Social Worker

3 months ago

Bolton, United Kingdom Bolton Council Full time

Job Title Social Worker Social Care Navigator

Team Intermediate Care Services

Hours 37 per week

Grade H £35,745 to £39,186 per annum (£18.52 - £20.31 per hour) plus essential car user allowance and 7% enhancements for weekend and bank holidays.

Contract Permanent

Role specifics

  • CQSW/DIPSW/SW Degree or equivalent. Social Work England registered.
  • Full, current and valid driving licence with access to a vehicle with a current and valid MOT certificate.
  • You will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check for this role.


Ask us about flexible working options to fit with your work/life balance - #HappytoTalkFlexible


The Role

An opportunity has arisen for a Social Worker - Social Care Navigator within the Intermediate Tier Services. This service covers Admission Avoidance; Intermediate Care and Discharge to Assess bed-based units.

The post of Social Care Navigator receives a 7% enhancement as workers are required to work weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis. This is to support the delivery of the service 365 days of the year

This post offers an opportunity to contribute to the ongoing development of innovative ways of working across health and social care in order to improve the experience of service users and carers and to promote well-being and independence.

The ability to develop, maintain and improve relationships with service users and carers is essential in this role as well as the attributes required to participate in inter-disciplinary team working.


Please note previous applicant need not apply.


About You

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individual who has a passion for working with adults, understanding their needs, aspirations and supporting them to enhance their quality of life and promote independence.


As a Social Care Navigator in IMC you will work in one of the designated services and undertake assessments/reviews of need under the Care Act 2014, assist with support planning as necessary and also link people in to universal and voluntary services. You will also assist colleagues within other areas of the services as necessary and support with complex assessments, mental capacity and best interest assessments.


About Us

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.


As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.


Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits too.


Ready to apply? Then please click Apply and upload your anonymised CV and supporting statement discussing your relevant skills and experience and explain how you believe they make you a strong fit for this role.


Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.


We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS with check of relevant barred list is therefore required for this post.


This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.


This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits.


For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk

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