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Salary: £37,336 - £44,428 depending on experience
Working pattern: 37 hours per week
Contract type: FTC / secondment until the end of May 2025
*Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please can you therefore discuss and agree this with your manager before applying for this position.
Location: Horsham - You will be working countywide
Closing date: 6th March 2024
Interview date: 13th March 2024
As a senior Social Worker/ Social Worker you will completing s42 safeguarding enquiries. You will be responsible for a case load of s42 safeguarding enquires. You will be contributing to the development of the adult Safeguarding Enquiry Team. You will be expected to follow the principles and values within safeguarding under the Care Act.
If you are interested in the Senior Social Worker/Social work role until May 2025 and have evidence of at least two years experience post qualification working in the UK within front line operational practice, please upload your CV and cover letter explaining why you are interested in the role and brief overview of your safeguarding knowledge / experience.
About Us
The Adult Safeguarding Enquiries Team is a small specialist countywide team, working entirely on safeguarding linked to service providers. This includes residential and nursing home providers, domestic care, supported living providers and health care providers and working with all adult customer groups. The team focuses on S42 enquiries for individuals and any wider organisational factors. The team leads and co-ordinate multiagency work with providers of concern where there are significant safeguarding concerns and / or a wider public interest / possible risk to others.
Reward & Benefits
For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.
Further Information
The reference number for this role is CAFHE05006.
For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Shaun Labelle
To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and cover letter / expression of interest. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, HCPC registration, 5 years referencing and a health check.
Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.
We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.
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