Social Worker Level 2

Location:Across East Lincolnshire (Louth, Market Rasen, Boston and Skegness Community Wellbeing teams).

About the Role:

Lincolnshire County Councils Adult Care and Community Wellbeing Service is renowned for its high-quality support, having been rated GOOD across the board by the Care Quality Commission. We are seeking dedicated and compassionate professionals to join our Adult Care and Community Wellbeing Service and have a number of Social Worker 2 vacancies throughout East Lincolnshire. These positions have become available due to internal promotions, presenting an excellent opportunity for career advancement within Lincolnshire County Council.

You will work under the direction of the Team Manager and Advanced Practitioners to empower individuals who require care and support. Your primary goal will be to identify and build on the strengths and capabilities of individuals, helping them to achieve their desired outcomes and maximize their independence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a varied caseload with supervision and advice from the Team manager/ Advanced Practitioners, ensuring your practice is strengths-based and person-centred.
• Supervisory responsibilities for Community Care Officers within the teams.
• Undertake needs assessments in line with the Care Act 2014, focusing on identifying outcomes, opportunities for independence, and strengths-based solutions.
• Collaborate with specialist safeguarding colleagues to conduct safeguarding enquiries, ensuring the person and their desired outcomes are at the centre of practice.
• Identify non‑eligible and non‑social care needs, such as health care or housing, and work with partners to address these needs through information and advice.
• Develop cost efficient care packages in collaboration with individuals, carers, and other agencies, ensuring risk is minimised and quality of life is improved.
• Work with individuals, families, carers, and communities to help them make informed choices and decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs.
• Utilise community resources and support networks to meet identified needs and promote social inclusion.
• Research available resources and services, identifying and reporting any gaps in service provision.
• Maintain and update case notes and other records, write reports as required, and provide evidence in court if necessary.

Lincolnshire County Council, is one of the largest employers in the county. We are an organisation that embraces diversity, innovation and progress. We value our people and want to ensure that we can support you in joining and growing with us.

We will view you as an integral member of our community and recognise that your well‑being is paramount. To show our appreciation, we’ve crafted a competitive package designed to not only acknowledge your hard work but also foster a healthy work‑life balance.

From health benefits and retirement plans, we strive to provide a package that supports well‑being and financial stability and that meets the diverse needs of our workforce.

We want everyone who works with us to feel included and celebrate their uniqueness. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation, and promoting good relations for both employee and for the people of Lincolnshire.

People often say every day is a learning day and at LCC a culture of learning is something we really believe in. We recognise the importance of supporting your learning and development and can offer a variety of different learning opportunities depending on what is right for you and the organisation. This could be through your everyday tasks, through hands‑on experience, structured programmes, formal qualifications, coaching, or informal learning opportunities.

As part of the wider Council's objectives, you will be responsible for providing statutory professional social work as part of a team supporting adults with differing needs to promote independent living and to draw on care and support when required. You will demonstrate through practice experience a commitment to strengths‑based practice and skills…