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Directorate: People Services
Hours: 1 x 37 hours and 1 x 22 hours
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: The Council House
If you are a great Social Worker with a passion for Safeguarding Adults, please keep reading!
Do you want to work for an Adult Social Care Directorate that innovates to achieve positive change for it’s citizens, and where you have an opportunity to stretch and grow? Are you looking for a change from case management, managing personal budgets and working outside of the hours of 9-5?
We have excellent opportunities for dynamic, confident, autonomous, skilled and highly motivated Social Workers to join the Safeguarding Adults Team, based within the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub at Derby City Council. Whether you are recently qualified, returning to work or an experienced worker who embraces the challenges of adult safeguarding, these roles present a fantastic opportunity for you to develop your career in adult social care.
In return for your commitment we will provide a supportive team environment with access to develop your own professional practice. You will receive regular supervision, both formally and informally and will be supported to attend training to progress your career along with regular continued professional development and reflective practice sessions with peers.
Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.
What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:
• Flexible work/life balance scheme
• Hybrid working
• Modern office environment
• Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years’ service), plus bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
• Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
• Employee Assistance Programmes & Support
• Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network
• Support for colleagues who are carers
The Opportunity
In the role of Safeguarding Adults Team Social Worker, here’s an example of what you’ll be doing to make an impact:
– Work as part of a multi-agency team to respond to safeguarding adult concerns and undertake safeguarding enquiries
– Have meaningful conversations with citizens of Derby about keeping themselves safe and what outcomes they would like as a result of safeguarding enquiries
– Work with citizens and partner agencies to formulate safety plans that make a difference
About You
To be successful in this role, you’ll ideally have…
– A recognised Social Work Qualification
– Current Social Work England Registration
– Experience of undertaking Safeguarding Adult Enquiries in line with the Care Act 2014.
– The ability to work with citizens of Derby using the principles of community led support, strengths and asset based practice and to promote positive risk taking.
– Understanding of and ability to explain complex legal social and welfare situations, including the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983, The Care Act 2014.
– The ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines, ability to manage complex caseloads.
– Ability to work as part of a team.
– Good oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
– Computer/ ICT literacy skills.
Next Steps
The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 6th January 2025. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Interviews will be held: on the 17th and 24th of January 2025 and will be face-to-face at The Council House, Corporation Street, Derby, DE1 2FS.
Email CV applications to Rebecca.Smith@derby.gov.uk
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application, please read our guidance on filling in your application form.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK – 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/
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