Social Worker / Social Work Lead
Social Worker / Social Work Lead
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Job Description
Overview
Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives offering support and respect in a safe environment treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.
Our core values are Be open be compassionate and be bold and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives grow as individuals and live life to its full potential.
As an Social Worker / Social Work Leadwith Change Grow Live you will role model and lead ethical and evidence-based practice focusing on the experience for people who use services. You will be a specialist lead to the team providing advice and consultation on risk safeguarding and complex needs. You will act as the Designated Safeguarding Lead in the team and provide professional accountability for complex decision making and work collaboratively with the multi- disciplinary team to establish safe and effective ways to work with people.
Where: Liverpool We have 8 sites around Liverpool and jobs will be based in anyone of these.
Hours: Full time 37.5 hrs per week
Full time Salary: 37184.91 - 44471.72 dependent on experience (based on full time hours pro rata if part time)
Responsibilities
About the Role:
- Respond flexibly to the needs of people who use services and the team which will include being involved in the support of complex cases
- Facilitate and develop the skills of the team to enhance case coordination and support offered to people with complex and multiple needs
- Coach and develop the team to work with people where there are complex issues related to substance misuse
- Support the team to increase their knowledge and skills by delivering bespoke training workshops and bitesize learning
- Focus on professional relationships increase understanding of roles and services to strengthen partnership working collaboration and referral pathways
- Contribute to the support learning and development of social work students on placement and newly qualified social workers
- Understand the purpose of administrative tasks and complete them to a high standard
- Fulfil the role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead contributing to the wellbeing of people
- Utilise leadership and coaching skills to provide reflective supervision to the multi-disciplinary staff team
About you:
- Hold a valid qualification in Social Work and be registered with the regulatory body
- Good working knowledge of children/adult social care system
- Experience and knowledge on the working practice of Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
- Experience of developing and sustaining positive working relationships with a range of professionals
- Experience of positively engaging with people who use services
- Excellent social work skills and the ability to work effectively with a range of complex Excellent team working communication and collaboration skills
- Make or support staff to make child protection or child in need referrals.
- Ability to identify emerging themes and trends and work collaboratively with people to respond to these.
- Be available to all staff for advice and support around safeguarding children and adults at risk issues.
- Be able to work flexibly across operational sites as required and to work flexibly within an agreed number of hours to maintain the most appropriate level of service provision. This may involve evening and weekend working
What we will give to you:
- 25 days holiday ( bank holidays) rising annually in your first five years service
- Paid Wellness hour each week along with a Wellness hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping cinema holidays etc.
- A friendly and supportive team
- Training career development & progression opportunities
- refer a friend scheme
Please read attached Job Description and Role Specifics for a more detailed outline of responsibilities and Person Specification
If this sounds like you and youd like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live then wed love to talk to you.
Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
Closing Date
If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:
Employment Type
Full-Time
