Swindon Borough Council are on an exciting journey to transform service delivery. We want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.
We are bold and ambitious in our plans, with a clear vision and direction for the future. Our status as one of the UK’s fastest growing towns is driving transformational change across our organisation, most significantly within our highly valued Adults’ Services teams.
Your next role
The Community Led Support Team (CLS) works with citizens across the Borough undertaking both Care Act Assessments and Reviews for those who receive a commissioned service. CLS work alongside health and community partners to deliver support that maximises independence, promotes individual strength and enhances community connection.
The Community Led Support Team (CLS) is a diverse and fast paced team with a variety of team-members including Assistant Care Managers, Social Workers, Experienced Social Workers and Advanced Social Workers. Also working alongside Occupational Therapists and other partners. The varying experience within the team adds to culture of support and professional growth. Whilst also providing an excellent opportunity for variety and scope for continuing professional development.
There is a current opportunity for 2 Experienced Social workers to join the team.
You must hold a formal social work degree and be Social Work England registered to apply for this post.
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).
Our transformation journey
Like all other local authorities, we are experiencing an increase in demand. As an organisation we know our Adults’ Services are on a rapid improvement journey which is why last year we started making big changes across the service to provide the best care for children and great conditions for our staff. This started with us recruiting an entirely new leadership team of experienced, forward thinking managers who are driving changes in the service and we aim to be one of the best Adults’ Services in the country.
Our Adult Practitioners’ induction
A practitioner-specific, Swindon-specific induction programme, aimed at providing you with the information you need regarding the policies and procedures of Adult Social Care at Swindon Borough Council.
The induction programme incorporates a blend of face-to-face activities and e-learning modules aimed at consolidating and reviewing your knowledge of the key areas.
These key areas include:
1. Understanding how to use our case management system
2. Understanding the Safeguarding and Quality Assurance policies and procedures
3. Understanding and using a strength-based approach
Improvements include:
4. Multi-million pound investment in staff and support
5. Significant restructure creating smaller social worker teams
6. New intuitive IT system to cut down on desk time and make mobile working the norm
7. High standards for management practice, support and supervision for staff
8. Listening to our social workers by holding regular social work forums
9. Implementation of Liquid Logic
At the heart of it all is our desire to promote and cultivate a strong learning culture combined with outstanding leadership and supervision. Here is what you can expect to find when you arrive:
10. Early help and community health practitioners co-located with our social workers, providing great working relationships
11. Fantastic relationships with partner agencies such as the police and Swindon CCG
12. Teams located within communities, providing a closer connection to the people we work with
Our new offer to you
We recognise that getting the best outcomes for our Adults means getting the best from you and we have listened to what our Social Workers and our Managers most value.
Please see our offer for more details.
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.
Please see our page for more details and our new .
Your next steps
Read the and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.
Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you are a registered practitioner and meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our .