About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join Dorset Council’s newly established Birth to Settled Adulthood Service, working directly with young people and their families as they transition into adulthood. This innovative service is designed to provide seamless support, ensuring young people’s needs are met through a well-planned and informed approach.
As part of this new team, you will play a key role in shaping and promoting the service, working collaboratively with colleagues across children’s and adults’ social care, health, SEND, and education. Your work will focus on preparation for adulthood for young people aged 14 to 25, including Care Act assessments, care and support planning, and Mental Capacity Act (MCA) assessments and Best Interest meetings.
What we offer:
* A unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, strengths-based, multi-disciplinary team.
* Direct involvement in supporting young people to develop independence and achieve positive outcomes.
* Flexible working arrangements, with a mix of office-based and home working.
* A supportive and collaborative team environment where professional development is encouraged.
About you:
We are looking for an excellent communicator with a strong sense of professional curiosity and sound decision-making skills. Experience in adult social care would be beneficial, but if you have transferable skills and a willingness to learn, we would love to hear from you!
Further Information
This is a part-time role at 22.2 hours per week.
This role will cover East Dorset. Your base can be agreed depending on where you live and what works for you with an opportunity to combine with working from home.
This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders.
See our policy on safeguarding children and young people.
See our adult safeguarding policy.
You must:
* have a degree in social work/Occupational Therapy or equivalent
* be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
* be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post
All social workers who qualified after September 2012 need to:
* undertake the assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE)
* meet the expected standards during the ASYE period
The ASYE scheme is required unless you can prove that you meet the standards laid out in the professional capabilities’ framework.
About Us
We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.
At Dorset Council we:
* provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
* have ambitious aspirations
* are excited about our future
* care about Dorset and all the people who live here
* know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success
You will:
* have access to a range of employee benefits
* be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
* have access to a range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression
We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation.
We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We have a commitment to equality and welcome applications from everyone.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.
We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.
This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.
We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.
Find out more about how to apply.
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