Description Grade: 12 Salary range: £50,085 - £52,194 p.a. plus fantastic benefits Permanent Hours of work: 36 hours per week Business Unit: Adult Social Care- Transitions Division: Adult Care Services Location: Croydon London Borough of Croydon Not afraid of a challenge? We need committed, experienced, qualified and knowledgeable social workers to help us with our core business – empowering and supporting people who need signposting, community support, or even some direct help from the Council. In these changing times the Council Leadership has made clear their support for our statutory functions, including Adult Social Care. We know where our priorities are. We have an established and stable base of Team Managers to work with and support you. Our vacancy rates our low - and we rarely use agency staff, preferring to concentrate our efforts on developing and investing in our permanent staff. This includes having dedicated Training officers supporting adult social care, and a Principal Social Worker to support staff welfare, practice and support you with your CPD responsibilities. We are an innovative council and have recently upgraded our electronic recording systems, are implementing “Magic Notes” to facilitate efficient assessments & reports. We have also commenced a recent rollout of new IT equipment for staff. Experienced Social Worker If you have some experience, but perhaps you have only just started supervising, or you don’t feel quite ready to deputize for a manager yet then consider the Experienced Social Worker role. This role is primarily case work focused but includes some light supervision, it’s a steppingstone role for many, but for others it lets them undertake more complex work without having to move into management. You will be a qualified and registered (Social Work England) Social Worker with over two years post qualifying experience. Ideally you will have successfully completed your Assessed Year in Supported Employment ( ASYE ) as a newly qualified Social Worker. Applications from non-qualified staff will not be considered. Working in Croydon Applicants wishing to join our aspiring and progressive adult social care services teams will have a commitment to team working and an enthusiasm for contributing to sharing ideas that support the development of all our services. Candidates will demonstrate professionalism, creativity and drive in their approach to person centred practice and problem solving; and an ability to work flexibly in response to a rapidly changing public service environment. Additionally, the staff here at Croydon are friendly, and the transport links are excellent, as indeed is the support for working from home. In return we offer scope to our staff team to progress their career, develop their individual professional practice, analytical and creative skills, and a department wide commitment to realistic caseloads. Croydon Adult Services operate a case load limit structure, designed to maintain viable workload and support output of work. This is supported by a Council wide programme of excellent learning, development and career progression opportunities, epitomised by our strong ASYE programme and commitment to post qualification training. All Social Work Grades Safeguarding and equal opportunities Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS checks. Croydon Council is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender. The Opportunities In the context of developing our services to continue to meet the challenges of the current situation we are moving towards greater locality & community focused working with a heavy emphasis on Strength Based working, including short and longer-term work involving the following areas. Younger Adults, their families and representatives. Residents affected by Hoarding and Self Neglect behaviours. To view the Experience Social Worker role profile please Click here.