Social Worker (Physical Disabilities)
Hampshire County Council, Rushington, New Forest
Social Worker (Physical Disabilities)
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Hampshire County Council, Rushington, New Forest
- Full time
- Permanent
- Remote working
Posted 1 week ago, 17 Oct | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 1b5b50778957450faa096d49dfb6d913
Full Job Description
Joining our Physical Disabilities Team as a qualified Social Worker, you'll be innovative, person-centred and committed to working in a strengths-based way. You'll enjoy working in a team that thrives on supporting each other in their work and sharing experiences and learnings to encourage continuous improvement. What you'll be doing:
- Conducting comprehensive assessments of individuals' needs and available support.
- Managing a complex caseload whilst providing supervision for Case Workers and Senior Case Workers and practice advice on complex cases.
- Working in a multi-disciplinary way, successfully negotiating between the people who use our service, their families, and other professionals to reach positive outcomes.
- Triaging safeguarding referrals and making decisions.
- Building positive and professional relationships.
Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England (SWE). - A sound understanding of how to apply a strengths-based approach.
- Understanding of social work issues, legal frameworks and social services' statutory duties.
- Commitment to demonstrating our values and behaviours., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.
- Career Growth: Opportunities for experienced and newly qualified social workers. Starting salary for NQSWs: £33,951 per annum for first year of employment.
- Excellent Practice Validation: Progress to a Senior Social Worker role through our Excellent Practice Validation programme. Our Senior Social Workers are paid a market supplement of £3,000 pro-rata per annum.
- Professional Development: Continuous learning and supportive supervision.
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a fulfilling career with a good balance between work and home life.