Social Worker

5 days ago

Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom South Gloucestershire Council Full time

Social Worker - Emergency Duty Team

Job Description

How you'll make a difference

You can make a difference by offering effective emergency social work services to four local authorities, outside normal working hours, where you will make sound judgements in a variety of challenging situations.
You will be working within a small team of social work practitioners, where you will receive contacts from the public and other professionals regarding social care issues across Bristol, BANES, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, which require an urgent response.


What you will be doing

  • You will be working to a 10-week rolling rota, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays. This includes 2 weeks off rota (part time workers will be agreed around this model).

  • It will be key for you to demonstrate your knowledge of the relevant legislation (Mental Health Act, Children's Act and Care Act) and statutory duties to be able to respond accordingly to each situation.

  • It will be your responsibility to keep up to date with good practice in all areas of social work, along with service and policy objectives, to ensure those objectives are met.

  • Regularly, you will work with other agencies and statutory bodies (e.g. police, health etc.) and continue to maintain good working relationships with them.

  • Day to day, you will need to complete all necessary forms, including maintaining a log of all calls received, indicating the action taken and ensuring details are reported to the appropriate duty desk.


What we need from you

  • We require you to be a qualified Social Worker with relevant registration to practice (SWE Social Work England).

  • It will be key for you to have relevant post-qualifying experience along with extensive knowledge of dealing with complicated cases.

  • Given the elements of this role, we require you to undertake complex risk assessments and be able to communicate effectively the outcome both in verbal and written format.

What you need to know.

  • This role is for 18.5 hours per work, for a limited term ending 17th July 2026. Your Salary will be pro-rata to hours worked.

  • Once you have completed the induction programme there will be opportunities to work from home.

  • We are also offering this as an internal secondment opportunity, you should first seek your line managers permission before applying.

  • Please note that due to the nature of this role, it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check covering both Child and Adult Workforce is obtained.

  • You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so you must have a full, valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have an alternative means of travel.

  • Business Insurance will be need to be added to your insurance policy.

  • EDT Social Worker non AMHP £39,513 to £42,708 per annum (including an out of hours shift allowance of 26% = £49,786 to £53,813 per annum)

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 23rd April 2025.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different.

  • As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.

  • We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.

  • We invest in the careers of our people and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps our people make the greatest long-term difference in their work.

  • What's special here is the strength of the team ethos. We are a relatively small local authority, so managers know staff well. They can plan their services to ensure teams have manageable caseloads and have effective supervision so feel supported to make decisions which are right for the children and young people they work with.

  • We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.

"Staff are overwhelmingly positive about working for South Gloucestershire Council. Staff report feeling heard and responded to by senior leaders. Reduced workloads, increased stability of managers and more business support have strengthened their ability to respond to and improve the quality of practice for children. A wealth of concentrated training, including the Programme for Change initiative, has developed skill sets and expertise of staff. Staff benefit from a clear pathway of career progression, including a bespoke managers development programme." Ofsted Report published July 2024

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.

  • We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.

  • We're planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses.

  • We're providing essential services across our communities to ensure they are safe and well maintained.

  • We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

We're making a difference, be part of it

To view the full job description, please click this link: Emergency Duty Team Social Worker - Job Description

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