Social Worker, Community Health

Overview

Social Worker role at Birmingham City Council (Fixed Term Contract – 10 months, maternity cover). Grade C- £35,412 - £44,075 with Golden Hello payments and additional terms; working 36.5 hours per week. Based in the Early Intervention Community Team (EICT) locations and working across busy Multi-Disciplinary Teams to facilitate Social Work practices.

• Deliver person-centred practices to enable citizens to exercise choice, control and independence, and to build resilience.
• Focus on prevention and early intervention, supporting, guiding, and signposting individuals, and carrying out assessments using the 3 Conversations model in line with the Care Act 2014.
• Work within a legislative framework applying relevant legislation to conduct conversations and provide support and guidance.
• Collaborate effectively as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team and in partnership with other stakeholders.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to work at pace, and resilience to deliver within required time frames.

• Demonstrable Social Work experience.
• Ability to work positively within a Multi-Disciplinary Team, in partnership with stakeholders, with an interest in and skills to work within the EICT Pathway.
• Knowledge of the Care Act 2014 and ability to conduct conversations to provide support and guidance.

• Working within the legislative framework and in accordance with UK Home Office requirements for Right to Work and DBS clearance will be undertaken.
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
• Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required before any employment offer can be confirmed.
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:
  Birmingham City Council is Disability Confident Leader; reasonable adjustments and accessibility support available upon request.

• Family friendly policies and a range of benefits, including membership of the West Midlands Pension Fund and discounted gym membership, plus confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
• 29 days’ annual leave, increasing with length of service, with the option to purchase additional days (terms apply).
• Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) for newly qualified Social Workers.
• Golden Hello payment - £1,000 (upon external appointment).
• Recruitment & Retention Payment - £5,000 per annum (paid monthly over 12 months; pro rata for part-time staff).

• Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application; CV is required for shortlisting.
• Please upload a Supporting Statement outlining how you meet the criteria and your motivation for applying;
  Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Applications without a CV and personal statement may not be considered.

• We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds; positive action may be used to achieve diverse shortlists. Recruitment times may be longer as a result.
• Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer and committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of citizens; please indicate any reasonable adjustments or support needs during the application process.

For informal enquiries please contact:

A DBS check and Proof of Right to Work are required;
Corporate Safeguarding Policy is available publicly.