Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, LE38RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker, up to 2 days a week in the office
Salary: £31,074 - £33,294 for Newly Qualified Social Workers, £34,350 to £37,950 for Level 2 Social Workers, £38,700 to £41,373 plus £3,300 market premia payment for Level 3 Social Workers
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 20/04/2025
Are you passionate about safeguarding?
Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced team?
Are you innovative and seek to continually improve the services you deliver?
About the Role
The purpose of the Safeguarding Adult Team is to ensure that there is a consistent and timely approach to applying safeguarding thresholds, identifying and addressing immediate risk and establishing the outcomes of the person involved, in line with Making Safeguarding Personal principles. The focus is on making safeguarding personal and therefore the service user remains at the centre of the enquiry.
You will provide short term intervention (usually 3 working days) during which time you will aim to make enquiries to enable you to:
1. Apply safeguarding thresholds
2. Identify and take steps to address any immediate risk
3. Meet or discuss with the person involved to establish what their outcomes are in relation to the safeguarding enquiry. Where there are any doubts about the person's capacity to consent to the enquiry and advise of their outcomes, a mental capacity assessment and if necessary best interest decision in relation to this will be undertaken
4. Establish who is involved with the person's care and who needs to be involved in the enquiry
5. Hold a strategy meeting or discussion
We are looking for:
* Newly Qualified Social Workers: £31,074 to £33,294
* Level 2 Social Worker: £34,350 to £37,950
* Level 3 Social Worker: £38,700 to £41,373 plus market supplement of £3,300 (£42,000 to £44,673)
Our teams are friendly and supportive, with regular supervision and our employees have manageable workloads. The teams hold weekly Group Supervision Meetings, to promote the best possible outcomes for the people we work with across Leicestershire. We provide a comprehensive induction package with ongoing access to bespoke learning and development opportunities. This includes tailored continuous professional development sessions and access to academic research and practice expertise to develop skills, experience and inform our employee's practice.
We have an excellent Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) programme for all Newly Qualified Social Workers that join us, with protected caseloads, dedicated Practice Mentor Assessor, network meetings with other NQSW's. At Leicestershire we are passionate about supporting you in your social worker career and we can provide opportunities to develop your career with us.
About You
To apply for this post, you must:
* Be a qualified Social Worker and registered with Social Work England.
* Have knowledge of social work methodologies, social care policies such as person-centred approaches and asset based social work, and relevant legislation including The Care Act, Mental Health Act, and Mental Capacity Act.
* Have experience of effective assessment and risk management delivery, and multi-agency/multidisciplinary working and/or hospital discharge processes.
* Have experience of partnership working with adults to identify and meet need with creative and pragmatic solutions.
* Be a confident communicator who is skilled in diplomacy, persuasion, assertive and conflict management and able to build effective working relationships.
* Be able to work proactively individually but also as a team member.
* Have good prioritisation and time management skills and have a valid UK driving licence or access to a vehicle.
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Chelbie Shepherd, Resourcing Co-ordinator
Telephone: 0116 305 5973
Email: chelbie.shepherd@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services, we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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