Job Description

Here at Cheshire West and Chester Council, we are committed to providing excellent Adult Social Care services to residents. We are one team, putting what matters to people first and are investing in a number of roles, across our service areas to grow our dynamic, solution focused team.So, wherever you are in your life, there is something to suit you in Adult Social Care, whether that be meaningful work, feeling valued in your role, career progression, pay progression or a great work life balance, this is where you will find it. If you want to be a part of our welcoming, values driven service and are passionate about being part of a team that can make a real difference for local people, please take a look at the roles we have available.OrganisationCheshire West and Chester CouncilLocationChesterJob CategorySocial CareGradeCWAC NJC - Grade 11Salary Minxc2xa346,581 per annumSalary Maxxc2xa353,287 per annumHours per week37Weeks per year52.143Employment TypePermanentClosing Date18/05/2025Ref NoW3933Documents(Word, 23.69kb)Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive xe2x80x93 through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.Are you an experienced Social Worker who is looking for a new challenge? We are proud of our dedicated and passionate team of Practice Managers and are looking for somebody new to join us.You will be critical in supporting our teams to manage their day-to-day workloads in line with the Care Act. Working under the direction of our experienced team managers, you will provide advice and guidance in all aspects of the team's work including the allocation of work; maintaining, developing, and encouraging high professional practice standards; and supporting the supervision and development of individual staff.As a Practice Managers you will be able to model and use critical reflective skills in management, practice, or organisational supervision settings to enhance best practice. Our Social Workers play a critical role in supporting people to develop creative and innovative solutions to meet the outcomes they want to achieve.We provide high-quality, person-centred social care for adults, but for us itxe2x80x99s more than that; we support people to change and enhance their lives every day through the work undertaken by our talented and dedicated teams.Our values are important to all of us, we live and breathe them, and they shape how we work together to create positive environments where both colleagues and people who use our services can be inspired to reach their potential. If you share our values and commitment, then youxe2x80x99re our kind of person.You will have the opportunity to;

• Work in a forward-thinking Council and within teams that have clear, shared values
• Work with local people to understand their care and support needs and help to identify options available to them
• Be pivotal to ensuring people are connected to the support services and community assets they need to live great lives.
• Grow and develop in your own skills and experience through developing and supporting others.
• Provide and receive great support from our proactive and knowledgeable management team.
• Enhance your legal literacy and work closely with our great legal support services
• Develop and progress in your career through training and development opportunities in a variety of pathways: we meet the cost of your professional registration fee as standard

You will have:

• Professional Social Work qualification and PQ Award (Essential) with significant post qualifying practice experience.
• You will be a practice educator/Best Interest Assessor or Approved Mental Health Professional.
• Relevant management training and/or development
• You will have previous managerial or practice lead experience
• Detailed knowledge of current, related legislation and statutory requirements and an awareness of future changes (Essential)
• Ability to support the team to meet the requirements of policies/procedures for assessment and care of vulnerable adults.
• Positive approach to staff support and development including coaching and mentoring skills, with the ability to lead and motivate staff.
• You keep abreast of new developments; research and innovate professional practice to constantly improve service delivery.
• You constructively challenge practice and ways of working to encourage staff to think and do things differently and creatively to meet service users outcomes.
• Foster a positive learning culture, encourage information sharing and joint learning, enabling staff to feel motivated to improve.
• Ability to cope positively with change and an ability to promote positive changes to make a difference, being able to engage, motivate and lead staff through change.
• You are confident, energetic and enthusiastic as well as sensitive and resilient.
• Self-motivating individual with the passion to make a difference in adult social care.
• Resilient personal stress management.

Come and join us, working in an authority that has an excellent reputation, great working culture and is an inclusive and dynamic place to work. We consider our workforce to be of high value, placing wellbeing at the forefront. This is a hybrid post which means working in one of our Council offices in locations across the borough, completing visits around the borough as well as the opportunity to work from home. The benefits of working for the Council go well beyond making a difference to peoplexe2x80x99s lives, as well as working within a supportive environment with people who share your values you will have access to a huge range of benefits including discounts on:

• High street and supermarket shopping
• Gym membership
• Holidays
• Days out
• Cinemas
• Childcare vouchers
• Cash back scheme on any medical treatment that you may require via Medicash
• Car lease scheme (Brand new fully maintained and insured car for 3 years in return for a fixed monthly payment via salary sacrifice)
• Cycle Scheme (Save up to xc2xa3320 on the cost of a brand-new bike and equipment)

We also offer:

• Competitive salary
• A generous holiday allowance starting at 26 days pro rata (plus bank holidays) increasing with length of service to 31 days
• An excellent career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 22.3%. (Employer contributions elsewhere are typically 3%)
• The opportunity to develop your skills and career
• Rewards and Recognition for going above and beyond such as additional annual leave and shopping vouchers
• Supportive team and culture
• Opportunity to purchase up to 10 days additional annual leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme, which offers free 24/7 confidential assistance, practical information, and emotional support.

For further information please contact; .Please note that this job is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please seeNo candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the for more information.Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of xc2xa312.60 per hour for all contracted hours.For any technical enquiries please email and quote job reference number in all correspondence.

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