Senior Social Worker
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Job Location:
Birmingham - UK
Yearly Salary:
£ 1000 - 5000
Posted on:
3 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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Senior Social Worker
Permanent
Grade C
Golden Hello payment - 1000 and 5000 per annum; see below for further details and conditions.
Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Practitioner Improvement Grade 5 to join the Hodge Hill and Yardley Assessment Social Work Team working with adults over the age of 18.
We are looking for an organised and dependable team player who has a positive and flexible approach with excellent communication and interpersonal skills along with being enthusiastic and self-motivated.
This social worker post within Birmingham City Council involves a lead role in improving the quality of professional social work practice and managing complex casework. These roles often involve providing technical expertise coaching and mentoring to other social workers as well as ensuring adherence to legislation standards and departmental policies. Birmingham City Council emphasizes a commitment to diversity inclusion and employee well-being offering a range of benefits and opportunities for career development.
The purpose of the role for the successful applicant will be:
To ensure the effective management operation and development of Adults Social Care to achieve the City Councils objectives and statutory duties and responsibilities and to improve positive outcomes for Adults in Birmingham.
To participate in the identification and systematic review of service needs and the planning and delivery of appropriate adult care services exploring innovative and radical approaches to service delivery - whether provided directly by Adults Social Care or commissioned and delivered by external partners/providers.
Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer and we are committed to employing retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments additional support accessibility needs or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
For any informal enquires please contact:Resourcing@
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance withUK Home Office requirements before any employment offer can be confirmed.
Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view ourCorporate Safeguarding Policy Birmingham City Councilhere.
Job Description and Person Specification
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Motivational Interviewing
- Acute Care
- Crisis Intervention
- Behavioral Health
- Intake Experience
- Hospice Care
- Case Management
- Home Care
- Child Welfare
- Experience with Children
- Social Work
- Addiction Counseling
About Company
We are a disability confident employer and we encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. We also welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered. Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in ... View more
