Advanced Social Worker

Job Description

Salary range: Grade 14 £53,172 - 55,323p.a. plus fantastic benefits
Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Croydon

We are looking for enthusiastic and energetic qualified and registered Advanced Social Workers to work in our Older People Locality Team which is based in Croydon. It is a dynamic and vibrant service for people aged between 65 and above.

Older People Locality Team is a fast-paced service, where we like to keep challenging ourselves to achieve best practice and outcomes. We are a resilient team that is both welcoming and value driven. We believe firmly in co-production and coming together to find a shared solution. Working with us will provide you with opportunities for professional and personal growth as well as positive career advancement opportunities

For this role you will need to have completed your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) with minimum of 2 years post qualification experience. We recognise there will be exceptions to this so please speak to us if you are in any doubt. We need committed knowledgeable social workers to help us with our core business – empowering and supporting people who need signposting, community support, or even some direct help from the Council. We have a strong operating model of strength-based practice.

At this difficult time the Council Leadership has made clear their support for our statutory functions, including Adult & Social Care. We know where our priorities are.

Advanced Social Worker

You will be responsible for managing a range of cases, supporting residents and their families through the assessment and review process.  

You will supervise team members and provide support to the team.   You will deputise in the absence of the team manager and share your knowledge and skills with team members. 

We work with people who have a wide range of additional needs and complex conditions. We challenge inequality and traditional responses to service delivery and ensure that we employ a strength-based approach to our work. The responsibilities will include, undertaking reviews, completing carers and adult needs assessments, covering duty, carrying out Safeguarding triages and attending relevant meetings with partner agencies and attending court hearings. We believe in coproduction and feel passionately that the people we support should be firmly in control of their life outcomes.

You must have 2 years post ASYE learning your role, taken on some supervision, complex cases and completed some extra training perhaps as a PEP, BIA or AMHP for example.

This post is based in Bernard Weatherill House. You will work with other professionals in an integrated service providing strengths-based assessments to promote independence and support people to remain living in their own homes. 

Must be a car driver with full British Drivers Licence and access to a car.

Working in Croydon

Applicants wishing to join our aspiring and progressive adult social care services teams will have a commitment to team working and an enthusiasm for contributing to sharing ideas that support the development of all our services. Candidates will demonstrate professionalism, creativity and drive in their approach to person centered practice and problem solving; and an ability to work flexibly in response to a rapidly changing public service environment. Additionally, the staff here at Croydon are friendly, and the transport links are excellent, as indeed is the support for working from home. 

 The Opportunities

In the context of developing our services to continue to meet the challenges of the current situation have moved to Locality working with a clear emphasis on Strength Based working, including short- and longer-term work. You will receive a comprehensive induction, regular supervision from a named supervisor, practice learning sessions, appraisal and annual salary increment. Your case load will be based on case weighting.

For further information please contact [email removed]

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About us

Croydon Council’s priorities

The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services

• Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable
• Become a council which listens to, respects and works in partnership with Croydon’s diverse communities and businesses
• Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community and faith sectors
• Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice
• Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities

Key business plan outcomes:

• Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning and learning
• Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential
• Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we’re proud to call home
• People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
• Croydon Council’s new ways of working

Equal Opportunities Statement

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.