social worker
£31,589
per year
7 days ago
DUNSTABLE, BEDFORDSHIRE
Deadline: 29 January 2021
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80/70
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Team: Leighton Buzzard Older People and Physical Disabilities Team
Job Family: Providing - CBG10
Salary: £31,589 - £33,106 per annum pro rata, plus £6,000 MRS per annum pro rata
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Base location: Watling House, Dunstable and The Coach House Leighton Buzzard
Closing Date: 29th January 2021
Interview Date: Week Commencing 8th February 2021
More about the role:
The Leighton Buzzard Older People’s and Physical Disabilities Team is a highly professional Adult Social Care team. We are currently looking to recruit an experienced social worker to join our busy and multi-skilled team. The Team forms part of Integrated Services and practices at the cutting edge of Adult Social Care with a strong focus on improving customer outcomes in a person centred way.
Our ambition is to work collaboratively with our health colleagues to provide a seamless multi-agency response in supporting residents with their health and social care needs. Our collective practice has a strong focus on early prevention and optimising levels of independence. Leighton Buzzard is a thriving, growing town and we work with people who have range of diverse needs. We are a progressive team who offer manageable caseloads and a friendly, supportive work environment.
The successful candidate must have a recognised Social work qualification and be currently HCPC registered. Your values will demonstrate a commitment to an enabling, strengths-based approach in promoting people’s outcomes and independence. You will also show commitment to working in a manner that evidences best practice and professional pride at all times. In return, Central Bedfordshire Council supports the workforce to operate in an agile manner by providing modern IT equipment as well as generous annual leave, local government pension scheme, regular supervision, support to develop and ongoing training.
Integrated Services is continually striving to ensure that best practice is delivered to the residents we serve and is investing heavily in being a vibrant, supportive and inspiring place to work. If you think you have the skills and aptitude to join us on our journey, ensuring that Central Bedfordshire remains a great place to live and work, we would like to hear from you.
For any further questions or for an informal discussion please contact: Morag Gray at Morag.Gray@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 4739
For queries related to the recruitment of this vacancy, please contact: The Recruitment Team at recruitment@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 8000
Safeguarding (For DBS posts only):
Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.
Central Bedfordshire Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in the workplace. We are a Disability Confident employer, we are working to become a Disability Confident leader in our community.
To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council's policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline. If you do not have a CV to hand, please look on our website for a CV template that you can use to create your CV to apply for this role. http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/jobs/work-here/application.aspx
Job Family: Providing - CBG10
Salary: £31,589 - £33,106 per annum pro rata, plus £6,000 MRS per annum pro rata
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Base location: Watling House, Dunstable and The Coach House Leighton Buzzard
Closing Date: 29th January 2021
Interview Date: Week Commencing 8th February 2021
More about the role:
The Leighton Buzzard Older People’s and Physical Disabilities Team is a highly professional Adult Social Care team. We are currently looking to recruit an experienced social worker to join our busy and multi-skilled team. The Team forms part of Integrated Services and practices at the cutting edge of Adult Social Care with a strong focus on improving customer outcomes in a person centred way.
Our ambition is to work collaboratively with our health colleagues to provide a seamless multi-agency response in supporting residents with their health and social care needs. Our collective practice has a strong focus on early prevention and optimising levels of independence. Leighton Buzzard is a thriving, growing town and we work with people who have range of diverse needs. We are a progressive team who offer manageable caseloads and a friendly, supportive work environment.
The successful candidate must have a recognised Social work qualification and be currently HCPC registered. Your values will demonstrate a commitment to an enabling, strengths-based approach in promoting people’s outcomes and independence. You will also show commitment to working in a manner that evidences best practice and professional pride at all times. In return, Central Bedfordshire Council supports the workforce to operate in an agile manner by providing modern IT equipment as well as generous annual leave, local government pension scheme, regular supervision, support to develop and ongoing training.
Integrated Services is continually striving to ensure that best practice is delivered to the residents we serve and is investing heavily in being a vibrant, supportive and inspiring place to work. If you think you have the skills and aptitude to join us on our journey, ensuring that Central Bedfordshire remains a great place to live and work, we would like to hear from you.
For any further questions or for an informal discussion please contact: Morag Gray at Morag.Gray@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 4739
For queries related to the recruitment of this vacancy, please contact: The Recruitment Team at recruitment@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 8000
Safeguarding (For DBS posts only):
Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.
Central Bedfordshire Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in the workplace. We are a Disability Confident employer, we are working to become a Disability Confident leader in our community.
To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council's policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline. If you do not have a CV to hand, please look on our website for a CV template that you can use to create your CV to apply for this role. http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/jobs/work-here/application.aspx
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