Advanced Social Worker, Learning and Disabilities Team, Adult Services
Job specification
Location: Swindon
Hours: 37 hours per week with hybrid and flexible working arrangements
Job reference: RNR002510-2
Interview date: 14/04/2025
Date posted: 12/02/2025
At Swindon Borough Council, we want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great.
The Learning Disabilities Team supports people to meet their needs, to live as independently as they can and to live a good life. We work with multi-disciplinary teams, including the Integrated Care Board to meet those needs holistically.
The team focuses on promoting the rights of individuals to make choices and decisions for themselves and uses the Mental Capacity Act to guide these where required.
Your next role
As an Advanced Social Worker in the Learning Disability Team, you will be joining a friendly, supportive and dynamic team. This role will see you working closely with the residents of Swindon and their families as well as a number of professionals including health, provider services, safeguarding and mental health colleagues.
Offering a significant level of experience in working with those who have learning disabilities, you’ll manage a complex caseload and be responsible for completing Care Act Assessments, reviews and proportionate support planning which may include Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interest Decisions. You’ll offer support to your colleagues by leading and developing best practice, providing supervision in the team, managing safeguarding enquiries, and taking part in the duty rota. The team operates a hybrid working model with all practitioners expected to be in the office for a minimum of two days per week with the ability to travel throughout the Borough as required.
You must hold a formal social work degree, be Social Work England registered, and hold a post-qualification certification (i.e. Practice Educator, Best Interest Assessor, or Approved Mental Health Professional) to apply for this role.
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).
Improvements include:
* Multi-million pound investment in staff and support
* Significant restructure creating smaller social worker teams
* New intuitive IT system to cut down on desk time and make mobile working the norm
* High standards for management practice, support and supervision for staff
* Listening to our social workers by holding regular social work forums.
At the heart of it all is our desire to promote and cultivate a strong learning culture combined with outstanding leadership and supervision. Here is what you can expect to find when you arrive:
* Early help and community health practitioners co-located with our social workers, providing great working relationships
* Fantastic relationships with partner agencies such as the police and Swindon CCG
* Teams located within communities, providing a closer connection to the people we work with
Our new offer to you
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application; you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.
The interview date stated is the 14 April and we are unable to reschedule this date.
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