Job reference REQ00000017744 Date posted 15/01/2025 Application closing date 10/02/2025 Location CARLISLE Salary £41,511 to £42,708 Package Blank Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Attachments Blank
Job description
Enhanced Practitioner (Internal)
*Internal Applicants Only*
Salary: £41,511 to £42,708
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Cumbria House, Carlisle
Contract: Permanent
About this opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic, and motivated social worker to join our friendly and supportive team based in North Cumbria, as an Enhanced Social Work Practitioner.
We are a social work team working with adults with Mental Health difficulties. This includes young people transitioning from Children’s Services to adulthood.
The successful applicant will be a qualified and experienced social worker and will be expected to work with autonomy and be able to develop effective approaches in the management of complex casework as well as the ability to promote a strength-based approach. You must be keen to develop your forensic knowledge and be willing to undertake social supervisor training.
You will also potentially supervise others within the team, promote continuing professional development, and work effectively with internal and external partners.
Cumberland Council is a modern and supportive employer, and we have both the technology and the commitment to allow our employees to work flexibly and efficiently. Travel around set geographical locations will be required but this can be balanced with homeworking as needed.
If this sounds like you, then please get in touch!
If you would like an informal chat prior to your application, please contact: Louise.Lamont@cumberland.gov.uk
Application and Interview information
* Closing date: 10/02/2025
* Interview date: TBC
Please note this role may close early subject to demand. If you’re interested in applying, you should apply well before the advised closing date. We cannot accept applications once the role has closed.
This role is open to internal applicants only.
DBS Checks
Conducting Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks is integral to our commitment to creating a safe and secure environment for our staff and the communities we serve. These checks play a crucial role in safeguarding, ensuring that individuals with appropriate qualifications and character are entrusted with roles where they may have access to children and vulnerable people.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and requires an enhanced DBS check with a Children’s/Adults Barred List check.
Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with adults and/or Children. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults and/or Children.
We welcome applications from everyone
At Cumberland Council, we are dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce, striving to mirror the rich tapestry of the communities we proudly serve. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and are devoted in fostering an inclusive, supportive culture that embraces and appreciates our unique differences.
As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that applicants with disabilities, meeting the essential criteria for this position, are guaranteed an interview as part of our commitment to equal opportunities.
We're also an Age Friendly Employer, meaning we commit to providing an inclusive workplace for people in their 50s and 60s.
Reasonable Adjustments: We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know at Resourcing@Cumberland.gov.uk.
Guaranteed Interview Schemes
* Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010
* Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under
* Armed forces veterans whose last long term substantive employer was the armed forces
If you meet one or more of the criteria above, and wish to be considered for this scheme, select 'yes' to the appropriate question during your application.
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