Senior Social Worker Job at Gloucestershire County Council (Gloucestershire)

Job Description

We have a full time Senior Social Worker position available in our Acute Social Care Team, supporting the Pathway 1 workstream. The Senior Social Worker role could be the perfect next step of your career; with this role offering you more challenge and complexity, without the added management responsibility. We look to our Senior Social Workers to provide expert social work practice in complex situations, assessing and managing higher levels of risk. You will work closely with a range of professionals and more senior managers to ensure a balance of support and independence is achieved, through offering expert evidence-based opinion.

Job Responsibility

Providing expert social work practice in complex situations, assessing and managing higher levels of risk
Working closely with a range of professionals and more senior managers to ensure a balance of support and independence is achieved, through offering expert evidence-based opinion
Playing a key role in promoting independence, coordinating care, and ensuring people receive the right support at the right time in their own homes

Requirements

Have a social work qualification and be SWE registered
Have completed your ASYE programme and have at least 2 years post completion service
Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
Have the passion to promote people's strengths and the ability to make a difference in a safe working approach to social work practice
Have up to date knowledge of legislation and demonstrable experience of providing credible approaches to practice
Be able to prioritise, using a risk based approach

What we offer

25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays
Option to purchase up to 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part time employees)
Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
Regular formal and informal support
Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
Training and development opportunities
Clear career progression pathways, to support you in progressing professionally and personally
Personal licences to Adults CCINFORM
Reimbursement of professional Social Work registration fees
Family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family
Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
Cycle to Work scheme
Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network

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