Social Worker

We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made - please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.
Kirklees
Adults & Health
Adults Social Care Operation
Social Care - Adults
37 hours
1
Huddersfield and surrounding areas
Permanent
Grade 8 - 10
£25,481-£33,782
Retention payment of £1500 paid in 2 instalments a year

Based at Slaithwaite Town Hall

Working in Social Care is a challenging and rewarding job.  With your help people can remain independent for longer and have choice and control around the care and support they receive. In Kirklees we aim to deliver high quality personalised services.

Do you feel that you can work to deliver the outcomes of personalisation? 

The Slaithwaite Community Wellbeing Locality Hub enables care and support to be provided for people aged 18 and over with complex health and social care needs. They work to manage the changing care and support needs of Adults and Carers through the completion of Person Led Assessments and planned and unplanned reassessments, promoting a strength based and person led approach to practice. Your work will also include Safeguarding, self-neglect and Crisis Intervention, adopting an approach of positive risk taking. You will be expected to support as a Duty Worker on a rota basis.

You will be working with Adults and Carers to encourage Self-Directed support and Self-Assessment.

There will be a strong focus upon your own personal professional development to enhance your skills and practice.  Our aim is to develop confident and competent practitioners, thereby supporting better outcomes for people we work with and equipping you with real and transferable skills for the future.

You may be required to work across different teams to meet the needs of the service.

You must hold a Social Work England recognised professional Social Work Qualification and have evidence that you be registered with the SWE.

Travel is an essential part of this job and therefore it would be extremely difficult for you to do your job effectively if you did not use a car for all or most of the time.  It is essential that you hold a full and valid driving licence and it is expected that you will either use a council vehicle or your own car (exceptions can be made for disabled applicants).

Our offer to you:

  • Generous annual leave entitlement
  • Friendly and supportive team environment
  • Ongoing Training and Career development
  • Excellent pension scheme
  • A range of family friendly polices

In order to be shortlisted for this job please demonstrate, in your application, how you meet the Person Checklist as detailed on the attached Job Profile.

 

Shamsun Begum is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. 
This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile.  A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

09 January 2022, 11:55 PM

Important Information

This vacancy is closed to applications.