Experienced Adult Social Worker

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Do you want to make a difference and to support others?

Do you want to join a friendly, flexible and passionate team?

Are you up for a new and exciting challenge?

If yes to the above, then we would love to hear from you

Welcome to Rochdale Adult Care, part of the Rochdale’s award winning adult care Services department. It is an exciting time across Adult Care, as we embark and continue on our change and transformation journey to truly make a difference to the lives of our residents.

Our workforce is our biggest asset and a lot has been done which we are really proud of but there is a lot still to do. We are looking for amazing people who share our vision and values to join our team and have some fantastic opportunities for a motivated and forward thinking Social Worker to join one of our teams.

We currently have Social Work opportunities in these areas:

• Prevention and Early Assessment
• Hospital Discharge Flow Hub
• Integrated Neighbourhood Teams
• Preparing for Adulthood, Learning Disability and Autism.

Our Front Door and Prevention Team supports people at the earliest opportunity to maximize the effectiveness of early intervention and prevention. The Adult Front Door Service is the first point of contact for individuals seeking health, social care and wellbeing support and is responsible for Adult Care’s initial care, prevention and risk management response. The team consists of a range of practitioners including social workers, support planners, prevention workers and triage assistants with a focus on multi-agency collaboration to provide a person-centred response to all contacts to effectively support individuals and carers to live well, safely and as independently as possible.

Our integrated neighbourhood teams are at the heart of our adult care service, delivering and reviewing innovative services for our residents, helping to reduce health inequalities, enhance life and support independent living. We work across friendly, dynamic teams alongside our district nurse colleagues with a focus on partnership working to achieve best practice and desired outcomes for our residents. We take pride in everything we do to ensure our services continue to be of an excellent and high quality standard.

Our Hospital Discharge Flow Hub supports Rochdale residents with discharge arrangements, timely and safely to a suitable setting. We utilise various Discharge to Assess and re-ablement pathways to support individuals to maximise their independence away from the hospital setting, with a focus on discharge to the right place at the right time. The team is responsible for working with people to assess both the immediate and ongoing needs, in order to support a person in implementing their longer term care and support needs. The team is located within a central community based office but will support discharge planning across the various hospital sites in and out of the borough as part of a multi-agency team to facilitate effective, safe and timely discharges.

Why us?

Day-in day-out, our staff deliver:

Award-winning services

Dedicated support for older and vulnerable residents

A pioneering approach to service deliver

Innovative care delivered by our integrated teams

You will get real job satisfaction and will be supported by our amazing staff team. Benefits include:-

• Training and development opportunities
• A supportive and enthusiastic service
• Salary up to £45,718
• Reimbursement of registration fees
• Permanent positions
• Opportunities to progress
• Develop and progress your CPD for Social Work England
• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous Leave Entitlement
• Work Life Balance Scheme:
• Pension: You will have access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

What are we looking for?

To give you a feel for the role, we have outlined some of the core skills and attributes we are looking for but you can also find out more detailed information about the role in the job description attached below.

• You will be an effective multi-tasker with excellent organisational skills and the ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
• You will be motivated and forward thinking, who can demonstrate professionalism and enthusiasm
• You will be a team player
• You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• You will have excellent ICT skills and be able to use a range of packages including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• You will have a real attention for detail and be able to maintain accurate and detailed records using both manual and electronic systems.

Working in Our Borough

• Excellent public transport links
• Award-winning green spaces
• Great motorway links
• A proud Co-operative council
• Pioneering regeneration schemes

We are growing all the time. Our multi-million pound regeneration programme has transformed Rochdale town centre, with many more pioneering projects to follow. Our state-of-the art Riverside development has seen a new shopping centre, cinema, restaurants and much more.

Come, join us, and help us to take the next step on our journey of delivery for our residents.

We would love to hear from you

This post is subject to satisfactory two year reference history, an enhanced DBS including a barred list check against the adult workforce, medical clearance, evidence of essential qualifications and proof of legal working in accordance with Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

In accordance with Section 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 this post requires the ability to converse at ease with the members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff to share this commitment.

Casual User Car Allowance is payable

Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced DBS including a barred list check adult workforce

We have arranged a drop in session for an informal discussion about working for Rochdale on 8th November 2024 at 12pm until 1pm and 14th November 2024 5.30pm until 6.30pm. If you would like to join any of the sessions please email adultcare.recruitment@rochdale.gov.uk with your email details and a Team Link will be sent to you to join.

Interviews to be held on week commencing 2nd December 2024.

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