Social Worker (Adult Social Care) OCC614093

Job details

Salary range: £35,745 - £42,403  per annum 

Work location:  Samuelson House, Banbury or Abbey House, Abingdon. Remote, face to face and office based working is expected depending on the needs of the people supported.

Hours per week: 37 or part-time flexible working can be considered.

Contract type: 3 x Permanent. 

Vetting requirements: This role is subject to a Criminal Records Check.

Closing date: Sunday 23rd June 2024. 

Applications will be reviewed ahead of the closing date and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. - please let me know if you are happy with this and we can amend the advert and extend the closing date. 

Interview date: TBC

We are looking for a Social Worker to join our supportive and well established Adult Safeguarding Team. We have full and part time posts available and we are open to discussions about flexible working.

About us

We care for you so that you can care for others.

At Oxfordshire County Council you don’t just work for us… you learn, grow, and thrive with us.

Our vision to help people stay fit, healthy and independent in their communities for as long as possible and deliver a genuine tailor-made approach to care underpins everything we do.

Embark on the new year with the support of Oxfordshire County Council where our high performing team of Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Co-ordinators, Practice Supervisors and Managers provide the wrap around support that’s essential for you to feel fulfilled at work.  We do this through our commitment of strengthened supervision, ongoing professional training, safe practices, and manageable caseloads, so that you can bring your best self to the people you support.

We know that when you thrive, the people we work with thrive.

About the role

As a social worker in the adult safeguarding team you will be part of a well established and supportive team working with adults with care and support needs who may be at risk of abuse or neglect. We are striving to:

• Work with individuals to empower them to achieve the outcomes they want and protect themselves from abuse

• Using a strengths-based approach that adheres to making safeguarding personal principles.
• Use a multi-agency approach and community-based approach to adult safeguarding remembering that safeguarding is everyone’s business.
• Support people and carers to ensure their voice is heard through advocacy.
• Work to ensure that people with care and support needs in our community can live without fear of abuse or neglect.

We are passionate about adult safeguarding in this team, we see it as a way of using social work skills to really make a difference.

About you

You are…

• Driven to do things differently to embark on a journey of continuous improvement.
• Willing to take responsibility, you are a self-leader with the ambition to lead your community in different areas of adult social care.
• Kind and caring, with an understanding of and respect for individuals’ qualities, abilities and diverse backgrounds.
• Advocating for equality and integrity in all you do, and with your strong communication skills you work collaboratively to achieve the best outcome.
• Always learning, with an excellent working knowledge of legislation and statutory guidance in social care.

Are you a passionate qualified Social Worker ‘returning’ into Adult Social Care? Are you keen to resume practicing, but need some support to re-register with Social Work England? If so, we would like to hear from you.
 

Rewards and benefits

• Culture of flexible working
• Technology to support agile working where role permits
• Up to 33 day’s holiday p.a. plus bank holidays
• Option to ‘buy’ additional holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
• Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution of up to 19.9%
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
• Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development
• Relocation package up to a maximum of £8,000 to cover reimbursement of expenses for newly appointed employees (conditions apply in line with Council Policy)
• Regular weekly and monthly formal and informal support and supervision
• Extensive Continuous Professional Development opportunities, career progression scheme including the opportunity to train as a PEP BIA or AMHP

Learn more here: Our benefits | Jobs (oxfordshire.gov.uk) 

Would you like to know more?

Please click here to view the Job Description and Selection Criteria 

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact David Lunt, Safeguarding Operations Manager on 07824865135 or David.Lunt@oxfordshire.gov.uk.

Application Procedure

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