Social Worker – Enhanced Social Care Support for LD

1 month ago

Colchester, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full time

Social Worker - Enhanced Social Care Support for LD & Autism (Out-Reach)

Permanent, Full Time

£36,101 to £48,622 per annum

Location: Countywide

Working Style: 

With us, you can achieve more – for yourself as well as the vulnerable adults you work to support. We’re always looking for new ways to deliver even better services, Social Workers play an integral role in our preventative approach to Social Care. We encourage our multi-disciplinary teams to share their ideas and experience. We work together to get things done. Bring your positive, proactive attitude, and we’ll empower you to make the most of your experience within Essex County Council (ECC) Adult Social Care services.

About the Role

This is an opportunity to join an innovative, TEC award-winning team, who work alongside adults with a complex range of needs related to their learning disability and autism, mental or physical health, or a combination of these. The successful candidates will have a real interest in relationship-based social work, with a focus on building independence through a positive approach to risk and use of the strengths-based model.

You will work closely with adults across Essex placed in supported living accommodation and residential care to undertake Care Act reviews with a focus on developing independence and progression, as well as with their family members, advocates, and care providers. The role also requires close partnership working with a range of internal partners, such as Procurement and Commissioning and Essex Legal Services, and external partners, including health and the Court of Protection.

This is a highly motivated, positive and supportive team, with an established approach to nurturing staff and supporting professional development and wellbeing. The team is passionate about person-centred practice, and balances this with delivering effective supported living whole-scheme reviews. The team are also champions for technology-enabled care (TEC), and have a proven track record of improving adults’ independence through TEC.

This role sits within our Countywide service, as part of a cohort of teams supporting adults living within all areas of Essex, and out of county. The role will be community and home based, with the flexibility of being based from any of our Essex locations for administrative purposes. Countywide travel is required, and there will be an expectation to work from ECC and health buildings across Essex, as needed.

About You

To apply you should be a qualified social worker with a current Social Work England registration. You’ll bring at least 1 year’s post qualifying social work experience, evidence of continuing professional development, and capability of practice in accordance with current professional standards.

There is a need for attention to detail and knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty and Court of Protection procedures. The postholder will be confident in person-centred and positive risk-taking approaches.

You’ll also bring:

Evidence of continuing professional development and capability of practice in accordance with current professional standards. An in-depth understanding of the financial implications of commissioned care packages. The ability to make clear decisions, to highlight and limit potential risks associated with intervention.

This role involves travelling around Essex. A driving licence and car - or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means - is essential.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service.

What We Offer In Return

We’ll support you to be your best…

Training and development to empower you from our award-winning Essex Social Care Academy. With us you can make your career work for you with flexible working options With us you can get the support you need with employee wellbeing and counselling Lease Car scheme Up to £8000 for relocation * With us you can have peace of mind with life assurance of three times annual salary Payment of professional fees for approved professions Local Government Pension Scheme. View and about the LGPS. Volunteering leave 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with service Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - access to free and confidential information, support, and guidance from a team of highly qualified professionals. Employee Networks – communities to support you, connect you and help influence change at ECC

Whatever you want to achieve in your social care career, you can do it here.

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Essex County Council is proud to offer an excellent benefits package to all its employees. More information can be found on

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment .

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity is key to our success.

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