Social Care Facilitator

Social Care Facilitator -

Grade: G7;
Salary Range: £36,581 - £39,481

ICS is a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team operated jointly between Walsall Health Care NHS Trust and Walsall Council Adult Social Care. We are a dynamic, welcoming team working with adults, their carer's and families. The role entails supporting individuals to maximise their full potential and promote their independence following an acute episode of illness or hospital admission. The team supports with hospital discharge, rehabilitation, crisis intervention and preventing hospital admissions.

We are committed to working in collaboration with partner agencies to achieve positive outcome for individuals.

We adopt a strength-based approach in our practice and outcome focused support planning. Applicants are required to have experience of safeguarding adults. The Social Care Facilitator role is expected to undertake statutory duties in line with the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act.

We offer regular supervision and peer group support, with a commitment to your ongoing career development and progression. We will ensure you are given the opportunity to access post qualifying training and ongoing development opportunities. ICs is an innovative service supporting hospital discharge and interim community pathways aligned to the national vision, for which Walsall has been recognised by NHS England as an area of good practice.

ICS is a seven day service across 365 days a year and successful candidates will be required to work weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis.

Closing Date:
Tuesday 15th September 2026

These posts are covered by the Government's Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children, young people and vulnerable adults entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Note:

Applicants appointed to posts that require an enhanced DBS clearance must declare any periods of time that they have lived, studied or worked abroad and be prepared to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Certificate (OCRC) or a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC) relating to anytime they were overseas.