Job Description

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JOB-20241107-791d94d2
Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Intermediate Care & Urgent Community Response Team to work full time based in Bury, Greater Manchester.
Working Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: 38,556.96 - 40,131.96 per annum
The Council is dedicated to protecting and enhancing the well-being of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees to uphold this dedication. Employment is contingent upon a satisfactory background check via the Disclosure and Barring Service at the appropriate level.
Benefits of the role:

• Convenient Parking: Complimentary car parking pass
• Professional Fee Coverage: Reimbursement of your Social Work England registration fees.
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible and adaptable working arrangements to encourage and help you to fulfil a healthy work-life balance
• Educational Incentives: Receive a reward of up to 1000 upon successful completion of the practice educator program for social work students
• Training and Development: Access to extensive training programs
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Exclusive discounts on gym memberships and access to salary sacrifice schemes
• Generous Leave Policy: Attractive annual leave allowance with the benefit of Greater Manchester Combined Authority continuous service commitment.
• Financial Security: Participation in a highly competitive local government pension scheme.
• Wellbeing Support: Comprehensive employee wellbeing support services.

Main Duties:

• Service Provision: Deliver professional social work services to adult clients within Adult Operations and/or Mental Health Services as needed.
• Empowerment: Support clients in maintaining autonomy and making informed decisions about their lives.
• Case Management: Handle a complex caseload, demonstrating advanced and effective social work practices. Assess and manage significant risks, balancing support with control to ensure client safety.
• Meeting Leadership: Chair various meetings, such as Best Interests and Discharge Planning. Provide expert input at case conferences and produce high-quality assessments and reports.
• Mentorship: Exemplify best social work practices and assume responsibility for mentoring newly qualified social workers. Offer guidance and support to junior staff with managerial oversight
• Safeguarding Commitment: Uphold Bury Council's commitment to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults, ensuring their protection from harm.
• Competency Demonstration: Show proficiency in the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) and Knowledge and Skills Statements (KSS) competencies relevant to this social work role.

Requirements of this Social Worker job:

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Continual professional development.
• Social Work England registered.

Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Zehnn Young; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning 'Best Candidate Care' at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.
Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.