Social Worker - Mental Health Team

Social Worker – Mental Health Team

Salary - £44,075 to £49,282 (Grade
7)

Location – Hybrid working and various locations in the city

2 x Full time, permanent 37 hours

1 x part time, 18.5 hours

In Wolverhampton we are relentless in our ambition for people with care and support needs to live gloriously, ordinary lives, living in the place they call home, with the people and things they love, doing what matters to them.

We truly believe good social care can transform lives.

If you share this vision then we want to hear from you!

We’re not just another local authority.

We’re a forward-thinking, responsive organisation with a clear vision: to empower our social workers to spend their time doing what matters most: connecting with people and families to support them to live their idea of a good life. We are proud of our:

• Visible, supportive leadership:
  Our senior managers are approachable, responsive, and genuinely listen.
• Strong social work development pathway:
  We offer a rich and responsive training programme tailored to the challenges of modern practice
• Use of innovative approaches that work for you and people we support: we’re embracing innovation and technology to free up your time for meaningful work and help people live more independently

You’ll be joining us at a pivotal moment in our journey.

We’ve reshaped our services into three new areas:
Early Support, Ageing Well and Safeguarding, and Disabilities and Mental Health, based on what matters most to the people we support and the professionals who work with them, making sure people receive the right support, at the right time, by the right person.

This transformation is about more than structure; it’s about creating a service that’s fit for the future, focused on outcomes, and built on trust, respect, and collaboration.

As a result, we are investing in our social work workforce and have a number of social work posts across the new service areas.

This is your chance to thrive in a team that will empower you to become the social worker you’ve always aspired to be.

You’ll be part of a forward-thinking, compassionate service that values your voice, nurtures your development, and champions your wellbeing, where no one day is the ever the same.

• Adults with mental health needs, supporting them to live gloriously ordinary lives
• Young people preparing for adulthood, helping them navigate life’s transitions with confidence and care
• People at risk of being, or who have been, involved with the criminal justice system, working alongside them to understand their experiences, build trusting relationships, and co‑produce plans that promote safety, independence, and long‑term change

We use The Three Conversations, a strengths-based, person‑centred approach, that helps us think about: “What does a good life look like to you?” From there, we work together to ensure the support we offer is tailored, empowering, and safe, promoting choice, dignity, wellbeing, and independence.

Be the social worker you want to be….Join us…

• Be dedicated to and passionate about working with people with mental health needs and their carers / families
• Have a sound working knowledge of relevant legislation
• Have strong analytical, assessment and negotiation skills
• Be passionate about strengths‑based working
• Be able to demonstrate you can form good working relationships with colleagues and alongside service providers, partners and commissioners
• Have strong interpersonal, communication and IT skills
• Be registered with Social Work England
• Be an Approved Mental Health Professional, or eager to undertake the training
• Have a vision for your own development
• Have completed the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) or an equivalent post qualifying pathway

• Fantastic learning opportunities, including access to Research in Practice for Adults (RiPfA)
• A Social Work Career Pathway which will support you to progress and develop as a social work leader, whether that’s Practice Education, Best Interest Assessor, AMHP, or opportunities with local…