Current jobs related to Senior Social Worker - Chelmsford CM QH - Essex County Council
-
Social Worker
1 day ago
Chelmsford, cm1 1qh, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full timeSocial Worker - Family Worker (Link Role) Fixed Term, Full Time £36,101 to £48,622 per annum Location: Chelmsford Working Style: Community-based worker Please note this vacancy is available as a fixed term contract or secondment opportunity for up to 9 months. If applying as an internal secondment please seek line manager approval before...
-
Social Worker
3 weeks ago
Chelmsford, cm1 1qh, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full timePlease note this vacancy is available as a fixed term contract or secondment opportunity for up to 9 months. If applying as an internal secondment please seek line manager approval before applying. Family Solutions is an Early Help service in Essex working holistically with disadvantage families, with multiple difficulties to enable them to make...
-
Adults Social Worker
1 month ago
Chelmsford, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full timeInterviews will be held in person at County Hall, Chelmsford on 27th September 2024. This position is open to Experienced and Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSW). The starting salary for a NQSW is £33,885 per annum, rising to £36,101 per annum upon successful completion of the ASYE programme. Why Join Us? With us, you can achieve more - for...
-
Adults Social Worker
2 weeks ago
Chelmsford, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full timeInterviews will be held in person at County Hall, Chelmsford in October 2024. This position is open to Experienced and Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSW). The starting salary for a NQSW is £33,885 per annum, rising to £36,101 per annum upon successful completion of the ASYE programme. Why Join Us? With us, you can achieve more - for...
-
Social Worker
3 weeks ago
Chelmsford, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full timeSocial Worker - Children in Care, Mid Essex Permanent, Full Time £36,101 to £48,622 per annum Location: Chelmsford Working Style: Fixed-base worker This position is open to Experienced and Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSW). The starting salary for a NQSW is £33,885 per annum, rising to £36,101 per annum upon successful completion of the...
-
Social Worker
3 weeks ago
Chelmsford, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full timeEssex County Council understand how important flexibility and wellbeing is for our colleagues working across children's Social Care and that we need to think differently. We have therefore developed a nine-day working fortnight for full time frontline Social Workers within Children's services. Join our Family Support and Protection (FS&P) teams...
-
Duty Senior Practitioner
1 week ago
Chelmsford, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full timeDuty Senior Practitioner - Mid Essex Permanent, Full Time £45,217 to £54,395 per annum Location: Chelmsford Working Style: Community-based worker Closing Date: 2nd October 2024 This is a Full-time opportunity working 37 hours per week. Working schedule Monday-Thurs 9:00am-5.30pm and Friday 9:00am-4.30pm. Here in Essex, we continue to...
-
Social Worker
2 months ago
Colchester, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full timeWith 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...
-
Tutor - Health and Social Care, Chelmsford
3 weeks ago
Chelmsford, cm1 1qh, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full timeTutor - Health and Social Care Permanent, Part Time £24,970 to £29,377 per annum Full Time Equivalent Location: Chelmsford Working Style: Anywhere worker Please note that this is a part time opportunity working 18.5 hours per week with a pro rata salary of up to £14,688 per annum. ACL Essex is the largest provider of adult education in...
-
Social Worker
3 months ago
Chelmsford, United Kingdom Randstad Care Full timeAre you an experienced Children's Social Worker? Have you got experience working within a multi-agency environment? We are on the lookout for Qualified Social Workers to join the Neighbourhood Team in ThurrockThis is a full time role with rates based on experience. Benefits of working for Randstad as a Social Worker:Competitive rates of pay Weekly payOne...
-
Social Worker
3 months ago
Chelmsford, United Kingdom Randstad Care Full timeAre you an experienced Children's Social Worker? Have you got experience working within a multi-agency environment? We are on the lookout for Qualified Social Workers to join the Neighbourhood Team in ThurrockIf you want to know about the requirements for this role, read on for all the relevant information.This is a full time role with rates based on...
-
Senior Co-production Officer, Chelmsford
3 weeks ago
Chelmsford, cm1 1qh, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full timeSenior Co-production Officer Fixed Term, Part Time Up to £33,078 per annum Full Time Equivalent Location: Chelmsford Working Style: Anywhere worker Please note this is a fixed term contract opportunity for a period of 12 months working 22.2 hours per week (3 days), pro rata salary of up to £19,846 per annum. You will be required to attend...
-
Senior Social Worker
1 week ago
Chelmsford, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full timeAbout the RoleWe are seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker to join our Centralised Safeguarding Triage Team at Essex County Council. As a key member of our team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the effective triaging and management of safeguarding concerns referred to Adult Social Care.Key ResponsibilitiesManage a complex caseload, providing...
-
Senior Social Worker
1 week ago
Chelmsford, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full timeAbout the RoleWe are seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker to join our Centralised Safeguarding Triage Team at Essex County Council. As a key member of our team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the effective triaging and management of safeguarding concerns referred to Adult Social Care.Key ResponsibilitiesManage a complex caseload, providing...
-
Senior Social Worker
2 weeks ago
Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full timeEssex County Council is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Social Worker - Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) to join our dedicated team. This full-time temporary position offers the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals within Essex. You will play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with...
-
Senior Social Worker
4 weeks ago
Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full timeEssex County Council is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Social Worker - Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) to join our dedicated team. This full-time temporary position offers the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals within Essex. You will play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with...
-
Chelmsford, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full timeParalegal - Adult Health and Social Care Legal Team Fixed Term, Part Time £31,900 to £37,530 per annum Full Time Equivalent Location: Chelmsford Working Style: Anywhere worker Closing Date: 30th September 2024 Please note that this is a fixed term contract for a period of 12 Months. The pro rata salary for part time, 22 hours per week,...
-
Senior Targeted Youth Adviser, Chelmsford
1 week ago
Chelmsford, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full timeSenior Targeted Youth Adviser Permanent, Full Time Up to £41,547 per annum Location: Chelmsford Working Style: Community-based worker Closing Date: 24th September 2024 The Role Essex County Council (ECC) is one of the largest and most dynamic local authorities in the UK, serving a population of 2 million residents, and has a very...
-
Locum AMHP Senior Social Worker
4 months ago
Chelmsford, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full timeLocum AMHP Senior Social Worker Temporary, Full Time £40 per hour Umbrella Location: Countywide across Essex (offices based in Basildon and Colchester) Working Style: The Role An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Essex County Council’s (ECC) fast paced, dynamic and supportive dedicated Approved Mental Health Service (AMHP) Service....
-
Social Worker
4 months ago
Chelmsford, United Kingdom Mbi Staffing Full timeSocial Worker - Chelmsford - 34k Mbi Medical are pleased to have a Social Worker vaccancy in Chelmsford, Essex. About us - As one of the UK’s leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services to adults and young people, Priory Group promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to...
Senior Social Worker
4 months ago
This is a 12 month fixed term contract or secondment opportunity.
The Team
The team work alongside Adults with a complexity of needs related to their Learning Disability/Autism, Mental or Physical Health or a combination of all the above. The successful candidate will have a real interest in relationship-based social work, with a focus on building independence through a positive approach to risk and the strengths-based model.
You will work closely with adults placed in supported living accommodation and residential care. Working with the adults, alongside providers family members and advocates to undertake Care Act reviews with a focus on helping to develop independence and progression.
This role sits within our Countywide team supporting adults living within all areas of Essex and out of county. The role will be community based across Essex, with home working and the flexibility of working from any of our Essex offices for administrative purposes.
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 independently. You\'ll be a source of specialist advice, managing your own complex caseload as well as supporting colleagues with theirs.
You will assess social care needs using a person centred and strengths-based approach and contribute to the development of care and support plans for adults. The role will require you to manage a caseload of adults with complex needs, including assessment of risk through direct work, within a quality assurance process. A focus of the role will be to ensure vulnerable people are safeguarded in line with ECC\'s statutory obligations.
Your responsibilities will also include:
- Working collaboratively across the Council, with partners and statutory and voluntary agencies, to ensure a joined-up approach.
- Taking part in a range of case conferences, court attendance, meetings and statutory reviews, proactively taking the lead when a social care perspective is required.
- Developing a high level of expertise in particular areas of practice, and leading on those areas
About you
To apply, you should be a qualified social worker with current Social Work England registration and be post-qualified at least 2 years ideally with experience of working with Adults with learning disabilities and/or autism.
You will bring an in-depth knowledge of complex cases, The Care Act and Adult Social Care processes including CHC, assessments and support planning, and safeguarding. You will be AMHP, BIA or PE qualified, or have secured intention to complete these qualifications.
We require a proactive worker who has a proven record of working complex cases and supporting other staff members. A worker who wants to develop and become part of the management Team.
You\'ll bring significant experience of social work, modelling good practice and providing advice and guidance in complex situations. We\'re also looking for your ability to mentor both newly-qualified and experienced team members. 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.
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.
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 .
What We Offer In Return
We\'ll support you to be your best…
- Training and development to empower you from our award-winning Essex Social Care Academy.
- With us you can make your career work for you with flexible working options
- With us you can get the support you need with employee wellbeing and counselling
- Lease Car scheme
- Up to £8000 for relocation *
- Free onsite office car parking
- With us you can have peace of mind with life assurance of three times annual salary
- Payment of professional fees for approved professions
- Local Government Pension Scheme. View Key Facts and FAQ\'s about the LGPS.
- Volunteering leave
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with service
Whatever you want to achieve in your social care career, you can do it here.
*T&Cs Apply.
Apply now.
For more information visit our Adult Social Care Brochure or contact
Essex County Council is proud to offer an excellent benefits package to all its employees. More information can be found on
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 .
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.
If you would like to be kept up to date on other relevant opportunities, blogs, news, events and industry related news at Essex County Council, please join the Essex Talent Community .
Pay and Reward | Our Ways of Working | About Us | Organisation Behaviours
