Isle of Wight Council

This role offers the following salaries based on qualifications:

Grade 9 (ASYE), £32,077 to £35,035 per annum
Grade 10, £35,488 to £38,232 per annum

Are you an experienced Social Worker passionate about working with people to promote independence and dedicated to making a difference? We would love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE: 

We have several full-time Social Worker positions available in the Wellbeing and Access Hub Team. We offer a supportive and engaged management structure including a Principal Social worker, Service Directors, Team Managers and Senior Social Workers working alongside our qualified Social Workers, Assistant Social Workers and administration team.

Our Social Workers listen hard to the people of the Isle of Wight, to understand what really matters and  connect them to resources that help them continue with their chosen life, either with support or independently.

You'll work with individuals to help them regain control of their lives in a crisis. 

ABOUT YOU:

To join us, you must:

·         Have a social work qualification and be SWE registered (for newly qualified Social Workers we offer a fully supported ASYE year)
·         Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
·         Promote people’s strengths
·         Have the ability to make a difference using a safe working approach to social work practice

To best support the people, we work with, we need Social Workers who are experienced in promoting their own and others professional curiosity and who are competent in their knowledge of legislation and meeting their professional capabilities.

You'll demonstrate skills and experience of promoting a person centred and strengths-based approach and have proven ability to work as part of a team that puts the strengths of individuals, families and community at the heart of care and wellbeing.

You'll share our ambitions, passion and attitude to ensure the people we serve live the best lives possible.

You will be a critical thinker with competence and confidence in your practice.

ABOUT US:

Here on the Isle of Wight we strive to be the best we can be for our community, with talented Social Care professionals leading the way. These are exciting times on the Isle of Wight within Adult Social Care, we have a wonderful team of dedicated professionals who support strength-based practice, working with the community and our third sector partners.

Team IWC Values:

• Community & Customer focused
• Effective & Efficient
• Working together
• Fair & transparent

As a Social Worker, we understand the work you do on a daily basis and provide the support you need to make a difference to the people of the Isle of Wight.

You will benefit from a unique and enriching environment within an organisation that values strong leadership, a good work life balance, quality management and reflective supervision.

 We are proud of our commitment to offer:

• Supporting and supervising all our social care workforce
• Providing opportunities for our staff as they develop and progress their professional careers
• Providing regular training opportunities

PLEASE NOTE: Out of Hours Standby and Call Out

You will be required to take part in the Out of Hours Stand-by Duty Rota as and when requested by management.  Standby and call out duties are paid in accordance with the IWC Terms and Conditions 2012 document.

When you join #TeamIWC you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:

-  Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!

-  Local Government pension scheme

-  Discounted Solent ferry travel

-  Island bus network discount

-  Cycle to work scheme

-  Staff parking permit scheme

-  Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership

-  National and local discounts & benefits schemes

Relocation: For some vacancies (subject to criteria) a relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available if you are specifically relocating to the Isle of Wight to work with us, or if you choose to commute to the Isle of Wight daily, you may be eligible to have some travel costs reimbursed.

The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers. 

Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island here.

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the Unacceptable Behaviour Policy, Employee Code of Conduct and Behaviours Framework. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.

The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via adverts@iow.gov.uk if you would like to receive a copy.

The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer, who is proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. In addition to this, we are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of other areas of commitments, this means that providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

The Isle of Wight Council is committed to supporting all newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) through the implementation of a robust post graduate competency framework referred to as the Assessed and Supported Year of Employment (ASYE). The ASYE is intended to be the first stage of the continuing professional development for Registered Social Workers, and the framework will be closely allied to the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF).  You will be therefore, be required to satisfactorily complete the ASYE programme within a 12-month period (or 18 months if part time).

If you have difficulty completing your online application or if you need further information about how to apply, telephone 01983 823134 or email callcentre@iow.gov.uk. Please note only applications completed and submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.

We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. If unsuccessful, we actively encourage you to revisit our job pages and apply to alternate posts that may be suitable.