Adults Social Worker - South Essex

Adults Social Worker - South Essex

Permanent, Full Time

£36,101 to £48,622 per annum

Location: Basildon & surrounding areas

Working Style: Community-based worker

Register your interest here to be notified of upcoming Social Worker opportunities within Essex County Council's Adult Social Care services in South Essex. We welcome expressions of interest from Experienced and Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSW). The starting salary for a NQSW completing the
ASYE programme is £33,885 per annum, rising to £36,101 per annum upon
successful completion of the programme.

Why Join Us?

With us, you can achieve more – for yourself as well as the vulnerable
adults you work to support. We’re always looking for new ways to deliver
even better services, Social Workers play an integral role in our
preventative approach to Social Care. We encourage our multi-disciplinary
teams to share their ideas and experience. We work together to get things
done. Bring your positive, proactive attitude, and we’ll empower you to
make the most of your experience within Essex County Council (ECC) Adult
Social Care services.

Whatever you want to achieve in your social care career, you can do it
here.

What We Offer

We’ll support you to be your best…

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  Training and development to empower you from our award-winning
  Essex Social Care Academy.
  


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  With us you can make your career work for you with flexible working
  options
  


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  With us you can get the support you need with employee wellbeing
  and counselling
  


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  Lease Car scheme
  


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  Up to £8000 for relocation*
  


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  With us you can have peace of mind with life assurance of three
  times annual salary
  


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  Payment of professional fees for approved professions
  


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  Local Government Pension Scheme. View
  
  Key Facts and
  
  FAQ’s about the LGPS.
  


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  Volunteering leave
  


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  27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising with service
  


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  Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - access to free and
  confidential information, support, and guidance from a team of highly
  qualified professionals.
  


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  Employee Networks – communities to support you, connect you and
  help influence change at ECC
  

*T&C’s apply

About the Role

Working to support adults and their families who have complex social needs
and are more vulnerable as a result of disability, exclusion, or diminished
capacity, you’ll maximise their potential to live healthily and
independently. Working within statutory legal frameworks, you’ll share
ideas and best practice, providing specialist advice as part of a
multi-disciplinary team sharing your knowledge as a Social Worker.

Our teams in South Essex are primarily based out of our offices in
Basildon. South Essex borders the unitary authority of Southend and
Thurrock and offers the opportunity to work with health partners within the
area. In addition, the area also has good links to London. With a mix of
Urban and some rural/ semi-rural locations, the variety and scope of the
work you will be able to get involved in is huge.

All of our teams are supportive of each other and offer
opportunities for professional development to meet the SWE regulations.

About You

To apply, you should be a qualified social worker with current Social Work
England registration. You’ll bring significant experience of social work,
modelling good practice and providing advice and guidance in complex
situations. As, as a subject matter expert in relevant professional
practice, you should have a comprehensive understanding of current
legislation, regulations, and guidance. With experience of chairing
meetings involving clients, family members, carers, and other multi-agency
professionals, we’re looking for your ability to develop strong
relationships with partner agencies and the local community to provide a
supportive framework for vulnerable adults.

You’ll also bring:

• Evidence of continuing professional development and capability of
  practice in accordance with current professional standards.
  
• An in-depth understanding of the financial implications of
  commissioned care packages.
  
• The ability to make clear decisions, to highlight and limit
  potential risks associated with intervention.
  

This role involves travelling around Essex. A driving licence and car -
or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through
other means - is essential.

For more information visit our

Adult Social Care Brochure or contact

Abbie.Mollison@essex.gov.uk

Essex County Council is proud to offer an excellent benefits package to all
its employees. More information can be found on

https://www.workingforessex.com/working-here/pay-reward/

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the
welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and
volunteers to share this commitment

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As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role
require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update
service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates
are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your
certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible
for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update
service please go to

https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re
committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under
our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job.
Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments
during the process.

We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet
the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity is key
to our success.

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