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Senior Social Worker Mental Health Team (Grade 10 £41,511-£44,711)
Are you a passionate and experienced social worker with a strong commitment to supporting individuals with mental health needs? Do you thrive in a challenging yet rewarding environment? We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Senior Social Worker to join our dynamic team in Dudley making a real impact on the lives of people in our community. We are a supportive and friendly team with a strong commitment to supporting residents who present with mental health needs, and as a result struggle to meet their social care needs. We are forward thinking, committed to working in a strengths-based way and have a strong ethos of partnership. As a Senior Social Worker, you will use your experience of assessing social care needs to provide direct social work intervention to some of the most challenging and complex service users and their carers. You will provide effective support to individuals with mental health needs using a strength-based approach, enabling them to live as independently as possible, with more choice and control.
As a Senior Social Worker, you will be responsible for:
* Leading and supporting a caseload of individuals: with complex mental health needs, ensuring person-centered and holistic care.
* Conducting comprehensive assessments: and developing individualised care plans.
* Providing expert advice and guidance: to colleagues and other professionals.
* Working collaboratively: with individuals, families, and other agencies to achieve positive outcomes. Provide leadership, operational management, and direction to a team, contributing to the delivery of services across Adult Social Care/Mental Health.
* Collaborate with the management team to ensure a robust and efficient duty system, including identifying, assessing, meeting needs, and conducting reviews (Section 117).
* Mentoring and supporting: ASYE social workers and other team members.
* Contributing to the development and implementation: of local mental health services.
What We Are Looking For
* Ability to work and thrive under pressure with integrity.
* Specialist knowledge of social work practice.
* Excellent communication skills
* The ability to influence change and to develop practitioners.
* Empathy and respect for others.
* A Social Work qualification is essential.
What We Offer
* Ongoing CPD from your line manager and relevant training to fulfil the role. We offer the opportunity to train as an AMHP, BIA or Practice Educator.
* Enhance your CV and gain valuable experience in management and future development.
An informal discussion with the Team Manager is welcome. Please contact Barkat Malek on 01384 815671 or via email: Barkat.malek @dudley.gov.uk
So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application.
Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.
All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.
Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.
If you require support completing an online or paper application form and or interview techniques, please contact Dudley Adult and Community Learning on 01384 818 143 or acl@dudley.gov.uk who can support with Digital Skills and Job Applications.
If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk
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If the WM Jobs Help Page does not resolve your issue then please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk
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N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications
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About Dudley Council
It’s an incredibly exciting time to work in Dudley Council as we embark on numerous multi-million pound regeneration schemes which will be real game-changers for the borough. In addition to the exciting schemes such as the Midland Metro we also have the ongoing and very serious challenges of ensuring vulnerable people across the borough receive the services they deserve.
At Dudley Council we have a ‘one council’ ethos that builds an effective and dynamic organisation which grows the economy and creates jobs, creating a cleaner and greener place and supports stronger and safer communities.
We are rightly proud to be the historic capital of the Black Country and, working with our partners, Dudley Council is also committed to looking forward and helping to deliver our borough vision of ‘Forge a Future for all’ www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk
We ensure communities influence council decisions and are committed to delivering services in partnership with communities. We provide flexible and responsive service in partnership and help communities help themselves.
In joining a local authority that serves 320,000 residents you will become an integral part of a council that:
* is ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark
* is aware of its key challenges and the need for a new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost effective ways of delivering services
* has aligned its political and managerial leadership structures and is committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people
* wants borough residents to have their say through our community forums
* dedicates time to meaningful consultation and listen to the views of our residents
* is working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents
We want to leave a legacy of a better future for the borough that reflects Dudley borough’s potential and harnesses the ambitions of the people we serve. For more information see our Council Plan www.dudley.gov.uk/council-community/plan-policies-and-strategies/council-plan, Dudley Borough Vision for 2030, Forging a Future for All www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk and key information about the borough and its communities at All about Dudley Borough www.allaboutdudley.info
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01384 811300
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Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Council House
Priory Road
Dudley
West Midlands
DY1 1HF
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