Social Worker – Safeguarding – Wellbeing and Access Hub - Adult Safeguarding Team
Job Posted: 3 April 2024
- Contract Term: Permanent
- Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
- Contract Type: Full time
- Salary: Grade 10, £35,488 to £38,232 per annum
- Industries: Social Work
Social Worker – Safeguarding – Wellbeing and Access Hub (Ref: 2024_699)
County Hall Offices, Newport, and Agile/Home working (Hybrid role)
Grade 10, £35,488 to £38,232 per annum
Contact: Rachael Millmore at 01983 814980 or email on [email protected]
Vacancy Reference: 2024_699
Closing Date: 01/05/2024
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 per week
This is an exciting time on the Isle of Wight within Adult Social Care, the whole service having supported a redesign that enhances strength-based practice, working with the community and our third sector partners.
We are seeking to recruit be an enthusiastic, motivated, and passionate individual, to join the Access and Wellbeing Hub as a Social Worker, whose main role will be triaged to safeguarding concerns.
As a qualified Social Worker, you will hold relevant qualification, skills, and experience to manage a variety and complex caseload and balance the needs of the person and service. You will have good communication and relationship building skills and fully recognise the importance of ensuring that the voice of those we support is heard. You will share our ambitions, passion, and can-do attitude to enable individuals to be protected and free from harm and abuse and live a fulfilling live where their wellbeing is promoted.
The role will sit in our new Wellbeing and Access Hub within the Local Authority Adult Social Care department. This is a newly designed team within our service who will be responsible for the first point of contact to all queries and safeguarding concerns raised to Adult Social Care. This role will give focus to the triage of safeguarding concerns and therefore experience in safeguarding work is essential along with wider understanding of Adult Social Care.
You will work as part of a team to triage and assess safeguarding concerns received to the Locality Authority in accordance with the S.42 threshold and safeguarding duties under the Care Act 2014. To fulfil this duty you will work alongside, individuals, their families and/or advocates and partner agencies to coordinate, gather and assess information relevant to the concerns. This will involve gathering information from involved parties, reviewing records, and establishing the individuals making safeguarding personal outcomes, to support the triangulation of information to make evidenced informed decisions regarding the outcome of the safeguarding referral received. Your role will heavily be the duty function of the triage of the concerns but on occasions you may be required to undertake duty visits, attend safeguarding meetings, and complete immediate safety planning with individuals.
You will hold professional curiosity and be able to formulate evidence informed decisions and demonstrate this through the work you complete.
For in depth information about the role of a Social Worker in the Safeguarding Team, please click here.
You will benefit from a unique and enriching environment within an organisation that values strong leadership, a good work life balance, quality management and reflective supervision. This is an exciting time to join a newly formed team and be part of transformation of redesign to how adult social care operates, whilst ensuring we maintain an effective and proportionate approach with working with adults at risk.
You will share our ambitions, passion, and attitude to ensure the people we serve live the best lives possible. You will be a critical thinker who has competence and confidence in your practice.
The successful candidate will have a social work qualification and be SWE registered. You will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of The Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Data Protection Act and evidence of ability to work to practice guidance/procedure. You will be required to take part in the Out of Hours (OOH) stand-by duty rota as and when requested by management on an occasional basis.
For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Rachael Millmore at 01983 814980 or email on [email protected]
PLEASE NOTE: Out of Hours Standby and Call Out
You will be required to take part in the Out of Hours Stand-by Duty Rota as and when requested by management.
Standby and call out duties are paid in accordance with the IWC Terms and Conditions 2012 document.
Please click here to view the Isle of Wight Council’s Care Close to Home Strategy.
When you join #TeamIWC you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:
- Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
- Local Government pension scheme
- Discounted Solent ferry travel
- Island bus network discount
- Cycle to work scheme
- Staff parking permit scheme
- Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
- National and local discounts & benefits schemes
For some vacancies (subject to criteria)
- A relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available if you are specifically relocating to the Isle of Wight to take up a new role with us
- If you choose to commute to the Isle of Wight daily, you may be eligible to have some travel costs reimbursed
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The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the Unacceptable Behaviour Policy, Employee Code of Conduct and Behaviours Framework. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.
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The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer, who is proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. In addition to this, we are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of other areas of commitments, this means that providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.
The Isle of Wight Council is committed to supporting all newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) through the implementation of a robust post graduate competency framework referred to as the Assessed and Supported Year of Employment (ASYE). The ASYE is intended to be the first stage of the continuing professional development for Registered Social Workers, and the framework will be closely allied to the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF). You will be therefore, be required to satisfactorily complete the ASYE programme within a 12-month period (or 18 months if part time).
If you have difficulty completing your online application or if you need further information about how to apply, telephone 01983 823134 or email [email protected]. Please note only applications completed and submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.
We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. If unsuccessful, we actively encourage you to revisit our job pages and apply to alternate posts that may be suitable.
Closing Date: 1 May 2024
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