The Emergency Duty Team (EDT) is a vital service which provides out of hours cover for North Yorkshire Council and the City of York and is based in County Hall, Northallerton, although the service operates on a countywide basis.
The principle responsibility of EDT is to respond to out of hours requests where intervention from the Local Authority is required to safeguard a vulnerable child or adult until the next working day.
As a qualified and registered Social Worker you will have a broad and detailed knowledge of statutory functions of Social Care and Health Services. You will be dealing with complex cases that require thorough and robust risk decision making. You will have proven experience in Social Work in one or more areas of practice, including children, adults and families.
We start work at 4.30pm Monday to Friday through until 8:30am the next working day. At weekends and Bank Holidays we cover the 24 hour day with a rota that requires various shift patterns.
Northallerton benefits from easy connectivity to the surrounding areas of York, Leeds and Teesside via a series of rail and road links, such as the A1 and A19, as well as being easily accessible to other towns and villages within North Yorkshire.
The base is County Hall, the role is hybrid however candidates will be required to travel throughout North Yorkshire and York.
Hours available are variable and up to full time. Shifts will be provided for the next 8 weeks.
The nature of the work is that out of hours shifts may produce varying working hours and we can support flexible arrangements around this.
AMPH qualification required