Social Workers & Senior Social Workers - North West & Surrey Heath

Job Description

Social Worker -£36,282 - £40,146 per annum based on a 36 hour working weekSenior Social Worker - £41,127 - £45,519 per annum based on a 36 hour working weekOur roles acrossNorth West & Surrey Heathare based in both hospital and community settinggiving you the opportunity to choose whichsetting is your preferred and most in line with your profile and experience. Our offer includes differentcontract types and working patterns/hours.Our Ashford & St Peters Hospital team (based in Chertsey):We are a welcoming, committed and high performing team working in close partnership with our health colleagues to ensure safe transfers home from hospital using a strength-baseddischarge to assess model. Its a fast-paced, demanding and inspirational environment. Everyday your creativity, compassion and problem-solving skills will be needed to support those in crisis. Its not always easy but it is often highly rewarding and satisfying.Those up for the challenge can expect to receive strong supportive leadership, regular reflective supervision and the opportunity to develop new skills and progress your career. Come and join us!Our Frimley Park Hospital team (based in Frimley):Frimley Park is a busy acute hospital. The Hospital Social Work Team is a dynamic and fast-paced team comprising of Social Workers and Social Care Assistants that work with multiple professionalsto ensure the safe discharge and follow up care.The diverse team are committed to making a positive difference for our residents.In return we will provide you with the training, excellent supervision and development opportunities to progress your career.Flexible working arrangements can be accommodated and those wishing to work weekends would be welcomed.Please note we also have vacancies on offer within our locality teams based in Ashford, Addlestone, Camberley and Woking.For Social Worker rolesyou will need to have completed your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) and be registered with Social Work England. We recognise there will be exceptions to this so please speak to us if you are in anydoubt.For Senior Social Worker roles, substantial post qualification professional experience as a Social Worker would also be required.Experience of providing professional supervision (can include to unqualified and/or non-professional supervision)would be desirable but not essential.As part of our greener future strategies and our commitment to creating a healthy work-life balance, we welcome a conversation with you regarding our remote working options. Remote working to us is a balance of spending time in our communities, ouroffices and working remotely from home or wherever works best.Surrey County Council are currently investing in and building a workforce that can proactively meet the demands and challenges facing Adult Social Care (ASC). Our ASC workforce strategy supports our commitment to manage our talent and build succession plansfor key areas, while investing in specialist training and development for our workforce. Key areas identified are:

• Investing in individual growth and career progression
• Growing workforce supply to meet demand
• Modernising the way we organise and deliver our services
• Ensuring our workplaces and practices are supportive and inclusive
• Continuing to work closely with our partners

With this in mind, we are looking for a range of enthusiastic and dynamic qualified and registered social work professionals with a variety of skills and experiences. Whether you enjoy duty, long term assessment, varied caseload, or D2A work, etc.we wantto hear from you.Please notethis advert covers the whole North West & Surrey Heathareaso at the time of advertising we cannot guarantee a vacancy in all teams, however we will work closely with you to ensure your application is considered for a team thatsuits you in line with our available posts. Additional InformationYou can submit your CV & Personal Statementby clicking the apply button below. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and on a first come first serve basis. Please review the documents attached below to understand the experience, knowledgeand skills required for these roles.We also invite you to read our Life at Surrey handbook to see insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.An enhanced DBS Disclosure and Barring Service check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Childrens and Adults Barred List checks will be required for theseroles.Not local to SurreyWe can offer you relocation assistance and more details are included in the attachment below.Contact DetailsIf you have any questions about these roles or would like to know more information, please contact.ukand a member of the team would be happy to talk through the roles in more detail with you and answer any questions you may have.We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.Our CommitmentSurrey County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflectingthe community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all under represented groups.