Social Worker, Mental Health

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Please note this vacancy is only available for Birmingham City Council employees that are under a S188 (Priority Movers and Lateral Movers).

Permanent

Grade 4 - £33,366 - £40,476

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working hours equate to 36.5 per week (Weekly hours vary as you will be working to a shift pattern equivalent to 182.5 hours over a 5-week period)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Social Workers (Homeless Pathway) to join Birmingham City Council’s Adult Out of Hours and AMHP Team. Successful candidates will join a strong and supportive team which works throughout the city of Birmingham.
The role will serve to enhance the current level of support to adults experiencing homelessness out of hours. The successful candidates will work in partnership with housing projects for homeless citizens, together with Hospital Emergency Departments to address delayed transfers of care. Prevention and timely intervention with citizens are key to the role. We are looking for qualified social workers with proven experience of working within adult social care.

An understanding of the needs of adults experiencing homelessness is essential to this post. You must be eligible to be registered with Social Work England.
The Team works evenings, weekends, and Bank Holidays on a rota basis.

• Benefits include:
  An enhanced payment of 30% of your hourly wage after 8pm.
• Family friendly policies
• 30 days annual leave increasing with length of service, plus the option to purchase additional days.
• Membership of the West Midlands Pension Fund
• Discounted gym membership
• A confidential employee assistance programme.
  Reimbursement of professional fees
  Golden Hello payment - £1,000, (upon external appointment)
  Recruitment & Retention Payment - £5,000 per annum (paid monthly over a 12month period, pro rata for part-time staff)

For any informal enquiries please contact:  or Ronke.

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) would be required to hold a relevant Visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).

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