Closed for applications on 29/10/2024 22:59
Job Category: Social Work - Adult Service
Vacancy ID: 271061
Employment Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Post Number: AS363(e)
Number of posts: 1
Further Information
We are looking to recruit a Senior Practitioner for 3 days each week. You would receive a warm welcome if you joined the Learning Disability and Autism Team at Newcastle City Council. The team is structured to maximize the support that we can offer to people, their families, carers, and our partner agencies and comprises of three sections: Intake, Intervention, and Review.
We are looking for dynamic individuals who are committed to providing an excellent social work service and who bring a comprehensive knowledge and skill-base to the challenge of working with adults who have a learning disability and/or autism, their families, and carers. You must be an enthusiastic team player who is passionate about achieving the best outcomes for adults. Candidates will be required to have the determination, commitment, and social work value base to create positive outcomes for adults in the City.
This post requires you to be a qualified Social Worker. You should hold a relevant Social Work qualification such as the Social Work Degree, DipSW, CQSW, or CSS and be registered with Social Work England.
We recognise the demands of the role and the need to support staff; we offer regular one-to-ones with a team manager, small group supervision sessions, and regular team meetings as well as learning and development opportunities relevant to the role.
Newcastle is a great place to work and some of the benefits of working with us are:
1. Generous annual leave plus Bank Holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
2. Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme
3. A range of flexible working options, including the ability to take two flexi days per month
4. Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave
5. Working in a supportive team environment
6. Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
We are strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure and a range of other recruitment checks. It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.
If you would like to have an informal conversation about this post, please contact Alice Jefferson, Gillian Greenfield, or Susan Redmond, Team Managers on 0191 2788100.
Apply online at www.northeastjobs.org.uk, select 'Apply Now' and complete our online application form. Any communication sent to you regarding your application will be sent to the email address you have set up on your Northeast Jobs account, so you will need to ensure that you check your inbox.
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