Senior Social Worker

Gloucestershiremusic; Tewkesbury; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government body in Tewkesbury seeks a Senior Social Worker to provide expert social work practice and support individuals in promoting independence. This role offers flexibility with hybrid working arrangements and the opportunity for relocation assistance of up to £8,000. Candidates must have a social work qualification, be SWE registered, and possess at least 2 years of experience after completing their ASYE programme. Join a passionate team and make a difference to the people of Gloucestershire.

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Flexible working arrangements

Responsibilities

• Provide expert social work practice in complex situations.
• Assess and manage higher levels of risk.
• Work closely with professionals and senior managers.

Skills

Social work qualification

At least 2 years post qualification experience

Ability to promote people's strengths

Knowledge of legislation

Risk-based prioritization

Education

SWE registration

Completed ASYE programme

Job description

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This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Senior Social Worker
• Job Location: Tewkesbury Borough Council Offices

Are you a Social Worker passionate about working with people to promote independence, dedicated to making a difference and looking for your next career move?

We would love to hear from you!

Subject to meeting qualifying conditions, we offer relocation of up to £8,000 to use towards the cost of relocating to Gloucestershire.

About the role

We have a full time Senior Social Worker position available in our Tewkesbury Locality Team.

The Senior Social Worker role could be the perfect next step of your career; with this role offering you more challenge and complexity, without the added management responsibility. We look to our Senior Social Workers to provide expert social work practice in complex situations, assessing and managing higher levels of risk. You will work closely with a range of professionals and more senior managers to ensure a balance of support and independence is achieved, through offering expert evidence-based opinion.

The post is based in Tewkesbury, and we offer flexible working with a mix of office and home working. To find out more about working in the Tewkesbury Team, visit the ‘Meet our Teams’ page.

About you

As a Senior Social Worker, we understand the work you do on a daily basis and provide the support you need to make a difference to the people of Gloucestershire. To join us, you must:

• Have a social work qualification and be SWE registered
• Have completed your ASYE programme and have at least 2 years post completion service
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
• Have the passion to promote people’s strengths and the ability to make a difference in a safe working approach to social work practice
• Have up to date knowledge of legislation and demonstrable experience of providing credible approaches to practice.
• Be able to prioritise, using a risk-based approach

Our values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about. Read more about our values on our website.

If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role.

About us

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Gloucestershire County Council. You can be confident of becoming part of a welcoming, passionate, innovative, and highly supportive team. Gloucestershire is the perfect place to live and work with a great mix of rural and city locations. Find out more about living and working in Gloucestershire.

We’re closer than you think

We are an easy commute from many locations, view our commuting times map to see what we mean. For interested professionals located in Wales and Scotland, please contact us to discuss your application.

Applying

Please write your application with consideration for the criteria in the Job Profile. This should include examples of why you should be considered and evidence of the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.

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This Position is subject to a DBS check.

If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to [e-mail], as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error.

By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process.

*a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.