Social Worker- DOLIC - INTERNAL

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Kirklees
Adults & Health
Adults Social Care Operation
18.5
1
Across Kirklees
Permanent
9 - 11
Social Worker grade 9 - 10 £14,113 - £17,186 Senior Practitioner grade 11 £17,668 - £18,784
You will be entitled to a retention payment of £750 per year which will be spilt into two payments, in December and June. You become eligible for the payment after 6 months employment and successful completion of your probationary period.

Looking to appoint at Level 2 - Grade 9 or Level 3 - Grade 10 or Senior Practitioner Grade 11

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.

The role of the Project team will be to support Adult Social Care to undertake assessments with individuals living within a community setting who may be deprived of their liberty in line with the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.

As a Council with its eye on the future we are investing in this important area and have created additional social work capacity in our Adult Social Care Service. We are looking for experienced Social Workers to join us and work with us on a project.

We are committed to providing our social workers with exceptional levels of support, from a comprehensive induction through to continuous personal and professional development. We provide and encourage you to make the most of the high-quality opportunities we offer. We’re focused on your own personal and professional development; we’ll support you to enhance your skills and practice and be the best you can be. We have an established career structure in place to help you get where you want to be in your career.

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).

For more information about this role, please contact Ann-marie Smith on 01484 221000.

Ann-Marie Smith 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.

26 October 2022, 11:55 PM

Important Information

Social Worker - Adults.pdf – 156KB
Senior Practitioner - Adults.pdf – 157KB

This vacancy is closed to applications.