Social Worker, Community Health

Grade: JK

Contract Type:
Permanent

Vacancy

Hours:

Part Time, 18.5 hours per week

Are you an experienced Social Worker looking for a rewarding and varied role working with Older Adults or a newly qualified Social Worker looking to complete your ASYE in a supportive environment?

If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you.

North Yorkshire Council are recruiting for a Part Time Social Worker to join their team in the Richmond.

As a Social Worker,forming collaborative partnerships will be key. Youwill work closely with a variety of teams and agencies, including health colleagues, stronger communities and prevention teams, voluntary and independent sector, promoting health and wellbeing and preventing, reducing, and delaying need, in line with the Care Act.

Through strength-based assessments and interventions, you will support adults with care and support needs and their carers to achieve their desired outcomes and wellbeing. To achieve this, you will be experienced in developing personalised care and support plans that represent best value and in determining eligibility for adults with care and support needs against the national standards, ensuring they are safe from harm.

You will also have a good working knowledge of current adult social care legislation and application of the legislative principles, including the Care Act 2014.

As an organisation, we promote a safe culture of support and learning which we expect all staff to endorse. We recognise the importance of the health and wellbeing of our employees, striving to ensure our staff have manageable case workloads and providing them with specialised administrative support, allowing focus on delivery of care services. We also support the AYSE (Assessed and Supported Year of Employment) programme for newly qualified Social Workers where you will be supported in your first full year of employment through reduced caseloads and enhanced supervision.

We work with people with a wide and varied range of needs, using social work skills and knowledge to support them.

Working to improve the lives of individuals – issues tackled include self-neglect, hoarding, dependence on alcohol or drug misuse, homeless prevention and supporting individuals and their families living with dementia. We do all of this alongside specialists in these areas, providing the most appropriate social work intervention.

We believe that a positive attitude, a tenacity for learning and developing, and a passion for supporting individuals to achieve their maximum potential are the desired attributes of applicants for this role. If this sounds like you, why not come andmake a difference to people 's lives in one of the most beautiful places in the UK?

To be eligible for this post you will have a professional Social Work Qualification, DipSW or CQSW and you will have current registration with Social Work England.

North Yorkshire as a county has it all,rich in history and culture, outstanding natural beauty, vibrant cities, market towns, quaint villages, stunning rural and coastal landscape,and wide-open spaces. Harrogate has some fantastic places to visit including the Valley Gardens, Brimham Rocks, Pine Woods, Harrogate Theatre and RHS Harlow Carr and we are not too far from the Lake District, a jewel of the North.

We also benefit from excellent road and rail links, with easy access to Leeds, York, Newcastle, Durham and even London.

• Flexible working practices including working from other locations and from home.
• Generous leave entitlement
• Retail, travel and leisure discounts and salary sacrifice discount schemes through our Everybody Benefits offer.
• Commitment to staff development and continuous learning
• Progression and…