Social Work Assistant Discharge, Assessment and Response Team and Review Team
* Directorate BHCC: Homes and Adult Social Care
* Contract Permanent
* Closing Date Apply by 22 June 2025
Location
Hove Town Hall / Bartholomew House
Job Summary
Job reference
* Positions available 4
Working hours
* Working hours 37
Job category
* Job category Social Work - Adults
Organisation
* Organisation Brighton & Hove City Council
Job introduction
Brighton & Hove is recruiting 4 Social Work Assistants.
We're excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for fourfull time (37hrs per week) Social Work Assistants (SWA) based in the heart of vibrant Brighton and Hove.
* 2 fixed-term Social Work Assistant (37 hours) posts as part of a new dedicated reviewing team in Adult Social Care based at Bartholomew House, Brighton. Completing reviews in line with Care Act guidance to ensure that support plans are meeting needs and deliver best value for money. Fixed term until March 2027
* 2 permanent Social Work Assistants (37 hours) posts as part of the Discharge, Assessment and Response Team (DART) (Hospital Social Work Team) based at Hove Town Hall, undertaking community assessments and reviews for clients who have recently experienced a hospital admission.
In our Adult Social Care social work service we passionately believe that putting relationship-based practice at the centre of everything we do enables us to provide consistent and quality support to citizens so that they can lead independent and fulfilled lives. Brighton & Hove has a unique demographic which makes it a challenging yet very rewarding place to work. Working closely with our partner agencies, we continue to be at the forefront of making a positive difference in challenging times.
But we can’t realise our ambition to become a centre of excellence and best practice without dedicated, creative and motivated workers. Does this sound like you?
About the role
Dedicated Reviewing Team (Bartholomew House, Brighton)
Our Adult Social Care Teams support adults and carers with a diverse range of needs such as physical disabilities, learning disabilities, long-term conditions, acquired brain injury, frailty, dementia and multiple compound needs.
You will work under the supervision of a registered Social Worker, and closely with commissioning colleagues to complete reviews
These two roles are available as a fixed term contract to external candidates and may be a secondment to internal applicants in line with our secondment policy. Before applying, (if a BHCC employee) please ensure you have readthe Secondment policy to ensure you are eligible to apply. In accordance with the policy and ensure you have the written approval of your line manager before applying. Evidence of this must be included with your application.
Discharge, Assessment and Response Team (DART) (Hospital Social Work Team) based at Hove Town Hall
Working in our supportive and friendly Discharge, Assessment and Response Social Work team, Social Work Assistants provide a vital service to adults with care and support needs and their carers through assessment, support planning and review in accordance with statutory requirements and departmental procedures. Working as part of a team, Social Work Assistant duties are informed by social work knowledge, legislation, statutory guidance and policy and procedures relating to the social care of adults and their carers. They undertake assessments and co-ordinate services to improve outcomes for adults in in need of care and support in accordance with our strategic priorities.
To find out more about the jobs please see attached documents below.
* For an informal discussion about either role, please contact - Vanessa de Moor – Operations Manager – 07766132600
Interview Date:
* To be Confirmed
Application Process:
* Your application must include your education and work history.
* Answer the shortlisting questions thoroughly. But no more than300 words per question - these responses are crucial for the shortlisting process and will determine your eligibility for an interview.
Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to upload your Application Form and answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Application Form guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and (Shortlisting guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us
Company information
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.
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