37 hours per week
Join Our Team as a Senior Social Worker!
Are you a dedicated and experienced Social Worker with a passion for promoting independence and making a difference in people’s lives? Are you skilled in supervising others and guiding them to deliver high-quality social care? If so, we want you to join our Integrated Localities Team in the North East locality!
We are currently seeking a Senior Social Worker to support Island residents in achieving the quality of life they desire, while living independently in the community they call home. As part of our integrated team, co-located with health colleagues, you’ll enjoy the benefits of shared knowledge and collaborative working.
About the Role:
As a Senior Social Worker, you’ll play a key role in overseeing the day-to-day operations and supervision of adult social care staff. Your responsibilities will include:
- Supervising and supporting qualified Social Workers.
- Quality-checking and auditing work completed by your team.
- Allocating and approving work while providing expert guidance and advice.
- Ensuring compliance with legislation and safeguarding practices.
You’ll be supported in your role by the Team Manager and be instrumental in providing supervision, leadership, and practice guidance to help your team excel.
What We’re Looking For:
We’re seeking someone with:
- Significant experience in social work.
- Supervisory skills, such as those gained as a Practice Educator or Mentor.
- A commitment to promoting independence and empowering individuals.
Why Join Us?
Working with our Integrated Localities Team means being part of a supportive and collaborative environment. Your expertise and leadership will help improve the lives of our residents and ensure they receive the care and support they need.
Apply Now and take the next step in your social work career!
For further information about this vacancy or for an informal discussion, please contact Michele Cook, Team Manager Integrated Localities at michele.cook@iow.gov.uk
Join #TeamIWC and 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 scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
- Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)
Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island.
The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.
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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.
The Isle of Wight Council reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than stated, if required. To ensure your application is considered, it is recommended to submit your application promptly.
Out of Hours Standby and Call Out. You may be asked to provide support in exceptional circumstances, outside of usual business hours. Unless stated otherwise in the job summary for the role this is not part of the department’s usual standby arrangements.
The Isle of Wight Council is committed to supporting all newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) via a robust post-graduate competency framework, the ‘Assessed and Supported Year of Employment’ (ASYE). The ASYE is intended to be the first stage of continuing professional development for Registered Social Workers. 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).
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