Social Worker - Part Time - 18 Hours PW
- Employer: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Salary: Grade H, SCP 26 - 30, £34,834 - £38,223 or Grade I, SCP 31 - 35, £39,186 - £43,421 pro rata per annum (pay award pending)
- Location: University Hospital, Aintree
- Contract: Permanent
- Working Pattern: Part Time
- Hours: 18 hours per week.
- DBS Check: Enhanced
- Closing Date: 13/08/2024 at 23:59
- Reference: ASC/24/288540
SOCIAL WORKER - PART TIME - 18 HOURS PW
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE
GRADE H (SCP 26 - 30) OR GRADE I (SCP 31-35) DEPENDANT UPON EXPERIENCE
£34,834 - £43,421 PRO RATA (PAY AWARD PENDING)
Sefton adult services are looking for enthusiastic and creative social workers to join our University Hospital Aintree team. The successful applicants will have good assessment skills and be keen to work in a multi-disciplinary setting. The team is extending its remit to support with additional assessments outside of the hospital after discharge and keen to implement its discharge to assess ethos further and thus needing additional staff.
What we require from you:
Social Work Degree or equivalent Social Work Qualification
Current registration with Social Work England
High aspirations to improve the lives of our most vulnerable residents.
Exceptional knowledge of the Care Act.
Ability to manage your own caseload with appropriate support, guidance, and supervision.
Ability to make person centred, complex decisions, using evidence-based tools and analysis.
Ability to understand and demonstrate a commitment to equality and diversity.
Ability to effectively undertake partnership working with all our stakeholders and further develop these relationships.
Commitment to your own personal development and professional growth.
Our offer to you:
To be part of an established, caring, and welcoming team
Manageable caseloads
Access to good quality, monthly, reflective supervision
A comprehensive induction programme.
A wide variety of career progression routes bespoke to individual training and development needs as identified in annual PDRs
Excellent training and career development opportunities such as BIA and AMHP training.
Partnership with Research in Practice, providing access to online webinars, podcasts and materials linked to the latest research and policy updates to support your CPD and inform evidence-based reports
28 days annual leave rising to 33 days after 5 years continual service plus bank holidays
Enhanced sick pay, maternity/adoption leave pay and maternity support leave schemes.
Excellent pension scheme.
Opportunities for agile/flexible working
Access to free eye tests and where appropriate, contribution towards spectacles
Discounted gym membership with all Active Sefton gyms
Cycle to work scheme
Access to local benefits and discounts on products and services
Hybrid working e.g. the ability to work from home or office for some part of the working week
Occupational Health Service available to advise on work related health issues
Commitment to supporting your emotional and mental health with access to a free and confidential employee counselling service
Access to our Professional Practice Forum
Equal Opportunities
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.
GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME
Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.
If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.
How to apply
Please apply online via the link provided.
Please note, we do not accept CV’s (unless specified on the advert).
Please fully complete the online application form.
