Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, LE38RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker, up to 2 days a week in the office
Salary: £31,074 - £33,294 for Newly Qualified Social Workers, £34,350 to £37,950 for Level 2 Social Workers, £38,700 to £41,373 plus £3,300 market premia payment for Level 3 Social Workers
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 20/04/2025
Are you passionate about safeguarding?
Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced team?
Are you innovative and seek to continually improve the services you deliver?
About the Role
The purpose of the Safeguarding Adult Team is to ensure that there is a consistent and timely approach to applying safeguarding thresholds, identifying and addressing immediate risk and establishing the outcomes of the person involved, in line with Making Safeguarding Personal principles. The focus is on making safeguarding personal and therefore the service user remains at the centre of the enquiry.
You will provide short term intervention (usually 3 working days) during which time you will aim to make enquiries to enable you to:
• Apply safeguarding thresholds
• Identify and take steps to address any immediate risk
• Meet or discuss with the person involved to establish what their outcomes are in relation to the safeguarding enquiry. Where there are any doubts about the person’s capacity to consent to the enquiry and advise of their outcomes, a mental capacity assessment and if necessary best interest decision in relation to this will be undertaken
• Establish who is involved with the person’s care and who needs to be involved in the enquiry
• Hold a strategy meeting or discussion
We are looking for:
1. Newly Qualified Social Workers: £31,074 to £33,294
2. Level 2 Social Worker: £34,350 to £37,950
3. Level 3 Social Worker: £38,700 to £41,373 plus market supplement of £3,300 (£42,000 to £44,673)
Our teams are friendly and supportive, with regular supervision and our employees have manageable workloads. The teams hold weekly Group Supervision Meetings, to promote the best possible outcomes for the people we work with across Leicestershire. We provide a comprehensive induction package with ongoing access to bespoke learning and development opportunities. This includes tailored continuous professional development sessions and access to academic research and practice expertise to develop skills, experience and inform our employee’s practice.
We have an excellent Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) programme for all Newly Qualified Social Workers that join us, with protected caseloads, dedicated Practice Mentor Assessor, network meetings with other NQSW’s. At Leicestershire we are passionate about supporting you in your social worker career and we can provide opportunities to develop your career with us.