SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL
Guildford
Full Time
Permanent
This role has a starting salary of £46,399 per annum, based on a 36 hour working week.
We are excited to be hiring two new Senior Social Workers to join our fantastic Guildford Locality team. The team is based in Guildford and we are proud to consider ourselves a forward thinking, motivational team with a strong ethos of cultural growth and continuous education and learning. We are a hybrid style team with the expectation of staff working 2 days in the office pro-rata.
We are hiring 1 x permanent full time Senior Social Worker, and 1 x part time (21.6 hours per week) fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity until August 2025.
Rewards and Benefits
About the Team
Guildford Locality supports all those from the age of 18 upwards with eligible care support needs. We provide advice and guidance with a vast range of community resources and support networks. The team strives to safeguard those who require additional support whilst promoting independence and choice.
You will always find our team friendly and approachable, whilst supporting each other with an active reflective and learning culture.
About the Role
As a Senior Social Worker in South West Surrey, you will be expected to have strong experience in assessing the social care needs of service users, and provide direct social work intervention to some of the most challenging and complex service users and their carers.
You will provide effective support to individuals using a strength-based approach to enable individuals to live as independently as possible with more choice and control. As a Senior Social Worker, you will supervise and support staff, as well as work alongside the team managers to improve processes and shape the team. You will need to be flexible to work in a challenging environment. You will be supported and will benefit from a structured induction programme.
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
Surrey has both urban and rural areas and locality based social care workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK and access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfill the requirements of the job.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 06/10/2024 with interviews to follow.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where:
SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL
Guildford
Full Time
Permanent