About the role
An exciting, full time, permanent opportunity has arisen within the fast paced, Countywide Assessment Team for a qualified Social Worker.
The Assessment Team complete Care Act Assessments and Care and Support Plans for anyone over the age of 18, who is seeking support or social care following a period of Reablement. They also support unpaid carers through assessment and support planning.
As part of the wider Prevention and Early Intervention Team, we work closely to assist colleagues within the service to deliver the best outcomes for our service users. Our Social Workers mentor Reablement leads and are crucial to the duty function within the team.
The team is made up of Social Workers and Adult Support Coordinators from a variety of backgrounds. The team offer support to individuals and also to families and carers. The team work closely to support and share information on prevention services across the county.
As a council, Cambridgeshire will support individuals to look at their individual learning outcomes and offer a wide range of training and apprenticeships.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Nathalie Watkins on 01223 699263 or email welovesocialworkers@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
This is a rolling campaign, and we will review applications daily so please don't wait to apply as the advert will be closed once a successful candidate is found. We want to speak to you now!
Interviews will be held virtually on Microsoft Teams
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
What will you be doing?
You'll be working with individuals and their informal carers to complete Care Act assessments, care and support plans, community action plans and carers assessments, alongside having a role in Safeguarding and considering capacity.
Inquisitive and creative practice is embraced, to allow for personalised solutions, taking into account wider community resources and organisations. The work will be ensuring early and safe discharge from Preventative services, working closely with social care and health colleagues to ensure correct discharge plans are in place.
About you
You must be a Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England Registration
You will need a good working knowledge of the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005. Experience of multi-disciplinary working to enable best outcomes for individuals is key.
It is imperative that you have strong communication skills, a confident telephone manner and can work on your own initiative.
Good planning and organisation skills will be key, and you should be used to working under pressure to meet deadlines, allowing flexibility and resilience.
For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description & Person Specification.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible and creative working arrangements
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
For our Social Workers, we offer more specific benefits like:
- Generous annual leave provision (28 days, plus bank holidays)
- A supportive management team that will champion your learning and development
- Employee Assistance Programme – access to free support 24 hours a day
- Payment for business mileage expenses (45p per mile, and for the 2022/2023 financial year an additional fuel allowance for those driving over 300 business miles each month)
- A relocation package of up to £8000 for eligible candidates
- Plus, 6 days of protected time each year to enable our Social Workers to maintain their Continuous Professional Development.
Please read our benefits brochure attached for more information.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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