Adults Social Worker - Community Wellbeing
Job Title: Community Wellbeing Social Worker (Adult Social Care)
Type: Full time, permanent
Location: Hereford City, Ross on Wye and Leominster (please feel free to specify your preference)
Salary: £35235 - £39513 + £3,000 welcome payment (please see guidance)
Eden Brown are working on behalf of Herefordshire Council who are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Adults Social worker within their community team.
Herefordshire Community Wellbeing Directorate is a welcoming and supportive place to work. We are seeking enthusiastic, self-motivated, professionally confident Social Workers who enjoy fast paced work and who have experience of working with adults with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health needs and older adults.
This role has the benefit of having a wide variety of adult social work, including Care Act Assessments and support planning, using a Strength Based approach, CHC and s117 work, Section 42 Enquiries, Mental Capacity Assessments and Community DoLS.
As well as having regular supervision, you will also have opportunities for your own professional growth and development, including potential for exploring specialist practice.
To apply for this role you must:
- Be registered as a social worker with Social Work England.
- Hold a Degree, Diploma, C.S.S, or C.Q.S.W to be qualified in Social Work practice.
- Have awareness and understanding of current legislation and guidance and their impact on the adult social care profession.
- Have knowledge of undertaking person centred, strengths based, outcome focused, assessment, care management and review.
- Have the ability to undertake Safeguarding Enquiries commensurate with training and post qualifying experience.
Benefits:
- Starting Salary of £35235 - £39513 (plus £3,000 Welcome Payment for eligible roles).
- Pension Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)
- Career progression: clear pathways to progress including post-qualifying social work courses, e.g. the Assessed and Supported Year of Employment, Practice Education, Best Interest Assessor, and Approved Mental Health Professional.
- Annual Leave: 31 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum, with line manager approval.
- Flexible working: flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours and, in some instances, home working
- Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling
- Payment of professional membership fees, access to professional supervision and support and adult social care research.
Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.
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