Newcastle upon Tyne, City and Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne
Job Category: Social Work - Adult Service
Vacancy ID: 272564
Employment Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Post Number: AS379(e)
Number of posts: 1
Further Information:
You would receive a warm welcome if you joined the Learning Disability and Autism Team at Newcastle City Council. The team is structured to maximize the support that we can offer to people, their families, carers and our partner agencies and comprises of three sections: Intake, Intervention, and Review.
We are looking to recruit a full-time permanent Social Worker into the Intervention section to complete Court of Protection applications and to hold a small caseload of complex cases.
In order to be successful in your application, you must have some knowledge and experience of completing Court of Protection applications, although further training and supervision will be provided from within the team and our excellent colleagues in legal services.
We are looking for a dynamic individual who is committed to providing an excellent social work service and who brings a comprehensive knowledge and skill-base to the challenge of working with adults who have a learning disability and/or autism, their families, and carers. You must be an enthusiastic team player who is passionate about achieving the best outcomes for adults.
This post requires you to be a qualified Social Worker. You should hold a relevant Social Work qualification such as the Social Work Degree, DipSW, CQSW, or CSS and be registered with Social Work England.
We recognise the demands of the role and the need to support staff; we offer regular one-to-ones with a team manager, small group supervision sessions, and regular team meetings as well as learning and development opportunities relevant to the role.
Newcastle is a great place to work and some of the benefits of working with us are:
1. Generous annual leave plus Bank Holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
2. Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme
3. A range of flexible working options, including the ability to take two flexi days per month
4. Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave
5. Working in a supportive team environment
6. Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring.
We are strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure and a range of other recruitment checks.
If you would like to have an informal conversation about this post, please contact Gillian Greenfield or Susan Redmond on 0191 2788100.
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