Job Details:
Salary Range: £38,092 to £45,389 pro-rata, per annum (inclusive of £3,000 per annum market supplement for Senior Social Workers)
Work Location: Basingstoke, Eastleigh, Totton or Havant, hybrid working (home and office based)
Hours per week: 37 (part-time hours will be considered)
Contract type: Temporary for 18 months
Closing Date: 07 July 2024
Interview Date: 15 and 16 July 2024
The Role:
Joining our Supported Accommodation Team as a qualified Social Worker, you’ll work closely with our Community Teams and Commissioning Team on a broad spectrum of complex issues. Supporting our work with the Learning Disability and Autism Programme, you’ll work in partnership with our colleagues in the Integrated Care Board to facilitate hospital discharges from a Mental Health setting for individuals with a diagnosed learning disability and/or autism. You’ll attend Discharge Planning Meetings and may be required to attend Tribunals, as well as compiling Social Circumstances Reports for the courts. Our supportive and established team will provide you with the right environment to enable you to meet the challenges of this demanding, but very rewarding role.
Take a look at ourfor more information about the role, team and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application .
You’ll be innovative, person-centred and committed to working with adults in a strengths-based way. Excellent relationship management skills will be critical for building and maintaining positive relationships with individuals, families, carers and other professionals. You’ll enjoy working collaboratively with partners to identify problems and implement effective solutions and be comfortable using your sound knowledge and proven expertise to make decisions.
Whether you’re an experienced Social Worker, looking to stretch yourself and take on a new challenge, returning to Social Work after a break, or a newly qualified Social Worker with significant experience of working in a Mental Health team, we’d love to hear from you. Our newly qualified Social Workers are paid at £33,951 per annum for the first year of employment.
We’re investing in creating the right conditions to ensure that our Social Workers have the capacity to provide the excellent level of support needed to assist individuals moving to Supported Living. We believe our staff deserve to feel fulfilled professionally and enjoy a good balance between work and home life. We are committed to your continued personal development and offer an extensive
You’ll be able to work from one of four work bases (Basingstoke, Eastleigh, Totton or Havant), depending on your preference.
Travel Requirements
You will be required to travel to various locations within Hampshire and the Isle of Wight or other local authority, and it is essential that you have a current drivers’ licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis.
Values Based Recruitment
We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.
Additional Information:
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Vetting Requirements:
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.