Social Work Lead

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We have a full time Social Work Lead position available in our Hospital Discharge and Assessment Team. To find out more about working in the Hospital Discharge and Assessment team, visit our "Meet the Teams" webpage. As a Social Work Lead, you will manage and take a lead role in the professional development of Social Workers and other practitioners through supervision, mentoring and offering advice. You will be expected to promote a culture of professional curiosity, encouraging accountability and role modelling this in your own best practice. We look to our Social Work Leads to coordinate and manage section 42 enquiries and to guide practitioners through other complex, high risk situations. Applicants must be able to demonstrate their practice experience and knowledge of legislation and be focused on delivering positive outcomes for the people of Gloucestershire., 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., To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below: Social Work Lead Job Profile This position is subject to an Enhanced Adults DBS with Barred List Check. 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. The council will consider sponsorship for these roles, in line with Home Office regulations and subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. 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. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received and / or due to the needs of the service. 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 , as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error.
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.

Applications from any Gloucestershire County Council's employees who are currently on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at shortlisting stage.

Are you a registered Social Worker, with experience in Adult Social Care, looking for your next career move? We would love to hear from you! As Social Work Leads, 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

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

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.

25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays
Option to purchase up to 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part time employees)
Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
Free staff parking
Regular formal and informal support
Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
Training and development opportunities
Clear career progression pathways, to support you in progressing professionally and personally
Personal licences to Adults CCINFORM
Reimbursement of professional Social Work registration fees
Family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family
Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
Cycle to Work scheme
Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network