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There are 3 exciting full-time opportunities available within Adult Social Care to join the Social Wellbeing Service. This is for 2 positions in our East locality area and 1 in our Central locality area.
We strongly believe in and invest in the future shape of Adult Social Care. That’s why we focus on wellbeing and prevention, delaying social care needs and strengths-based practice, ensuring that in our communities, people feel safe, connected to each other, and able to live the lives how they want to.
It takes innovative and resilient people to help us achieve our vision. We would like to hear from people who are ready to help us shape the future of our services, who have the ambition and drive to take the lead and deliver. Looking out for our communities is number one and it’s something we’re proud to do - join us and make a real difference.
Strength-based approaches are embedded into everyday practice and with an eye on innovation, we foster a creative culture that encourages new ideas from our staff and from our residents. This is a real opportunity for the right practitioners to make a contribution to Southampton City Council and to support the achievement of the council outcomes for the people of our city.
The position is to undertake the role of Social Worker within the Social Wellbeing Service.
You will participate in the effective delivery of Care Act duties to adults with care and support needs, families and carers.
You will also be responsible for undertaking Care Act assessments and reviews and develop personalised care and support plans.
You will undertake S.42 safeguarding enquiries and contribute to multi-agency planning, implementing actions, providing interventions for safeguarding and risk management.
This is an excellent opportunity for confident, highly motivated individuals looking to contribute to a highly dynamic team. In the Social Wellbeing Service all team members are valued and have the opportunity to be involved to continuously improve processes.
Ideally, you will have;
- Experience of supporting adults with complex care and support needs.
- Experience of Court of Protection process
- Experience as a qualified BIA would be an advantage
If you are a motivated individual with a desire to look beyond immediate care needs, this could be the role for you!
Contact details for informal discussion:
For further information and details regarding the position please contact David Hopkins or Victoria Bowman.
Emails – Victoria.bowman@southampton.gov.uk, Claire.drake@southampton.gov.uk
Recruitment contact details:
Email: recruitment@southampton.gov.uk
Tel: 023 8083 4033
Additional information:
- Please note the salary quoted is based on full time hours (37 hours per week)
- The working hours for this role are 37 hours per week.
- This is a permanent position.
- This post requires a DBS check.
- For any posts that require a DBS check, if you have lived outside the UK within the last 5 years, you will be required to provide a Certificate of Good Conduct or a police certificate from the country/countries you have resided in. Kindly note that this is at the expense of the candidate, as well as any costs involved for translating into English.
Please note: Staff must seek permission from their Service Director /Head of Service BEFORE applying for any secondment opportunity. Please refer to the Secondment Policy for more information.
How to apply:
To apply for the position please select the 'Apply for this job' button at the bottom of the page.
The supporting statement section of the application form must be completed, unless there are specific criteria questions for you to evidence against. Applications are shortlisted against the essential and desirable criteria found within the job description for the post. Please refer to the job description when completing your application form and evidence how you meet the required criteria/questions. A CV on its own will not be considered.
Unfortunately we are not able to accept applications that are made through a third party agency. We cannot guarantee that any correspondence sent from third party agencies will be responded to. To ensure your application is received please apply directly through our website.
We are proud to be #DisabilityConfident and support fair recruitment practices. Find out how you can get involved at gov.uk/disability-confident. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
Southampton City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. It is committed to delivering services to ensure they are happy, safe and have opportunities to reach their goals as responsible members of our community. We believe it is always unacceptable for a child, young person or adult to experience abuse of any kind, and recognise our responsibility to safeguard and promote their welfare. We are committed to following safe practices to ensure this and expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. This commitment is reflected in all our recruitment and selection practices.
As a Corporate Parent we are actively aiming to support all our children in care (looked after children) and care leavers. Any applicants who are children in care or care leavers, who meet the essential criteria for the post applied for, will be guaranteed an interview.
