Social Worker (Triage)

The Service and Team

The team provide the first response and triage of Adults Safeguarding concerns raised by members of the community the adult themselves or professionals. The work environment is very fast paced and busy with positive team members who are provided with regular support supervision and training as well as career progression and the opportunity to be involved in the development of the team and wider service.

The Role

Key Responsibilities

• Screen and triage incoming safeguarding concerns.
• Gather relevant information and apply the Making Safeguarding Personal approach.
• Make threshold decisions regarding whether concerns should proceed through the safeguarding process.
• Identify and recommend appropriate next steps for adults at risk of abuse or harm.
• Collaborate with external agencies to assess risks and support adults to live free from abuse or harm.
• Share expertise and support team development within a multi-disciplinary context.
• Supervise and approve Social Care Practitioners work.
• Be part of the duty system.
• Be an active contributor within the team to bring about positive change and improvements.

Social workers are required to work collaboratively with colleagues from different teams disciplines and partner organisations in order to provide a seamless service to individuals/families/carers. They will work in partnership to work with individuals facing complex social and family crisis across a range of settings promoting autonomy and development with individuals who have complex needs and are more vulnerable to exclusion; and work with communities individuals and families to promote their personal strengths.

Social workers are to work at the required level of professional competence as detailed in Adult Social Care practice standards and quality assurance framework and in line with the national Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) for Social Work. The Social Worker will ensure they maintain and improve their knowledge and skills and contribute to the learning and development of other members of the team.

As representatives of Safe & Caring Communities Directorate behaviour and conduct should be professional at all times reflecting the values of the department and the council.

This is a public/customer-facing role where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.

This position will be subject to a enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

Working Pattern:

This is an 18.5-hour post.

What Youll Need to Succeed

• Work collaboratively with colleagues from different teams disciplines and partner organisations
• Promote autonomy and development with individuals who have complex needs
• Demonstrate professional competence in line with Adult Social Care practice standards and the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF)
• Maintain and improve knowledge and skills contributing to team learning and development
• Uphold professional behaviour and conduct in line with the values of the department and council

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

What youll get in return:

Cornwall Councils ambition is to be an employer of choice a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

a competitive salary.

a defined benefit pension scheme based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions

a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.

A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme

Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Additional Information:

Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.

The full role profiles are attached here:

Grade 3 Social Worker

Grade 4 Social Worker

We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Debbie OBrien -

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstratewhy you are suitable against each of the points marked as Application on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here The application process.

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted please contact if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.