Social Worker - Criminal Justice

Join Our Dynamic and Impactful Adult social care Mental Health Team as our Social Worker for Adults involved in the Criminal Justice System, We are looking for a dedicated Social Worker to join our innovative team, working with adults with mental health needs who have come into contact with the criminal justice system. In this role, you'll play a pivotal part in supporting individuals with mental health issues and/or learning disabilities, as well as other associated complexities.

• Collaborating Across Disciplines: Work alongside a wide range of professionals including police, prisons, courts, probation, and health teams to deliver a truly needs-based approach for every service user.
• Promoting Partnerships: Foster strong, effective partnerships to ensure the best possible service delivery, putting the needs of individuals at the heart of your work.
• Assessing and Supporting: Complete Care Act assessments, develop comprehensive support plans, and handle key tasks with legal requirements
• Engaging the 'Difficult to Engage': Develop meaningful, lasting relationships with individuals often described as hard to reach, and work closely with their families to ensure they receive the support they deserve.
• Supporting Carers: Be a vital resource for carers, providing support through the Care Act and other tailored interventions.
• Managing Risk: Providing and contribution to the management of Risk to persons and the wider community
What We Offer:
• Flexibility: While we offer a full-time, 5-day service (Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM), you'll have the opportunity for some flexibility to meet the needs of the individuals you support.
• Diverse and Exciting Challenges: No two days will be the same in this dynamic role you'll be solving real-world challenges with a diverse range of partners and service users.
• Supportive Team Environment: Work as part of a multi-agency team where collaboration is key and your skills will be highly valued.
About You This is not just another job it's a chance to shape lives and make a lasting impact. You will be at the forefront of supporting adults who face significant mental health and learning challenges, in a highly rewarding and challenging setting. Every day, you will witness the difference your work makes, building brighter futures for individuals who need you most. If you're and experienced Social worker ready to take on this meaningful, exciting role and bring your expertise to a forward-thinking team

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of individuals facing complex challenges? Do you thrive in collaborative, multi-agency environments and have a strong commitment to delivering high-quality social care services? If so, this exciting opportunity could be the perfect fit for you!, Our employees' skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.
• This post is classified as being in a professional job category. As such the grade for the job has a professional grade development bar which employees can progress through subject to meeting the following criteria:
1. Relevant professional qualification for the job role at Level 6 or above, AND 2. Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in the role, AND 3. Maintained membership of a regulated body where this is a requirement to practice in the role where applicable, AND 4. Professional standards practised to the highest expected level. This position is subject to Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure Procedures. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English.

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities. We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.