Adult Social Workers Various Teams

Check out our adult campaign page for more information around Careers in adults' social work - West Sussex County Council.We are currently looking for enthusiastic and dedicated qualified Social Workers and Senior Social Workers to join our Adult Communityand Hospital Teams across the county.To be successful you will possess the ability to communicate effectively, use your own initiative where appropriate in a context of good support and supervision, have compassion and empathy to support individuals who needand use our services, and be able to manage your own health and well-being due to the emotional demands of the role. You will have a good theoretical, practical and procedural knowledge of social work, and a good understanding of the necessity of working withpartnership agencies including health, housing, education and statutory, voluntary and independent agencies.Adult Community Teams - Locations: Crawley, Horsham, Worthing, Bognor RegisThe Adult Community Teams work with people who have experienced cognitiveand/or physical disabilities over the age of 25 and primarily with older people. The strengths-based approach is embedded within the service to work with individuals to explore their networks of support in the local community and maximise independence.Theteams have excellent working relationships with health colleagues through the proactive care initiative, where social work representatives regularly factor into local GP surgery multi-disciplinary meetings. Social Workers have a varied workload which includesassessments, reviews, safeguarding enquiries and mental capacity act assessments.Hospital Teams-WorthingOur busy Hospital Teams support adults across a range of ages with physical disabilities, acquired brain injuries, chronic health conditions, older peopleand people with dementia. The Social Workers have fostered excellent working relationships with the multi-disciplinary teams in the hospitals to ensure that people have the most appropriate support when discharged.Our progression pathways allow individualSocial Workers to choose their own career path, so they can make the most of their experience while working in West Sussex.All of our Social Workers are provided with the opportunity to progress from qualified Social Worker to Senior Social Worker througha portfolio route, and are provided with a framework of support, workshops and assessment in order to achieve this.We value our Social Work staff and have a track record of supporting further progression to senior practitioner and management roles, providinga management development programme to support this.The learning and development offer for Social Workers includes a comprehensive programme of internal and external opportunities. Tracy Davis, Principal Social Worker for Adult Services says, "We want WestSussex to support Social Workers to reach their full potential, to encourage them to progress and develop. If Social Workers feel supported and have the right level of development for them, then their experience of working in West Sussex is more likely tobe both rewarding and fulfilling."We also support practitioners to qualify as approved mental health professionals, best interest assessors or practice educators, all of which are accredited and count towards Post Graduate qualification. This means that thereis the opportunity to develop within both specialist and non-specialist routes.Rewards and BenefitsIn addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:26 days annual leave + bank holidays with the ability to buy additionalleave annuallyAccess to a generous, defined benefit pension schemeA range of flexible working optionsFor a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.Further InformationThereference number for this role is CAFHE02954For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Andrew Parkes, Operations Manager on.To apply, please upload your CV and a cover letter explaining the skills and experienceyou can bring to the roles as outlined in the below job descriptions. Please also express which team you are applying for in your cover letter. Please ensure that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV and that you have saved the job description attachedto the main advert on our website as.We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to Social Work England registration, an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a healthcheck.West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applicationsfrom people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be foundon our application help page.