Social Worker – Integrated Adult Social Care

Here in Devon, we are passionate about developing people and committed to achieving excellence in practice, based on what matters to people. Our Coastal Team is part of the wider South Devon teams neighbouring with Newton Abbot, and Moor to Sea Health and Social Care Teams. We have a diverse demographic and the team supports work with adults of working age with physical, lifelong conditions and/or learning disabilities including transition to adulthood, as well as older persons with physical disabilities and/or mental health issues, including dementia, and carers.

We are currently based in Teignmouth Hospital and cover a large geographical patch. The team is busy and work is fast-paced, and you will work alongside other social workers, social care assessors, and occupational therapists as well as other local health colleagues. We are committed to ensuring a person-centred culture, putting people at the forefront of what we do. There are well-established links with many of the local providers and community services. The Care Act is key to much of the work we do. However, we look to support and enable people to realise and achieve their own goals in a wide variety of ways including utilising universal and voluntary services through to commissioned care.

Your work in the main will be with people of working age and often disability-focused. You will need to have a strength-based, person-centred approach in all of your work. As a social worker, you will be asked to complete Care Act Assessments and subsequent Care Plans, Mental Capacity Act Assessments, Best Interests Decisions, Court of Protection applications and proceedings, and Safeguarding work, all of which may result in court work. Visiting clients in their own home/placement is an essential part of this work and as such being able to travel easily within the community is essential.

The nature of this work requires you to be self-motivated, highly organised with great recording skills, and in turn, you will receive excellent support in a busy and friendly team.

What we can offer you:

• We are committed to your continuous professional development and preceptorship, doing all we can to help you excel in your career and with new and exciting opportunities for career development.
• You will receive excellent support and supervision, with regular opportunities to discuss and reflect on your practice, both with your line manager and peers.
• We offer 26 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays, rising incrementally to 31 days after 5 years’ service.
• Recognition of NHS continuous service for contractual annual leave purposes, sick pay entitlement, and Maternity/Adoption & Paternity pay entitlement (within DCC Terms & Conditions).
• Flexible working opportunities are available, these include part-time hours, flexitime, compressed working hours, and homeworking (this is subject to the needs of the role – please discuss further at interview).
• Offer an opportunity to enter a generous Local Government Pension Scheme.

As a place to live and work, Devon is hard to beat with top-performing schools, universities, vibrant cities, pretty villages, and some of the most scenic coast and countryside in the UK. Living and working in Devon as a Social Work Advanced Practitioner has never been more attractive.

DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality, and promote diversity across Devon. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity webpages.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.

Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice. For more information about Working for Devon please visit our Working for Devon page. This role requires a DBS disclosure and Social Work England Registration (SWE).