Adults Social Worker

Job Description

Further InformationIt is an exciting time to join Northumberland County Council Adult Social Care (ASC) as we commence recruitment for our cohort of newly qualified social workers into our NORTHUMBERLAND ADULT SOCIAL WORK ACADEMY. We would like to offer you an opportunity to complete your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) with us as part of this innovative and bespoke Academy which commences its second intake in March 2023.Come and join us and well provide an excellent framework of support. Working full time, you will partake in a programme specifically selected to develop your skills, competencies and confidence. Throughout this, you will be supported by very experienced managers/ ASYE assessors to apply your social work values to a carefullyselected caseload. We will help you develop your knowledge and skills within a nurturing environment, resulting in the development of you as a confident, caring social worker with a robust value base. We will help you develop your knowledge base of the various legislative frameworks concerning ASC, such as the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act. You will be given reflective supervision on a regular basis in order to support your application of theory to practice. You will partake in training, group supervision and mentoring. Depending on successful numbers, there may also be short term job opportunities within Northumberland ASC in non-social worker roles to bridge the gap between ending Uni and gaining your social work registration.Northumberland County Council are extremely proud of our employees, who are passionate and committed to improving outcomes for our service users.For further information, please see attached job description and person specification.The benefits of choosing NCC: We want you to start your career in beautiful Northumberland in the most positive way and stay with us. Although you will take on challenging and rewarding work, you will be supported by high quality supervision from experienced managers who also understandthe particular needs of ASYE. We are passionate about maximising the independence, rights and autonomy of vulnerable adults. We care enough to want to make a difference - every day. A starting salary of £35411 (rising to £39493) Band 8 25 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays (rising to 30 after 5 years of service) Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme Flexi scheme applicable to majority of roles Car Leasing SchemePlease note the closing date for this post is midnight on 23rd December 2022. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applications who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme please email .uk with your name and the jobtitle you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored in the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustmentsto enable you to attend an interview please also let the team know.