Social Worker Adults Safeguarding Team

This is an exciting time to join our established and expanding Safeguarding Adults team.

Are you an experienced and dedicated social work practitioner seeking a new and impactful role?

We are currently looking for enthusiastic, passionate and motivated people who want to make a difference to the safety and wellbeing of the residents of York.

Our principles/what do we do?

York Adult Social Care supports adults, families and informal carers who live in the city to live an enjoyable life as independently as possible.  Strengths-based practice underpins what we do and we're motivated by empowering people to find solutions that work for them, striving to listen and enable, rather than direct and prescribe.  Our approach focuses on the positive attributes of a person's life and of neighbourhoods, recognising the capacity, skills, knowledge and potential that individuals and communities possess.

Our teams listen to and support people to identify their outcomes, access personal and practical advice, information and support within their local communities and neighbourhoods to help them achieve their goals.  It is an exciting time to join us!

Who are we looking for? 

This is an excellent opportunity to specialise in safeguarding adults for a qualified and registered Social Worker with experience of working with adults at risk. Key to the role is protecting and promoting the welfare of adults at risk of abuse or neglect, and working closely with multi-agency partners to ensure the safety and wellbeing of adults within the community. This role requires a strong understanding of legislation and policies related to adult safeguarding, good communication skills, and a compassionate and person-centred approach to providing support and protection.

You will be an enthusiastic, compassionate, and

highly motivated individual, ready for the challenge of supporting and safeguarding adults at risk from abuse and neglect.  You will have a sound knowledge of the Care Act (2014) and experience of undertaking safeguarding enquiries, investigations and risk assessments. You will have a collaborative approach to practice, and experience of promoting partnership working with key agencies.

This is an exciting opportunity to further your skills and expertise in a specialist area of Social Work, within a highly committed and supportive team. If you are looking to gain valuable experience to support career progression, York is the place for you.

You will have a strong desire to support the Local Authority’s objectives in ensuring it meets its duties under the Care Act, and importantly, to enable people in our community to live safely, free from abuse and neglect.

You will be supported by regular and high-quality supervision and peer/leader support daily, alongside development opportunities.

If you are dynamic, motivated, committed and passionate Social worker with knowledge and experience of working in social care.  We would love to hear from you. 

We welcome applications from newly qualified Social Workers who have an interest in adult safeguarding.  The Safeguarding team are committed to supporting the social work profession and supporting newly qualified workers develop in their career.

As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level C1: Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously, almost effortlessly. Only a conceptually difficult subject can hinder a natural, smooth flow of language.

City of York Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We require the successful candidate to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.

The Council is highly committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact Tania Stephenson, Team Manager, tania.stephenson@york.gov.uk  or on 01904 554404.

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