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- Reference
- HUL/24/0219
- Full Time Equivalent Salary (based on a 37 hour working week)
- £30296 - £36648
- Occupational group
- Care/Social Work - Adults
- Job term
- Full Time
- Appointment type
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37
- Division
- Public Health - Directorate
- Closing Date
- 06 May 2024
- Proposed Shortlisting Date
- 07 May 2024
- Proposed Interview Date
- 29 May 2024
- Place of work
- 49 Kinloss Garth, Hull HU74LY
- For an informal discussion please contact
- Tina Bettison
- Contact telephone
- 01482 572911
We require Social Workers (you must be a qualified Social Worker, coming to the end of your training or a Social Worker returning to practice) to join our Locality teams who are making a daily difference to the lives of the people we serve. If you are passionate about making a positive and lasting difference for the people of Hull, we would like to hear from you!
There are various hours available both full time and part time which can be discussed during the interview process and we will consider requests for flexible working. Locality Teams based in East and West Hull.
You will join an integrated multi-disciplinary team to promote independence and control to enable people to live the lives they choose to lead, whatever their age or stage of life.
You will provide high quality social work practice, ensuring individuals have a solution focussed plan towards achieving their goals and maintaining their wellbeing. You will work creatively with individuals, local communities and our partners, empowering them to deliver the best possible outcomes for people and to create a positive Adult Social Care culture.
As a valued member of the team, you will have access to peer support, 1:1 time, supervision and ongoing training & development opportunities and to work with our partners across Social Care, Health, Housing and Voluntary Services.
If you are a Student in the final year of study or have recently qualified but not completed your ASYE, you will be supported by our highly skilled, dedicated and experienced team who will help you start to build your career in Social Work.
Are you a qualified social worker but not currently practising as a registered worker? Have you been out of practice for some time and are now looking to reignite your passion for social work as a career? If the answer is YES then we would also welcome an application from you!
We are committed to supporting qualified social workers back into practice, and to gain their professional registration. We have a package of support available to facilitate this - please see the attached Return to Practice Handbook.
We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate:
- A strong value base that informs your human rights based approaches with adults,
- A recognition that people are the experts in their lives
- A relentless commitment to quality and best practice
- A capacity for honest, critical reflection and openness to learning;
- An ability to establish professional, effective working relationships with a range of partners/colleagues, adults, families and their carers
We provide a range of benefits to motivate, reward and recognise the valuable work of our employees including the cost of your registration reimbursed annually.
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Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight on the closing date.
We are committed to increasing the diversity, equity, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.
We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Any offer of employment to the above post will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced & Adults Barring List Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service.
Hull City Council embraces the principles of WorkSmart and this post has been identified as a suitable role. WorkSmart principles create opportunities facilitating a combination of working in the office, adhoc homeworking, or working from various locations, therefore being flexible about where/ how you carry out your role, the specific opportunities available will be discussed at interview.