Social Worker (Older Adults) - Expiring Soon!

Within our Adults' Community Teams, we're investing in creating the right conditions to ensure our Social Workers can work flexibly and are given the capacity to provide the excellent level of support and attention needed, to make a real difference to the lives of the people in our community. We believe our staff deserve to feel fulfilled professionally and enjoy a good balance between work and home life. Joining our Older Adults Team as a Qualified Social Worker, you'll be innovative, person-centred and committed to working with adults in a strengths-based way. You'll use your excellent relationship management skills to collaborate and negotiate with service users, their families, providers and other health care professionals, to proactively encourage independent and safe living within the community. Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the role, team and our values. The section 'About you' explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application. Whether you're an experienced Social Worker, looking to stretch yourself and take on a new challenge, returning to Social Work after a break, or recently qualified looking to kickstart your career, we would love to hear from you. Our newly qualified Social Workers are paid at £33,951 per annum, pro rata for the first year of employment. We understand the demands and emotional challenges of the job and provide our teams with a safe and supportive working environment, offering regular supervision, mentoring and Continuous Professional Development opportunities, alongside a competitive Benefits Package. This role is based in our Havant office. We support flexible, smart working and staff are encouraged to work from home and use drop-in facilities in offices and local community resources, such as libraries. Travel Requirements: You will be required to travel to various locations within Hampshire or other local authorities, and it is essential that you have a current drivers' licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis. Values Based Recruitment: We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults' Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.