Adults Senior Social Worker - Surrey County Council : Job Details

This permanent role has a starting salary of £46,399 per annum, working 36 hours per week or £32,221.53 per annum, working 25 hours per week.

We are excited to be hiring both a full-time and a part-time Senior Social Worker to join our fantastic Surrey Heath Locality team. The team is based in Camberley and is close to shops and amenities. The team offer agile working with 2 or 3 days in the office.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Team

At Surrey, we are proud to be leading the way in implementing new ways of working in personalisation and a recovery-focused strength-based approach. Our goal is for our service users to be able to be more in control of their care, making informed choices and being active citizens in their community.

Surrey Heath Locality Team is a part of a pioneering Integrated System and, as a result, it is an exciting place to work where we foster close working relationships with our partners including Health and Hospital colleagues, as well as partners from the voluntary sector. We are a supportive team with excellent training and development opportunities on offer.

About the Role

As a Senior Social Worker, we will put you in the best possible position to assess the social care needs of our service users, providing direct positive intervention to some of our more complex service users and support for their carers.

Within this role you will be expected to provide support and supervision to staff. With mentoring and support from our frontline managers and experienced colleagues, we will enable you to become the best social worker you can be. In return for all of your skills, enthusiasm and commitment we will support you to take your career to the next level. In turn, you will receive professional supervision and be working in a team of motivated, dedicated and friendly colleagues.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your CV will clearly evidence the following:

• Professional qualification in Social Work and current registration with Social Work England
• Successful completion of an Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) programme if qualified as a social worker after June 2012
• Safeguarding knowledge as well as knowledge and experience of current legislation, including the Care Act and the Mental Capacity Act and its application to practice in a social care setting
• Substantial post qualification professional experience as a Social Worker
• Experience in carrying out safeguarding enquiries, carrying out assessments within the community and working with a diverse group of individuals and partner agencies
• Commitment to your own professional development
• You will have experience of, and be able to provide, professional, reflective supervision, guidance and advice to less experienced social workers, including those completing ASYE and social work students

Surrey has both urban and rural areas and locality based social care workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK, access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long-term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 01/12/2024 with interviews to follow.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.