Senior Social Worker - Level 2

The East Community Hospital and Transfer of Care team has a career opportunity for a Social Worker (Level
2).

• Are you an experienced
  Social Worker
  ?
• Are you interested in working across both inpatient and community services?
• Are you open to exploring creative ways to support customers of Adult Care?
• Are you a person who wants no two days the same?
• Do you have transferable skills that you could bring to our team?

If you do, please keep reading!

We are looking for a passionate, supportive and hardworking social worker who is interested in working within an organisation that is committed to providing an exceptional and integral service to the communities of Lincolnshire. You will make a difference and develop your skills and experience.

This is an exciting role, available due to career progression, working closely with community health services to support vulnerable service users.

You will be part of the East Community Hospital and Transfer of Care team with a specific remit to support those Lincolnshire residents receiving services from Lincolnshire Community Health Services bedded rehabilitation, the Home Based Reablement Service and homecare Prime Providers. You would be working with Multi Disciplinary Teams and system partners.

You will undertake assessments in line with the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and you will support colleagues within Adult Social Care such as the safeguarding team to ensure the wellbeing of everyone you work with. You will also provide peer support across the team and supervision to non-qualified staff in the team.

You will show sound knowledge of relevant legislation underpinning statutory Adult Care Practice, Social Work theory and be able to demonstrate values that promote wellbeing, challenge oppression and discriminations and empower people to live well.

You must hold a professional Social Work qualification e.g.DIPSW, CQSW, CETSW, CSS or BA Social Work and ensure that registration with Social Work England is maintained and renewed appropriately.

Our Social Workers receive excellent supervision, access to learning and development opportunities and protected time to support continuous professional development. Lincolnshire County Council is particularly committed to supporting social workers to access additional qualifications such as AMHP and Practice Educator.

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, weve 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 programs, formal qualifications, coaching, or informal learning opportunities.

As part of the wider Councils 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 in supporting people…