Job summary Senior Social WorkerRisk and Independence Specialist Advisor and Reviewing PractitionerWe are looking forahighly skilled and experiencedSocialWorkerto join our friendly, supportive and exciting Risk and Independence team in Adult Social care services within Northumberland County CouncilThis roleispermanent,full time (37) based at County Hall, Morpeth.
Salary is Band 10 £48,710 - £52,805.
The service is county wide across Northumberland.
Office work will be essential but there is the opportunity to work hybrid.This is a great opportunity for an experienced Social Worker looking for the next step in their career.
Main duties of the job The Role: The successful candidates will have a good working knowledge of legislative frameworks that underpin Adult social care practice and the ethos of promotion and completion of positive risk assessment.
To enable service users to maximise their independence, life skills and achieve positive outcomes.
The successful candidates will share Northumberland councils vision of a council that works for everyone and incorporates its values.
The candidates will have excellent report writing and communications skills and be able to communicate confidently and effectively with a wide range of service users,professionalsand providers.
The teamcomprisesof highly skilled social workers and hasstrong commissioninglinks.
The team members arevery supportiveand inclusive and encourage the sharing of knowledge and skills to discuss case work and to offer safe, robust,appropriateand cost-effective care planning.
The successful candidates will work county wide offering consultation and delivering and training Adult social care community teams, to carry out project and development work and will complete high quality care act assessments working with teams to share knowledge and skills ensuring that care plans are person centred and meet theclientsneeds effectively and robustly.
Case work will cross all Adult Social care services Care and support, mental health, learning disability services, head injury services and transition case work.
As well as carrying out of county Care management reviews.
About us For more information, please see the attached job description and person specification.
For an informal conversation, please contact Vicky Robinson, Senior Manager on07966490573Northumberland is world-renowned as a visitor destination and an ideal location to strike a perfect work/life balance.
There is no better way of enjoying the picturesque scenery and stunning coastline than on an everyday basis!Why choose us?We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including: 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees) Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme Flexi scheme (if applicable) up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees) Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands Commitment to work/life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, flexible working, term-time only, and compressed hours A range of salary sacrifice schemes are available Staff networks -run by staff, for staff, providing opportunities for peer networking, mutual support, staff development Apprenticeship, Armed Forces, ASD, Enable (disability), LGBT+, Menopause, Mental Wellbeing, Racial Equality Job description Job responsibilities For further information on this position, please see the attached job description and person specification.To make an NCC application for this role, please follow this link to our system tribepad - Person Specification Qualifications Essential Social worker degree Social work england registration To make an NCC application for this role, please follow this link to our system tribepad -