Social Worker (Progressed)
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced qualified social worker to join our busy frontline adult social care team in Crewe. This is a permanent part time role.
The post will provide a wide range of learning and training opportunities and includes joint working across the Health and Social Care sector. It will provide you with an excellent opportunity to progress your career and will offer you a wide range of experiences within Adult Social Care services.
About us
At Cheshire East Council we are resident and partner focused with a vision to enable prosperity and wellbeing for all. People really are at the heart of everything we do and that starts with our incredible workforce. We promote a culture of high performance where people can aspire, thrive and flourish, where we strive to deliver best value in everything we do.
For us, success isn’t just about what we achieve, but how we achieve it together. We promote curiosity, excellence, innovation and continuous improvement.
We are values led and committed to wellbeing and inclusion for all, where our employees co-created our values of drive, integrity, respect and collaboration which inform all that we do.
We are proud to work for Cheshire East Council and believe you would be too, so come and join us!
Join us on a meaningful journey at Cheshire East Council
Join a team that’s compassionate, forward-thinking and deeply committed to making a difference. Our residents are at the heart of everything we do, and your role will be a key part of our transformation journey. This is your chance to be part of something meaningful where your ideas, energy and work can create real impact every day.
About the Role:
In this role you will need to be able to assess the need for social work service including the identification of risk and the need for protection, determine the method of intervention, and decide and advise on the use of appropriate social services and/or other resources. You will also liaise and negotiate with other professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure that the best possible service is provided for clients.
We are looking for Social Workers who can work in a fast-paced adult community setting and will need to have good communication skills, decision making skills and the ability to be creative in their work. The successful applicants will need to be able to adopt a flexible approach to their work and be a good team player.
This is just a snapshot of some of the exciting things you’ll be doing in role, to find out more about the other key responsibilities of the role please view the attached job description.
About you:
We are looking for individuals with:
- Experience of working as a Progressed Social Worker in a Social Work setting
- Experience of working with a variety of customer groups
- Experience of working closely with Health professionals
- Experience of supervising/mentoring trainee staff