Qualified Social Worker - South Locality Team (Adults)
Come join the fantastic South Locality social work team! We are a vibrant community team based in High Wycombe.
In addition to the salary advertised, you will receive a market premium of £2,275 per annum, and a Golden Hello lump-sum payment of £2000 paid on successful completion of your probationary period.
We welcome individuals looking to return to social work and offer a return to social work programme assessment and support process. Should this be something of interest to you please contact the Learning and Wellbeing Hub via email at learninghub@buckinghamshire.gov.uk to arrange an informal chat or to find out more information.
Main duties of the job
As a social worker at Buckinghamshire Council, you will ensure the highest standards of service are provided to the residents of Buckinghamshire. You will:
* Be an ambassador and leader across social work, both internally and externally.
* Provide a high-quality, effective professional casework service, taking responsibility for working and managing a caseload within a framework of appropriate supervision, dependent upon the complexities of these cases and your experience.
* Comply with legislation, statutory guidance, and local policies and procedures.
* Deliver outstanding support to our residents and ensure regular monitoring and review of care and support plans.
* Be competent in all areas of the Professional Capabilities Framework of Social Work.
You must be a qualified Social Worker (holding a social work degree or equivalent) and be registered with Social Work England. In addition, a full driving licence with access to a vehicle is an essential requirement for this role.
Naturally, you’ll be a great people person, familiar with working to a strength-based approach. Thinking outside the box, you’ll support your clients and help prevent, reduce or delay the need for care. Bringing your in-depth knowledge of the latest legislation and statutory guidance, you’ll work independently and with colleagues to support adults and their families. Persistence and an adaptable approach are needed in an outcome-focused way with partners such as health services, care providers, and other stakeholders.
About us
Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.
We have created more roles in Social Work and Occupational Therapy; we are adapting to work much more closely with the community and support people near to where they live; we have developed a new career progression framework to encourage staff ambition and development; finally, to establish the conditions to deliver outstanding practice, we have reduced the numbers that managers supervise and the caseloads the team have, to allow for more contact with our residents.
Initiated in 2019, our strength-based practice model, Better Lives, has been improving outcomes linked to independence, developing social connections, and improving areas that are important to the residents we support. Now in 2021, we are looking to refresh our Better Lives Strategy and develop our aspirations further.
We are looking for motivated, ambitious and inspiring people to join us on our journey.
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description for a full list of essential and desirable skills required for the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Please see the job description for a full list of essential and desirable skills required for the role.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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