Principal Practitioner

The East Locality Team cover the East side of the Middlesbrough area. The service is very keen to promote flexible/blended working for all staff. This includes agile working at home as well as other Middlesbrough Council bases.

The East Locality Team works with adults over 18 who have a range of short term and long term needs for example physical or mental health needs, substance use, domestic abuse and homelessness.

As part of the initial assessment process, we are committed to promoting independence, offering information, advice and guidance, and providing short term interventions such as reablement, where possible.

Middlesbrough Council is an exciting and rewarding place to work. We have strong Council Values that underpin every aspect of the council and the services we provide. New staff joining Middlesbrough can expect a welcome induction from the Chief Executive as well as a full induction programme within the team.

Middlesbrough is passionate about improving the lives of all of its residents and are working hard to deliver bespoke services to meet the change in demand. We are seeking to recruit social workers committed to providing a high-quality service, be effective in meeting tight deadlines and can ensure they represent the council’s values in order to provide a positive customer experience.

Middlesbrough Council offer superb training and development opportunities via our online training portal and through our workforce development lead. As a service we are also committed to supporting our staff and providing a healthy work culture. Staff have access to regular supervisions as well as other staff support forums.

We are looking for a motivated individual who is adaptable change and who can support the Team Manager to ensure that the team delivers an effective social work service, which meets the needs of adults and their carers, whilst maintaining standards against our policies and procedures.

The 10% Market Supplement will be reviewed at the end of March 2024.
- Confident and articulate, adapting your approach to suit your audience
- Passionate about data analytics
- Focussed on the detail
- An excellent communicator, creative and adaptive in your approach
- Creative and proactive, contributing towards changes and seeking improvements
- Confident in the use of technology and have experience of using related software, including SQL, Excel, Power BI, ETL tools
- Focussed on the detail, with excellent analytical skill

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