As an exemplary practitioner, you will be required to provide support, advice and share professional knowledge to colleagues; promote innovation and model and facilitate reflective practice. Hours: 2 temporary posts, fixed term, 37 hours. Part time considered. Salary: Grade 8, £33,024 to £35,745 per annum Location: Various locations across the Dudley borough and some home working. The post will involve working with adults and this may involve vulnerable adults. You will be required to undertake assessments and develop support plans to enable them to achieve an optimum level of independence to develop and maintain relationships and be valued members of their community. Due to the requirement of the service, you will be asked to work flexible hours and participate in a 7-day rota covering some weekends and a set number of bank holidays for which relevant enhancements will be paid. Demonstrate professional commitment and a high level of knowledge, critical thinking, communication skills and creativity, in order to support people to achieve positive outcomes and a good quality of life. As a social worker, you will be involved in working with multi-agencies to facilitate safe discharges following different pathways as necessary. You will also be asked to undertake duty and respond to front of house to facilitate immediate discharges for those who are not liable to be admitted. This role will involve assessing service users and attending both residential and nursing homes. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults; therefore the post is subject to medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check. For further information regarding these posts please contact Joanne Bevan or Becki Benbow on 01384 811919 or via email, joanne.bevandudley.gov.uk Previous applicants need not apply. So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application. Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough. If you require support completing an online or paper application form and or interview techniques, please contact Dudley Adult and Community Learning on 01384 818 143 or acldudley.gov.uk who can support with Digital Skills and Job Applications. If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcingdudley.gov.uk If you are experiencing a problem whilst applying for a position, please follow the link below to the WM Jobs Help Page in the first instance https://help.wmjobs.co.uk/ If the WM Jobs Help Page does not resolve your issue then please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcingdudley.gov.uk Dudley Council will check the information that you have provided against any details already held for accuracy and completeness. The Council will check, share and cross match your information both internally within the council and with external organisations to protect public funds and prevent or detect crime, only where the law allows us to do so. The Council’s full Privacy and Disclaimer Statement can be accessed on the website at http://www.dudley.gov.uk/ N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications LI-DMBC2019 Attached documents Social Worker PS - DAC352.doc Social Worker JD - DAC352.doc Benefits List