Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 per week
A new and exciting opportunity to be part of the new Review Team in Adult Social Care.
This role is to support social workers and social work assistants to deliver reviews by:
- Booking appointments.
- Delivering and extracting information.
- Tracking through multiple systems.
- Liaise with other professionals.
You will support the data collection and management process including inputting, obtaining, and compiling statistics from a range of databases and sources to support each of the team members.
You will also research and assist with completing checks with finance, agencies, carers, and chronologies to provide detail to social workers and social work assistants, to complete their reviews and perform desktop reviews, providing an overview to the Social Workers and Senior Social Worker for their outcome consideration.
If you are motivated, dynamic, and looking for a new challenge this could be the role for you.
For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Rachel McCleave at 01983 821000 ext. 6018 or contact Ian Thompson at 01983 821000 ext. 6859.
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.
Please click here to view the Isle of Wight Council’s Care Close to Home Strategy.
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.
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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.
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The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer. We are proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. We are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, 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.
If you have difficulty completing your online application or need further information about how to apply, phone 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. We actively encourage you to revisit our job page and apply to alternate posts that may be suitable.
Closing Date: 8 July 2024