Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Grade H. Scale 29 - £38,626 to Scale 34 - £43,693 with a professional bar at Scale 31 - £40,476** (Full time salary)
Hours Per Week: Full time 36 hours & Part time 21 hours available
Base Location: Tameside One, Market Place, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 6BH
Assessment Date: To be arranged
The Role
An exciting and dynamic opportunity has arisen within Tameside, offering the chance to work in our new and progressive adult social care mental health team alongside our colleagues in the Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) as a Social Worker / AMHP. Join us in delivering high-quality social care to individuals with mental health conditions, across a wide spectrum of presenting needs. In this vital role, you will support the council's responsibilities under the Care Act, including conducting assessments, managing funding applications, completing COPDOLS, addressing 21A challenges, and fulfilling other statutory duties. You will also play a key part in supporting the transition of young people turning 18 from children’s services to adult mental health support.
Our commitment to your professional growth is at the heart of this role. You will be provided with regular clinical and management supervision, as well as a tailored personal development and training plan to ensure continuous skill enhancement. As part of the role, there is an expectation that you will either work towards your Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) qualification or, if you are already qualified, participate in the AMHP rota (usually 2-4 duties per month), with an attractive allowance for this added responsibility currently being reviewed.
About You
As a Mental Health Social Worker, you will be responsible for the coordination, commissioning, and delivery of care packages, placements and social support for service users within our mental health team.
Key Requirements:
Qualified Social Worker with impressive experience in adult social care and mental health practice.
Current driving licence, or the ability to be a supported driver with access to a vehicle.
About Us
Message from Stephanie Butterworth, Director of Adults Services at Tameside Council.
‘’ I’ve worked here for many years now and I’m proud of the work that we do together, ensuring people in our borough are living a good life.
‘‘Our vision is one which sees people living well in the place they call home, where they are supported to be a part of their local communities to live long, healthy and fulfilled lives.
‘’One way I regularly connect and listen to our workforce is through my monthly staff drop-in with our Principal Social Worker. This is an opportunity to create dedicated time for staff to share ideas, team updates and network across our services. It’s amazing to hear during sessions that they really value being part of Team Tameside and the opportunities that we bring, so we can make sure that they are part of delivering our ambition for the people we support.
‘’Working in Adult Social Care is a rewarding and fulfilling career choice, where you can really make a difference to people’s lives every day. We will support you to develop and fulfil your potential and create space for you to reflect and grow. We are dedicated to breaking barriers, so our workforce is rich with experience and understanding, always building and championing social justice, equity, diversity and inclusion.
People are always at the heart of everything we do, if our vision sounds like something you want to be part of, we offer a warm welcome to join us here at Team Tameside. ‘’
At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.
We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.
Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.
This position is subject to Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure Procedures. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
** This post is classified as being in a professional job category. As such the grade for the job has a professional grade development bar which employees can progress through subject to meeting the following criteria:
1. Relevant professional qualification for the job role at Level 6 or above, AND
2. Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in the role, AND
3. Maintained membership of a regulated body where this is a requirement to practice in the role where applicable, AND
4. Professional standards practised to the highest expected level.
Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.
Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here
For further information about this role please contact the recruiting manager Jo Scott or Maria Botterill on 0161 342 5514 or joanne.scott@tameside.gov.uk / maria.botterill@tameside.gov.uk
Reference Number: 000893