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Senior Social Worker - Emergency Duty Team

Employer
Telford & Wrekin Council
Location
Telford
Salary
£37849 to £40760
Closing date
23 Jun 2020
Reference
TWC000004009

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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Social care
Contract Type
Full time permanent
Working Pattern
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Hours
Full-Time

Job Details

Senior Social Worker & AMHP Emergency Duty Team

37 hour per week

NJC PO9 (£37849 to £40760) + 15% enhancement for out of hours working and 2 increments for Approved Mental Health Professional status

We are committed to improving the lives of children and young people every day. Are you?

Here in Telford and Wrekin’s Children and Family Services, we are on a very exciting journey!

We recognise that to achieve our ambitions, we need the best, most talented, experienced, innovative and committed people to join us. In doing so, you will join a passionate and vibrant team of social workers and other professionals who are outcomes focused and who operate with a strong team ethos.

We have an established management team, committed to developing excellent practice and ensuring that our staff receive the best support we can offer. 

We value our staff and offer favourable benefits and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression including:

  • Free parking
  • Flexible and mobile working policy
  • Robust caseload monitoring
  • Full reimbursement of your annual Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration fee.
  • Private lettings are available from ‘Nuplace’ who give priority to social work professionals.

Also, average house prices in Telford compare very favourably with the national and regional average, offering a lot more house for your money.

So! All this and the opportunity to work in Telford and Wrekin with its excellent transport links and beautiful countryside makes for an excellent package.

Additional Information

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.

The post holder will undertake emergency statutary duties expected of Social Workers in line with the BASW Professional Capabilities Framework for Social Work England for an Experienced and Advanced Social Worker.

This post is a Senior Social Worker & Approved Mental Health Practitioner with responsibility for delivering out of hours statutory interventions with children, young people and families, adults who need care and support, carers and homelessness which require immediate interventions, ensuring that outcomes are delivered using a strengths-based approach.

For more information about working for Telford & Wrekin Children's Social Care, please view our recruitment page: https://www.telford.gov.uk/cscr.

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Telford & Wrekin Council is an award winning council, and we were recognised as Local Authority of the Year 2022 at the Municipal Journal Awards, and the Association for Public Service Excellence Council of the Year in 2021.

At Team Telford we work hard to protect, care and invest to create a better borough and our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Having the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles allows us to deliver the excellent services that residents and businesses on the borough expect from us. 

Our friendly and passionate teams are trusted by leaders and managers to deliver this ambition. We invest and nurture our workforce and support our employees to develop and thrive. The better we are the bigger difference we make to the people we serve. 

In return we also offer a great range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working hours and work arrangements, employee discounts, salary sacrifice schemes, a local government pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.

At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice and we know we are stronger and better connected as a result. 

We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and where our data shows that specific groups are under-represented within our workforce, our adverts will actively encourage applications from these groups.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities or other health conditions. You can find out more about this and our ‘guaranteed interview scheme’ here

You can also read more about our Recruitment and Selection Policy commitments and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders here

If you are unable to complete an online application form please contact the HR helpdesk on 01952 383601 or email hrhelpdesk@telford.gov.uk

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Telephone
01952 380000
Location
Telford & Wrekin Council
Darby House
Lawn Central
Telford
Shropshire
TF3 4JA
United Kingdom

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