Senior Social Worker

As a Senior Social Worker with Change Grow Live you will role model and lead ethical and evidence-based practice, focusing on the experience for people who use services. You will be a specialist lead to the team, providing advice and consultation on risk, safeguarding and complex needs. You will also provide professional oversight of the Designated Safeguarding Lead/s in the team and provide professional accountability for complex decision making and work collaboratively with the multi- disciplinary team to establish safe and effective ways to work with people.

Substance misuse is a vibrant and rewarding environment to work in. At Change Grow Live we believe that everyone has the capacity to grow, develop and live their best lives.

As a part of Change Grow Live team, you'll help people get to where they want to be and make a difference in their lives.

Change Grow Live offers opportunities for growth and development and all of our staff are encouraged to take a wellbeing hour every week., This role will play a key part in the leadership of the team, leading and managing socialworkers, and bringing social work knowledge and skills to support the wider team to havethe most positive impact for people who use services. The role will work flexibly todevelop the social work support offer.

The Senior Social Worker will role model and lead ethical and evidence-based practice,focusing on the experience for people who use services. They will be a specialist lead tothe team, providing advice and consultation on risk, safeguarding and complex needs.

They will facilitate empowerment of teams and individuals to increase knowledge, skillsand professional confidence.

The role will facilitate development of others including the leadership and managementof social workers and social work apprentice roles. The role will support the team toenhance their reflective practise skills using coaching skills and collaborativeapproaches.

The role will also provide professional oversight of the Designated Safeguarding Lead/sin the team. They will provide professional accountability for complex decision makingand work collaboratively with the multi- disciplinary team to establish safe andeffective ways to work with people.

The role will facilitate the development of pathways that enable people to navigate the wider support system and to develop knowledge and skills across the sectors.

Believe in people

At Change Grow Live, above all else we believe in people. It's the one thing that acts as a foundation for all our work.

If you use our services: we understand what you're going through. We won't judge. We believe you can make positive changes in your life.

If you work or volunteer for us: we believe in your potential. We believe you can do brilliant, life-changing work.

Our mission and vision

Our mission is to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

The vision we're working towards is to develop, deliver and share a whole person approach that changes society.

We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work.

The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.

£35,929.63 to £42,033.49 a year Based On 30 hours per week + £4072.06 ILW, All paid Pro Rata