Social Care Professional

4 weeks ago

Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom Kent County Council Full time

About This Role

We are seeking an Experienced Social Worker to join our community teams in Kent, enhancing our locality working practice and putting the person and good practice at the heart of what we do.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with adults with a range of care and support needs, placing individuals at the centre of their support. You will undertake work of varying levels of complexity, including Care Act Assessments, Mental Capacity Act Assessments, Court of Protection applications, and s42 safeguarding enquiries.

Our social care interventions are structured around the three pillars of excellent practice, exceptional innovation, and meaningful measures. You will engage with communities early on to help people feel empowered to find trusted help and support locally from a range of sources.

About You

We welcome applications from experienced social workers who can demonstrate post-qualification experience in Social Services, Health related agencies, or related private or voluntary organisations. You will hold a registration with Social Work England and be competent to work at the Experienced Practitioner level of the Social Care Capabilities Framework for Registered Workers.

You will have experience of managing and reducing risk and completing safeguarding enquiries. You will be able to demonstrate experience in supervising other members of staff and have a positive, forward-thinking attitude.

Our Support Offer

In return, we offer an attractive benefits package and a commitment to ensuring that you achieve a healthy work-life balance and opportunities for flexible working arrangements that meet business needs.

We offer generous market premium payments (subject to eligibility) and a generous annual leave allowance. You will also be entitled to the local government pension scheme and excellent opportunities for professional development with access to our social care academy and progression routes.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service and registration as a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position, and the Council has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post-holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.

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