Adult Social Worker - Learning Disability Council - Expires

About the role

Are you interested in an exciting challenge in an area of Social Work where you can rapidly expand your experience in a supportive and creative environment? Offering an opportunity to join a team with a focus on applying strengths-based approaches and maximising independence and opportunity undertaking reassessments.

We are looking to appoint an Experienced Social Worker with relevant experience, skills, and knowledge of Learning Disability.

You will be a confident communicator, quick to learn, demonstrate sound professional knowledge and will be trained in Court of Protection work, MCA/DOLs, safeguarding. As such you will need to demonstrate via application and interview, knowledge of the Care Act including Mental Capacity.

This is an opportunity to join a supportive, inclusive team working with adults with learning disabilities. We have a clear focus on person centred support to customers who have longer term needs aimed towards the customer having greater independence, choice, and control. We are looking for a team player and a good communicator who is eager to learn and develop. You will work in a team including social workers and have strong links with commissioners looking at innovative and rights based approaches to service delivery.

If this interests you, then this is an ideal opportunity for you to further enhance your skills and knowledge.

You will be required to work with people in a broad range of situations and complexities, working towards enabling people to take control of their own lives and focusing on what is important to them.

You will be able to build a rapport and trust to establish effective relationships with people to support, engage and enable them to identify their strengths. This will be achieved through meaningful conversations and assessment, using an asset and strengths-based approach to encourage people to manage their own health and social care needs better.

We will support your professional development with formal and informal supervision and provide opportunities to learn and develop skills on the job working closely within the wider Health and Social Care platform. This role is inextricably linked to the development of the Greater Manchester Transformation Agenda which is an exciting opportunity to be able to shape the future of social care in Bury.

Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service. In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment.

Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way.

To hear about the benefits for working with Bury Council, please visit A good employer | greater jobs. We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements. We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community.

Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.

For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Donna Aspinall on