Social Workers, Senior Practitioners, Approved Mental Health Professionals- VARIOUS ROLES AVAILABLE-rolling recruitment

Mental Health, Younger Dementia Team and All Age Disability Teams Social Workers and AMHPs

There are currently vacancies in the Younger Dementia Team, the All Age Disability Service and the North Kirklees Enhanced Teams (mental health) from Grade 9 (ASYE) up to Grade 13 (AMHP).

Please can you state in your application which Team/Service you are in interested in.

We’re Kirklees – Come and Join our team

We are looking for individuals who are passionate, flexible, creative, and who are committed to developing high-quality, strengths-based and recovery-focused packages of care and support.

We have a number of vacancies across our Mental Health, All Age Disability and Younger Dementia services, and we are inviting applications from existing Approved Mental Health Practitioners (AMHPs), Experienced Social Workers and those who are willing to undertake the AMHP qualification.   

We are welcoming applications from newly qualified social workers / ASYE’s, who will be supported to complete the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment progression.

Our services provide strength-based and person-centred interventions for people with complex needs. 

Our teams work with service users, their families, and carers to enable them to be independent, fulfilled and to live within their communities.

What to expect from us:

We are committed to providing our Social Workers with exceptional levels of support, from a comprehensive induction (including a protected caseload) through to continuous personal and professional development.

We have a strong emphasis on your professional wellbeing, career progression and job satisfaction.

We are committed to you feeling safe and supported in your practice and will help you to grow and develop through learning and development opportunities, which will enable you to continuously refresh and enhance your knowledge and skills.

Social Work is not always an easy profession, and we understand the importance of taking care of ourselves. 

We take your wellbeing seriously and have Wellbeing Champions based across Adult Social care who understand when you may need some additional support.

As a Kirklees Council Social Worker, you will be fully supported by a dedicated team to undertake these complex and demanding roles.

We have a supportive management and senior leadership team who have an open-door approach to support our team members. 

We encourage sharing expertise through peer support forums which comprises both social care and health practitioners.  

The role will involve a blended approach to office and home working to meet the needs of the service and yourself.  

IT will be provided to ensure comfortable working environments both at home and in the office. 

As a local authority are committed to a flexible working and always promote a healthy work-life balance. 

What you will do:

As a Social Worker you will be responsible for a caseload, which will involve you undertaking holistic strength-based assessments and commissioning personalised support plans.

You will be expected to provide at least restrictive and a preventative approach to service users to avoid hospital admission to ensure people remain in their homes.  

As an Approved Mental Health Professional, you will undertake Mental Health Act assessments with service users within the community.

You will provide an important and valued professional function working within a multi-disciplinary team with some of the most vulnerable people in society.

Your professional expertise and approach will ensure individual needs and aspirations are always supported, risk is managed proportionately, and safeguarding is of paramount importance.

You will be part of a dynamic, responsive and innovative team with varied tasks and no two days are the same. 

What you will need:

You will require working knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Health Act, Human Rights Act, SEND legislation, Mental Capacity Act and associated Codes of Practice to fulfil your duties in this role.

You will need to have experience of working with the service user group and be able to use social work methods to promote positive change, independence, and wellbeing in accordance with assessed need, whilst promoting choice and control for adults and carers.

You must hold a Social Work England recognised qualification and have evidence that you are registered with Social Work England and be subject to a DBS check.

We will also consider applications from candidates who are in the final year of their social work degree.

Travel is an essential part of this job, and you will be required travel across Kirklees.   

For more information or to have an informal discussion please call 01484-221000 and ask for:

Suzanne Epstein, Service Manager for Mental Health - Suzanne.Epstein@kirklees.gov.uk  

Elizabeth Eastwood, Service Manager for All Age Disabilities – Elizabeth.Eastwood@kirklees.gov.uk  

Ryan Groves, Team Manager for Mental Health - ryan.groves@swyt.nhs.uk

Jo Ellam (Team Manager for Younger Dementia Team - jo.ellam@swyt.nhs.uk

Locations:

Various across North and South Kirklees. Location preference will be considered.

Recruitment timetable:

This is a rolling advert - Shortlisting completed every week, so please apply as soon as possible!