Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Integrated Neighbourhood Team to work full time based in Bury, Greater Manchester.
Location: Bury, Greater Manchester
Working Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £42,403 - £44,428 per annum
The Council is dedicated to protecting and enhancing the well-being of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees to uphold this dedication. Employment is contingent upon a satisfactory background check via the Disclosure and Barring Service at the appropriate level.
Benefits of the role:
- Convenient Parking: Complimentary car parking pass
- Professional Fee Coverage: Reimbursement of your Social Work England registration fees.
- Work-Life Balance: Flexible and adaptable working arrangements to encourage and help you to fulfil a healthy work-life balance
- Educational Incentives: Receive a reward of up to £1000 upon successful completion of the practice educator program for social work students
- Training and Development: Access to extensive training programs
- Health and Fitness Benefits: Exclusive discounts on gym memberships and access to salary sacrifice schemes
- Generous Leave Policy: Attractive annual leave allowance with the benefit of Greater Manchester Combined Authority continuous service commitment.
- Financial Security: Participation in a highly competitive local government pension scheme.
- Wellbeing Support: Comprehensive employee wellbeing support services.
Main Duties as a Social Work Advanced Practitioner:
- Direct Practice and Leadership: Work directly with individuals using services, their families, and communities, providing exemplary social work practice. Offer leadership and expert guidance to colleagues and other professionals in complex and challenging situations.
- Reflective and Evidence-Based Practice: Utilise advanced critical reasoning to model and facilitate reflective, evidence-based social work practices. Provide constructive feedback to enhance practice, policies, and procedures, promoting innovation and integrating best practices.
- Operational Oversight: Oversee the daily operations of the social work function within your service area, prioritising tasks and managing risks effectively. Support and guide the staff team, ensuring a responsive service that meets agreed timelines.
- Safeguarding and Policy Adherence: Following appropriate training, offer support and advice on safeguarding matters, and chair relevant meetings in accordance with policies and procedures. Ensure that policies and procedures within your service area are current and fit for purpose.
- Resource Management: Assist in the effective and efficient use of resources, ensuring value for money. Monitor and manage the quality and performance standards of social care staff, taking necessary actions to maintain high service quality.
- Reporting and Communication: Produce management reports and information as required by the Service Lead or line manager. Address queries or complaints related to your service area and represent the Service Lead in meetings or multi-agency forums.
- Staff Development and Recruitment: Act as a practice assessor for newly qualified social workers (ASYE) as needed. Assist in the recruitment, conflict resolution, and disciplinary processes within your team.
- Health and Safety: Ensure a safe working environment for all employees within your service area.
- Commitment to Safeguarding: Uphold a strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, ensuring their protection from harm.
Key Requirements for this role:
- Must possess a recognised social work qualification
- Registered with Social Work England
- Proven experience in management and supervision of staff (desirable).
- Comprehensive understanding of current safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure their consistent and effective application.
- Capable of actively contributing to the creation and implementation of team and service plans.
Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Zehnn Young; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from Social Workers who meet the above requirements.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced Social Work candidates who meet these requirements for this Social Work role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
