Social Worker or Advanced - Adults North Team - Yate

As an Adult Social Worker, you will make a real difference to vulnerable people in our community, supporting them to live their lives the way they want to. Our primary purpose will be working with people who require social care services, their families and carers to ensure independence is maintained as much as possible and outcomes are clear, monitored and reviewed.

The areas across South Gloucestershire that the North team covers are Pilning, Winterbourne, Severn Beach, Thornbury and Downend.

What you will be doing

• Delivering genuine people-centred, strength-based support, focusing on what our service users tell us will make the biggest difference to them, using your creativity to deliver the best outcomes.
• Implementing, reviewing and monitoring actions and outcomes in line with individual care plans.
• Making amendments where appropriate as the needs of the individual change and evolve.
• Working in line with best practice legislation, policy and guidance to promote the wellbeing and dignity of service users.
• Using your experience and knowledge to make recommendations for the implementation of reablement equipment.

As an Advanced Social Worker, you will be required to:

• Support students on placement as an experienced Practice Educator.
• Be fully up to date with the core training expectations as an Advanced Social Worker.

What we need from you

• A degree in social work with relevant SWE registration to practice or be in the final year of your social work studies.
• Understanding of asset and strength-based approaches to adult social care.
• Ability to be a problem solver, confident about making important decisions, underpinned by a genuine passion to work collaboratively with people to meet their goals and aspirations.
• Welcoming challenge and embracing change.

Additionally, as an Advanced Social Worker:

• A minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.
• Evidence of meeting the essential (and desirable where possible) criteria for the role of Advanced Social Worker.
• A clear commitment to Continuous Professional Development (CPD).

What you need to know

To be considered for the Advanced Social Worker position, please indicate this on your application and clearly detail your evidence. The salary is offered at points within these bands depending on experience: Social worker: £36,363 - £39,152; Advanced Social worker: £40,777 - £44,075.

This role is hybrid, predominantly requiring you to work in the office or within the community, with occasional days working at home. You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area, so must have a full valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have alternative appropriate means of travel. Business insurance will need to be added to your insurance policy. You can claim back mileage expenses.

Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different

What’s special here is the strength of the team ethos. We are a relatively small local authority, so managers know staff well. They can plan their services to ensure teams have manageable caseloads and have effective supervision so feel supported to make decisions which are right for the people they work with. We know our team works best when they have balance in their lives, and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.

We invest in the careers of our people, and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps our people make the greatest long-term difference in their work. As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.

We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted, and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here. We’re building and shaping communities which people are proud of. We’re working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life. We’re investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.

We’ve achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference. We’re making a difference, be part of it!