An excellent opportunity is now available for experienced and compassionate Social Workers to join Gloucestershire County Council. As an added benefit, the council is offering sponsorship to eligible candidates. If you are passionate about making a difference and meet the criteria, don’t miss the chance to apply today.
About the Council
Gloucestershire County Council is proud to operate in a region renowned for its enchanting Cotswold villages, picturesque countryside, and a wide variety of attractions, events, and exciting activities. Gloucestershire offers a perfect blend of rural charm and city conveniences, making it an ideal place to live and work.
Joining Gloucestershire County Council presents an exceptional opportunity to be part of a welcoming, passionate, innovative, and highly supportive team. With its vibrant community and breathtaking surroundings, Gloucestershire provides an inspiring environment for professional growth and personal fulfillment.
Position: Social Worker
Salary: £37,035 to £39,513 a year
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Gloucestershire, UK
About the Role
Are you an experienced Social Worker? Then we would love to hear from you!
If you’re a qualified Social Worker in the UK and looking to move to Gloucestershire, we offer a relocation allowance of up to £8,000* subject to qualifying conditions. There’s never been a better time to make the move! Watch our video to learn all that #ourSouthWest has to offer!
If you’re a Skilled Worker already living and working in the UK, with a minimum of 1 years’ experience working in an Adults Social Worker role, currently registered with SWE and looking to move Certificate of Sponsorship and relocate to Gloucestershire, then read on!
About the role:
Our vision for the people we work with is for them to lead full and active lives where they are supported to be independent as far as they can be. We want people to have choice and control over the services and support they receive and have access to services that use resources creatively. To help us to achieve our vision we focus on making Adult Social Care a place where people want to work and feel supported to deliver quality practice so they can focus on people first. See how we #makethedifference in transforming lives and reinvigorating social work in the county by reading our Community Care Editorial.
We have part time (29.6 hours) and full time (37 hours) Social Worker opportunities in our Learning Disabilities Team, based in the heart of the city, with great access routes to the M5. To find out more about our Learning Disabilities Team, please visit our “Meet the Teams” webpage or if you want to learn more about team, please email [email protected] to arrange an informal discussion with the Team Manager.
Main Duties
This is what we need you to do…
- Listen to the people of Gloucestershire, supporting them to connect to community resources, including promoting digital inclusion; recognising the opportunities and risk of new technologies, digital resources, online communications, virtual environments and social media in social work.
- Take a strengths-based approach, which seeks to be inclusive, anti- discriminatory, and anti-oppressive within practice.
- To practice in a professionally curious manner, feeling confident to ask difficult questions in a supportive, personcentred manner.
- Prioritise supporting people in crisis to regain control of their lives, taking a holistic approach in working together to achieve effective plans to balance risk and ensure people are more stable and enabled to live their lives.
- In line with the Care Act, undertake complex social care interventions including assessments, to determine eligibility, and support plans, to ensure individuals are enabled to lead the lives they choose.
- To coordinate and manage section 42 safeguarding enquiries and complex, high-risk situations, utilising professional judgement throughout.
- To promote social change and development, social cohesion and the empowerment and liberation of people.
- To develop and maintain an in-depth knowledge of local resources, working collaboratively with teams and services both within and outside of Gloucestershire County Council.
Qualifications
Our value 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.
Please note you must hold a full driving licence and have the willingness to drive (exceptions under the Equality Act may apply).
The ideal candidate will have
Experience of…
- Working in a social worker position, preferably with adults in a statutory setting
- Working with people with multiple complex needs and supporting them to live their best life, in line with statutory duties
Education & Qualifications Essential
- Social Work qualification
- Social Work registration with professional body in England
- Evidence of Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE – applicable since 2012), equivalent qualification or 2+ years post qualifying statutory experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Knowledge, Skills and Understanding
- An understanding of statutory social work, including current issues and new evidence–informed practice research
- A sound understanding and application of legislative frameworks underpinning adult social care, for example the Care Act, the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and the Human Rights Act
- A critical knowledge of the range of theories and models for social work intervention
Benefits
- Sponsorship: Opportunity to move Certificate of Sponsorship
- Relocation allowance of up to £8,000
Please write your application with consideration for the criteria in the Job Description. This should include examples of why you should be considered and the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
Interested and qualified candidates should kindly CLICK HERE to learn more and apply
Application Deadline
January 19, 2025