Nations Recruitment • Bridgwater, Somerset
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