This is an exciting opportunity to join the Supported Living review team. As an experienced and qualified Social Worker, you will be part of a team working across the Staffordshire. The role focuses on conducting comprehensive reviews of the various Supported living schemes for adults aged 18. The Supported Living Review Team is centrally based in Stafford and conducts service reviews across various schemes in Staffordshire. Our service aims to: Ensure the delivery of least restrictive and most cost-effective support models at a scheme level, enabling individuals to achieve their outcomes. Review the quality and affordability of accommodation. Ensure the delivery of quality care and support at a scheme level. We have a range of key performance indicators designed to embed good practice across the service. Working up to 37 hours from Monday to Friday, flexibility in working arrangements can be tailored to suit your needs, offering both professional growth and work-life balance. There will be opportunity to work remotely with an expectation to be office based for induction and ongoing team meetings. This is a fixed term role for 12 months subject to review and evaluation. Main Responsibilities You will: assist in the design and delivery of our Supported Living Commissioning Plan through collaborative partnership working. communicate effectively with a range of key stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes. perform reviews to ensure that assessments and support plans accurately represent the support outlined by the service and meet the individuals' outcomes. translate review information into structured documentation to enable the calculation of proportionate support. work closely with commissioners to ensure the best models of support and accommodation across Staffordshire. undertake key statutory functions within the team and contribute to organizational requirements where necessary. conduct a range of tasks as allocated by the responsible manager and in line with the Service Review schedule. work within a multi-disciplinary/professional team to support individuals in achieving their outcomes in the least restrictive manner, using a range of intelligence and tools. The Ideal Candidate You'll have: a Professional Social Work qualification (BA in Social Work, DipSW, CQSW) registered with Social Work England experience and understanding of planned personalised support for adults with assessed social care needs knowledge and understanding of supported living arrangements for adult understanding of learning disabilities, mental health, physical disabilities and their impact on individuals, families, and society knowledge of adult physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development and family dynamics experience working as part of a team in developing services and the professional practice of colleagues excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills and interactions with individuals and families ability to recognise and manage conflicting values and ethical dilemmas in practice, using supervision, team discussion, and challenging assumptions ability to critically reflect on own practice resourceful and resilient, able to operate in a changing environment If you are committed to delivering high-quality care and support, and you have the skills and experience to excel in this role, we would love to hear from you Interviews will be held during the week starting 21st April 2025. Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact Sara Bell Deputy Principal Social worker sara.bell1staffordshire.gov.uk Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role. About Staffordshire County Council We are no ordinary county council: Our Values: The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively. Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy: We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future. We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. Our benefits: We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire Our recruitment process: As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.