Social Worker, Community Health

Job Title:
Qualified Social Worker
Salary: £32,654 - £40,476 per annum plus a £3K market forces payment

37 Hours per Week

Location:

Bromsgrove
Team:
Bromsgrove Area Team (Adults)
Permanent

The Role:
Qualified Social Worker

This is an opportunity for a qualified Social Worker to work with people in a person-centred way enabling them to be supported in their local community. You will work with people within the Bromsgrove Area to remain in their own homes and maintain their independence. You will complete assessments and reviews under the Care Act 2014.

You will complete Mental Capacity assessments and Best Interests Decisions in line with The Mental Capacity Act 2005.

You will complete safeguarding enquiries in partnership with the WCC Safeguarding team in line with The Care Act 2014.

We work in partnership with health, housing, police, and other community-related organisations within the Bromsgrove Area to support the people we work with.

You will work within a diverse and experienced Social Work Team. We are a supportive and friendly team with a mixture of Social Workers and Social Care Workers with a range of skills and talents.

We are a learning and teaching team, often having students working within the team completing their placements. The Bromsgrove Area Team has monthly reflective sessions where we discuss topics relevant to the job.

There are weekly huddles where the team discusses cases and supports each other in finding solutions and/or information to enable them to offer the support people need.

We encourage both Social Workers and Social Care Workers to develop areas of interest or expertise that interest them, such as becoming a Champion for areas like Direct Payments or a Practice Educator.

For further information please contact:

Rita Rogers/ Rebecca Newton

Final date to receive applications: 7th of April 2025
Anticipated Interview Date: TBC

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS)
This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of criminal records via the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

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