Job Description

At North Lincolnshire Council we are passionately committed to helping people to remain independent and enabling them to live the life they want to live.


We are dedicated to prioritising the most vulnerable and keeping people safe, well and connected to their communities.


Our high achieving Adult Social Care services have been ranked among the best in the country and have a recent CQC rating of GOOD, we would like you to join us on our continuing journey, to ensure the very best outcomes for the people of North Lincolnshire.


The Home First Single Point of Access Team are looking to recruit 3 permanent social worker working a shift pattern over 7 days a week. We work with individuals aged eighteen plus, this means that our work is varied and changeable and cover individuals with a variety of different needs.


The right candidates will be someone who has a social work degree and who are registered with Social Work England. They will be a strong team player with a proactive approach to work as part of a busy Social Work Team. These positions are open to experienced workers and Newly Qualified Social Workers and we offer an ASYE year.


The successful candidate will be highly motivated and will to undertake Care Act Assessments, support/care planning and commission services with person centred outcomes. They will provide be able to provide social work supervision and have experience of social work management. They will be able to travel throughout North Lincolnshire independently as we cover all of the North Lincolnshire area. Knowledge of adult social care legislation and frameworks are essential.


You will need to demonstrate an ability to problem solve and good negotiation skills, along with effective communication, organisational and IT skills. You will need to be flexible, resilient and dedicated to team work.


Please see attached job description and employee specification which you should refer to when completing your application to demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.


For more information on this post please email Ellie Namih (Lead Officer - Single Point of Access Team) eleanor.namih@northlincs.gov.uk or Andrea Atkin (Lead Officer - Single Point of Access Team) andrea.atkin@northlincs.gov.uk

As an employer, we promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers. Recruitment to this post will follow our safer recruitment procedure which includes us requesting references prior to interview and a DBS check.

We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values - equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility - in all that we do.