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Dateposted 22th April 2024
Application closing date 1st May 2024
Location: Sheffield
Job title:Social Worker/Experienced Social Worker
Salary Grade Band 6 £30,825 - £34,834,
Band 7 £35,745 - £39,186,
Band 8 (Experience Social Worker) £40,221- £43,421
Contractual hours- 2x full-time posts and 1 X 32-hour
Job category/type Adult Social Care
Are you interested in working in Sheffield? We are increasing our workforce to ensure that we provide a positive service to the people we work with. We are looking for Social Workers who are willing to innovate and create a real change to help us develop a first-class Adult Social care model. We are currently undertaking a change process to ensure that our system is the best it can be, and we require talented individuals to help us on this journey. You will need to be a strong advocate of independence and reablement who puts the views and wishes of others at the heart of decision-making. You will have the drive to learn new skills, keep your knowledge up to date, and share it with colleagues. We have various opportunities.
Sheffield’s First Contact Team offers the city’s residents a comprehensive initial point of contact for all Adult Social care matters. The team provides a wide variety of innovative support, which includes signposting to appropriate services, offering prevention services to bolster people’s independence, and developing person-centered social care assessments and support plans. The team is focused on responding to individuals’ unique needs and building support around their own networks to ensure that strength-based outcomes are achieved.
The successful applicant will be expected to have a flexible approach and ability to manage their own workload, whilst working as part of a team. The successful applicant should also possess a good level of IT skills, and knowledge of the Care Act 2014, The Mental Capacity Act 2005, and Safeguarding. You will need to be a qualified Social Worker and registered with Social Work England. Recent experience of working in this field is required. Customer care and collaborative working are key elements of this role.
You will be supported with a positive induction and opportunities to develop in your role. We offer generous flexible working packages to ensure that you can work in a flexible environment and get the necessary time to enjoy your home life. Sheffield is a great city, it is diverse with a wide range of cultural, social and outdoor activities, good schools and excellent transport links.
We are committed to fairness and social justice and welcome applications from everyone. We value our diverse workforce and aim to work together to make the most of our differences. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Qualifications:
- Qualification in Social Work
- Registered with Social Work England.
Sheffield City Council is an excellent place to work and has much to offer in supporting its workforce.
Flexible working policies
Support to parents and carers
A Local Government Pension scheme
Hybrid working
A good level of holiday entitlement and much more
Our strong workforce development programme promotes continuous development for all staff, with a focus on improving practice and wellbeing outcomes for adults. Our aim is to support and maintain a professionally qualified, highly skilled, diverse, and dynamic workforce through the ASYE programme, the new Progression Framework, and delivering a programme of learning and development using a blended approach to promote excellent and creative professional practice. If you are a qualified Social Worker who enjoys supporting people to achieve their outcomes and working as part of a dedicated team, this may be the role for you.
Further details about the responsibilities and requirements of the role are contained in the role summary and job profile.
Shortlisting will take place 2nd May 2024 with interviews taking place on the week commencing 27th May 2024.
Informal inquiries to Amanda Chojnowski, Team Manager (Team 2), telephone number 0114 205 3025 or via email amanda.chojnowski@sheffield.gov.uk
