Job introduction Social Worker Adult Assessment Services, North Locality Teams are recruiting for a professionally qualified and experienced Social Worker. Are you a qualified social worker who has experience of working in statutory social work setting? Are you passionate about delivering excellent person-centred, strengths based practice? Are you committed to working as part of a multidisciplinary team? Want to develop your expertise further? If so, then we would like to hear from you. Our philosophy is to put excellent social work practice at the heart of everything we do and our team of dedicated and professional social workers are key to making this a reality by delivering excellent person-centred care and support to adults and their families and carers within Brighton & Hove. We believe our staff are our greatest asset which is why we will not only support you in your day-to-day practice but will also encourage you to further develop your professional practice so you can become the best you can be. We are particularly proud of our unique learning and development pathway and the opportunities we provide for our staff to participate in innovative projects with our local Universities. We are also a proud partner of the South Coast Regional Centre for Social Work Education and through our membership of Care Knowledge, you will always be up-to-date with the latest research and new practice. So, if you are a qualified and experienced social worker registered with the Social Work England who would thrive in an environment committed to professional excellence and which places social work at the forefront of new and developing models of care, then why not join us. Interview date: TBC For an informal discussion, Hannah Matthew (North Locality Operations Manager on hannah.matthewbrighton-hove.gov.uk About the role Social Work in Adult Social Care Locality Teams (over 18’s physical health and older people’s services) The Health and Adult Social Care Locality teams delivering social work to people in a wide variety of circumstances. We encourage Social Workers in our district teams to grow knowledge and expertise in substance misuse, knowledge of older populations as well as social issues faced by people with physical disabilities or facing homelessness. Our locality teams are testing new and innovative models of asset based practice to inform the development of social work across the whole service. The localities are working closer with our colleagues in health and the voluntary sector to help development a stronger multidisciplinary team approach to working with the citizens of Brighton and Hove. Our locality teams ensure that vulnerable adults receive the right care in the right place at the right time. We strive to deliver the maximum independence and safety with the minimum intervention, building on people's strengths and supporting our service users and their carers to achieve the outcomes they want. These posts will support the delivery of our statutory duties under the Care Act and the development of integrated services with our health partners. The successful candidate will: • Be a post qualified Social Worker with experience of working within a statutory social work setting. • Be a Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Best Interest Assessor or committed to undertaking this training. • Be confident in their knowledge and experience of safeguarding vulnerable adults and the assessment of risk. • Have experience of working in statutory Adult Social Care services. • Have an understanding of the importance of information and advice in supporting people to maintain their own independence and wellbeing without recourse to long term publicly funded services. Our vision is to promote the wellbeing of local people, supporting their independence and helping them stay safe and supporting informal carers. We are achieving this by fully embracing the principles and freedoms given by the Care Act. Our social workers use their creativity and innovation to work in a person centred way. We work to develop a truly partnership approach with citizens as active players in how support and care is delivered. Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview. As part of your application, you will need to upload your Application Form and answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here ( Application Form guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and ( Shortlisting guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process. Additional information Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only. We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense. For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us Company information Encouraging a diverse workforce Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans. Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk). Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.