Mental Health Social Worker

Directorate - Adult Care, Housing & Public Health

Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week

The Social Worker post advertised will be recruited at Bands H, I and J, dependent on the applicant’s experience (See job profiles attached for full information). Please specify the band you are applying for in your application.

Our advert is placed on a rollingbasis as we may have a variety of opportunities available.

We are always delighted to receive applications from talented candidates, and we know you don’t want to wait too long to hear back from us - so we are committed to actively reviewingapplications as they arrive and will be in touch to arrange interviews with suitable candidates as soon as possible.

If you are looking to make the move to Rotherham, subject to qualifying conditions, relocation support of up to £8,000, may be available. Further information is available on our Adult Social Care recruitment site, see the link below.

Now is the time to come and work for Rotherham Council’s Adult Social Care.

For more information about Rotherham Adult Social Care jobs, please visit: https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/adults-social-care-jobs

Rotherham is on an exciting journey to transform its Adult Social Care service to ensure every adult is supported to maximise their independence and be safe, healthy and well. Our One Rotherham Values ensure we are committed to be Honest, Accountable, Respectful, Ambitious and Proud in everything that we do. Rotherham is an amazing place to live and work, with its historic Town Centre, country parks, woodlands, and nature reserves.

Rotherham is well connected to the other fine towns and cities in South Yorkshire both by road and by a comprehensive public transport network - including the UK’s first tram-train connecting Rotherham and Sheffield, pioneering cleaner, greener ways to travel.

About our Team

Here at Rotherham’s Adult Social Care Mental Health Teams, our vision and commitment is to put the person needing our time and support at the very centre of our work with them. We aim to help people build on their strengths, achieve their outcomes, and be connected to their community. Our staff are exceptionally talented, and are passionate about working in Rotherham, for the people of Rotherham.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and passionate Mental Health Social Worker to join our developing Mental Health team. Our team works in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our borough feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for. There is a great variety to the role.

About You

We are looking to recruit exceptional Social Workers with the right values, skills, knowledge and experience to contribute to further enhancing and embedding strengths-based practice; focusing on people and the outcomes they wish to achieve where our ethos is ‘home first’.

It is acknowledged that the work undertaken by the successful candidate/s will be challenging yet rewarding given the context of the Care Act, Mental Health, and Mental Capacity Act legislation. Therefore, we are looking to recruit enthusiastic and dynamic individuals who are confident in the application of strength-based approach to support individuals to live as full and independent life. The post holder will require a sound working knowledge of the Care Act and safeguarding processes and possess sound risk assessment and risk management skills.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate:

A good understanding of Mental Health and Mental Capacity Act legislation

Significant post qualified experience of working within Adult Social Care

Experience of working with in an adult Mental Health setting would be desirable, and A thorough knowledge and understanding of the Care Act 2014 and Safeguarding Adult, Making Safeguarding Personal

If you are a compassionate, innovative, and resilient Social Worker with the drive to deliver ever improving performance outcomes for the people of Rotherham, then this is the role for you. In return we can offer considerable professional growth and development within an environment that is both supportive and stretching, along with a generous benefits package which is outlined in the document attached.

The local authority is committed to the career development of its staff and applications from ASYE candidates will be considered. In addition, there will also be future opportunities to undertake Approved Mental Health Professional Training.

If you have been away from social work for a while but are considering returning to practice, do get in touch and let’s work together to see if we can help you take that worthwhile step back in to a rewarding social work role.

Want to Talk to Us?

Join one of our online drop-in sessions. For the dates/times of the sessions available and to book a place, please see the 'Get in Touch' section on our Adult Social Care site.

If you have any questions regarding the role/s please contact Adrian Mould adrian.mould@rotherham.gov.uk or Hayley Berry hayley.berry@rotherham.gov.uk

It is a great time to join us, and we welcome your application.

This post involves working with adults and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme and can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.

From 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2026 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a weekly / monthly deduction (dependent on pay frequency) from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded of three additional day’s leave (pro rata for part-time).