Weekend Senior Social Worker | Permanent | Part time | Short Term Support Service | East, Lancashire

We are currently recruiting

Social Workers with empathy and the drive to make a difference finding creative ways to support people to achieve what they want to and live as independently as possible in a place they call their home.

We need experienced permanent Social Workers to work across Lancashire as part of our Short-Term Support Service.

Living Better Lives in Lancashire

This is a hugely exciting time for us. Weve launched Living Better Lives in Lancashire our new strength-based vision for social care.

Were driving forward innovative practice that will make a difference to our communities and we need new social workers to help us achieve our vision of supporting people to achieve what they want to living independently in a place they call their home.

The team provides a single point of access to community intermediate care services including reablement and residential rehab 7 days per week. The team also supports hospital discharges and works with the wider multi-disciplinary team to prevent hospital admissions and supports people to remain at home. The team also utilises the Discharge to Assess model to ensure that assessments are done away from the hospital environment.

This key role will also involve holistic face-to-face Care Act Assessments reviews and support planning using a strengths-based approach to ensure that people receive the right support at the right time enabling them to achieve their optimum level of independence and live their life in a way that they choose.

We offer a supportive team environment regular supervision skill development attractive staff benefits generous annual leave and a chance to thrive within Lancashire County Councils Adult Social Care Service.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy early before the closing date if we receive sufficient applications.

Social Work applicants must be registered with Social Work England (SWE) to be appointed as a Social Worker or have applied to register with SWE.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a disclosure. Further information can be found on the Our Recruitment Process tab.

You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and you must be insured for business use. However we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.