Nations Recruitment • Bridgwater, Somerset

Social Worker (Adults) (Grade 10)

About this role

Job Category

Social Care Qualified

Job location King Square, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3AR,

United Kingdom

Somerset Council

Hours per week

37

Start date

Immediate start

Salary

£27.78 per hour

minimum 2 days in office

What You Will Be Good At

Work Experience Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Relevant multi-disciplinary Social Care experience within multi-disciplinary team- relevant to needs of post

Evidence of partnership working with other agencies including Social Care Services, Health Services, Voluntary Agencies and/or Education

Knowledge and understanding of Social Care practice as defined by Social Work

England Guidelines, appropriate legislation and issues relevant to client group.

IT skills to enable effective input, manipulation and retrieval of data and information.

Ability to speak fluent English as stated in Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016)

Desirable

A variety of experiences working with relevant client group including Learning Disabilities

Supervisory experience

Understanding of social care resources and provision available beyond statutory agencies

Awareness of government guidance and legislative changes across broad range of Social Service issues

Qualifications

Essential

Possession of recognised Social Work Qualification � Degreein Social Work (BA), a Masters Degree in Social Work, or equivalent.

Registration with Social Work England

Desirable

Previous experience of working with health professionals

Personal Attributes

Essential

Demonstrates empathy, sensitivity, self- awareness and acceptance of others.

Able to prioritise workload, work with competing deadlines and organise time effectively.

Self-reliant and resilient � able to respond positively to difficult situations

Willingness to embrace organisational change

Access to / use of a vehicle is an essential requirement

Desirable

Creative thinker