Department of Health & Well Being
SOCIAL WORKERS (ADULTS)
Newly Qualified Social Worker scp 26 – 29: £23,398 - £25,951 pa
Social Worker L2: scp 28 – 33: £24,964 - £29,323 pa
Experienced Social Worker: scp 32 – 38: £28,485 - £33,437 pa
(Pro rata for Part Time Posts)
Various Established Posts
Based at Community Team for Learning Disability, Bingley Town Hall.
Please note: Your working pattern will be 5 days over 7 including evenings, weekends and bank holidays as required by the needs of the service.
The Code of Practice on the English language requirement for public sector workers, Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 requires that Councils ensure that all candidates applying for customer facing posts must be assessed in order to establish their fluency in English.
The criteria under special knowledge and experience on the job profile which is shown in this advert outlines what level of fluency you will be expected to demonstrate. Therefore, it is essential that you provide examples in your application.
You will be joining an experienced and committed team of Social Workers and Community Care Officers working with adults with learning disabilities. As a team we continuously strive to enable individuals with learning disabilities to lead fulfilling and meaningful lives.
To achieve this aim we carry out assessments alongside both individuals and their carers in line with The Care Act 2014. Following assessment we work with individuals and their carers to devise personalised support plans which consider individuals’ personal resources, family support networks, community resources and statutory resources.
Bradford has a large Learning Disability population and in keeping with other Local Authorities finite resources with which to meet eligible needs. We are committed to ensuring that eligible needs are met and supported by creative support planning within budgetary constraints. Safeguarding remains a key priority.
You must have:
- Experience in assessing the needs of adults or children, and their parents/carers and developing support plans to meet these needs.
- A Social Work Degree/ CQSW/DIPSW/ or equivalent qualification and be registered with the Health and Care Professionals’ Council as qualified worker or student.
- Have a full, valid driving licence and car available for work (unless a disability prevents this).
- Have excellent interpersonal skills.
We can offer:
- An induction programme.
- Regular supervision and appraisal
- Training to support working across children’s and adult services
- A culturally diverse workforce reflecting our community
An enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be undertaken for this post.
For an informal discussion regarding these posts, please contact Marcus Farley on 01535 618658 or email Marcus.Farley@bradford.gov.uk
An enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.
Closing Date: 19th December 2017
Please find attached the Job Profiles:
Newly Qualified SW - JP.doc
Social Worker L2 - JP.doc
Experienced SW - JP.doc