Social Worker

The job itself

The outcome of the council's Total Pay and Reward review means the full-time salary for this position from 1 st April 2024 will be £43,421 to £46,464. The salary will be pro rata for part time and term time vacancies.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a suitably qualified Social Worker to be based in the Adult Reviewing Team on a part-time basis (28.5 hours per week).

The Adult Reviewing Team primarily complete annual reviews for people who reside in care homes, but the role also includes care and support assessments, capacity assessments and safeguarding enquiries.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified Social Worker to take a proactive role, expanding and developing their skills; and to take the next step in their professional career within a well-established local authority.

The role of Social Worker will be to work as an autonomous professional, demonstrating expert and effective practice in complex situations. This will include supporting the team in completing Care Act assessments, reviews, and support plans for care of packages funded by East Riding of Yorkshire County in care home settings, using a strengths-based approach to ensure that the care provided continues to meet people's needs and to consider opportunities that maximises independence.

The team are currently going through a redesign and expanding the role of team to ensure continuity of services.

The Reviewing Team covers the whole of the East Riding as well as completing reviews for people who are commissioned by East Riding, living in other areas across the country, so there may be a requirement to travel long distances outside of East Riding.

We work closely with the Contract and Quality Assurance and Safeguarding Adults Teams. The focus will be on supporting and enabling people to actively stay well and independent, build and maintain family and social networks whilst working to protect people from harm.

You must be a registered Social Worker with experience of working in adult social care settings.

You must demonstrate a good knowledge of the Care Act 2014 and ability to work within the legislative framework of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, and the Human Rights Act. Knowledge of safeguarding adults and working within safeguarding procedures is key to this role.

You must have excellent communication skills, the resilience to work under pressure and be flexible in your approach. There is an expectation that you will undertake the formal supervision of staff within the team. This will be in addition to giving expert knowledgeable advice and guidance to colleagues within the team and other services.

In return, the successful post holder can expect to work as part of a strong team, receive regular professional supervision and have access to quality training. Develop your interests, expand your knowledge, and become an expert at what you do.

The role is for 28.5 hours per week, the successful candidate should be available to work a full day on a Monday and a Wednesday afternoon to meet the needs of the team, remaining hours can be discussed and agreed within the corporate hours of the service.