Social Worker - Lifelong Services

About Us

West Sussex County Council is a diverse organisation that provides services to more than 850,000 residents. If you are thinking why join West Sussex there is a supportive culture that is second to none. Employees are genuinely valued, respected and there is an emphasis on work life balance.

Lifelong Services operate countywide, with teams based in each of the three main hubs within West Sussex. Our Lifelong Services Teams have a unique focus, supporting young people and adults with lifelong physical disabilities, learning disabilities, autism, and brain injuries acquired at an early age. We also work with adults with sensory impairments acquired at any age.

If you join us you will be welcomed into a supportive team who will encourage you to be the best colleague that you can be.

We aim to

• Offer early intervention
• Build on an individual's strengths to develop skills and independence
• Build and promote links with the individual's community
• Promote and maintain safety and good health, and
• Promote employment and meaningful daily occupation.

West Sussex County Council is proud to have an established programme in growing and developing our own Social Workers by providing the tools, knowledge and skills needed to succeed in this challenging yet highly rewarding career.

Why not have a look at our dedicated careers in adults social work webpage and Adult social care strategy to learn more!

About The Job

Salary

£32,320 to £34,734 per annum

Working Pattern

Part time, 30 hours per week

Contract Type

Permanent

Location

Horsham office base

Interview Date

w/c 8th June

Are you interested in being responsible for achieving positive change and improved outcomes for people?

As a Social Worker within a busy community team, your role will involve working adults with lifelong disabilities, including physical and learning disability and autism. You will have a varied, caseload, undertaking high quality assessments and reviews including mental capacity act assessments, responding to safeguarding enquiries and provide an accountable social care service to those people who access or need the service.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a significant difference to our service users lives, although challenging the rewards by far outweigh those challenges as you will always strive for a positive outcome. No two days will look the same; you'll be working in at various locations across Horsham and the surrounding areas with numerous colleagues and customers from all walks of life. You will need to take an organised approach whilst exercising your expertise with knowledge of policies and legislations to support those in need.

Experience and Skills

Please refer to the Job Description for the Social Worker role for the essential criteria for each role. Within your application please ensure you tell us how you meet each of the key skills, qualification and experience criteria. Where possible give us examples relevant to the criteria point

Rewards and Benefits

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE06321.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Helen McCoy(Team Manager) at . For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .

To apply, upload your CV and complete the application explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to Social Work England registration, an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.

For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme (if you meet all the essential criteria), this can be found on our application help page.

Note for Recruitment Agencies

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!