of exciting ways to progress your social work career in Walsall. We are looking for newly qualified and experienced social workers to join our adult social work teams. We want you to share your expertise and knowledge and make a difference for the people of Walsall. In return, we will offer you support, recognition and a commitment to help you learn and grow.

As a social worker, as you gain experience you'll be able to access specialist training, for example:

• access to learning and development opportunities to ensure your knowledge and skills are up to date
• access to post qualifying awards including Best Interest Assessor, Approved Mental Health Professional and Practice Educator
• access to professional forums to develop best practice

We also have a comprehensive career development offer. This includes:

• our core offer for all social workers, practice educators and team manager programmes

Additional benefits include:-

• Generous starting salary starting from £38,223 per annum for experienced social workers
• Payment of Social Work England Professional Fees
• 28 days paid annual holiday (pro-rata for part time staff) in addition to Bank Holidays. This goes up to 33 days when you have worked with us for 5 years

Supervision

It is essential that as frontline practitioners in Adult Social Care you have time and space to reflect on and examine the work you do with adults, families and carers, to think through the work itself and your practice and the way this affects you. Our commitment to you is that all frontline practitioners will receive monthly supervision.

We seek to support staff to achieve a work-life balance. We know practice is fast-paced and challenging therefore we want to do everything we can to support you:-

• We have a flexi-time policy, and encourage you to take back time accrued as TOIL.
• We encourage you to take your lunch break and protect the time in your diary
• We are committed to hybrid flexible working.

We are clear on our lone working policy and that it must be followed.

View Job Description & Employee Specification

If you would like to discuss further or for an informal chat please contact Emma Williams, Team Manager on 07928 513423 or email Emma.Williams@walsall.gov.uk

Closing Date: 19 th January 2025

Interview date: Week commencing 27 th January.

Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children, young people and vulnerable adults entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for this post.

This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The postholder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

Important note: When completing your online application form, you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills, abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification. If you do not include a supporting information statement, you will not be shortlisted. Please also ensure that you complete the work history and qualifications sections of your application form. Please do not add a CV as we do not accept them. See our Information for Applicants leaflet for further information.