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Localities Social Worker

Job details
Posting date: 24 April 2024
Salary: £33,024.00 to £43,421.00 per year, pro rata
Additional salary information: Generous benefits including pension contributions
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 18 May 2024
Location: Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Job type: Permanent
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Summary

If you are looking to make the move to Rotherham, subject to qualifying conditions, relocation support of up to £8,000, may be available. Further information is available on our Adult Social Care recruitment site, see the link below.

Come and join our multi award winning teams! Due to staff progression, we have a number of exciting opportunities available.

We are always delighted to receive applications from talented candidates, and we know you don’t want to wait too long to hear back from us - so we are committed to actively reviewing applications as they arrive and will be in touch to arrange interviews with suitable candidates as soon as possible.

Now is the time to come and work for Rotherham Council’s Adult Social Care. For more information about Rotherham Adult Social Care jobs, please visit: https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/adults-social-care-jobs

Rotherham is on an exciting journey to transform its Adult Social Care service to ensure every adult is supported to maximise their independence and be safe, healthy and well. Our One Rotherham Values ensure we are committed to be Honest, Accountable, Respectful, Ambitious and Proud in everything that we do. Rotherham is an amazing place to live and work, with its historic Town Centre, country parks, woodlands, and nature reserves.

Rotherham is well connected to the other fine towns and cities in South Yorkshire both by road and by a comprehensive public transport network - including the UK’s first tram-train connecting Rotherham and Sheffield, pioneering cleaner, greener ways to travel.

About our Team

Here at Rotherham’s Adult Social Care Locality Teams, our vision and commitment is to put the person needing our time and support at the very centre of our work with them. We aim to help people build on their strengths, achieve their outcomes, and be connected to their community. Our staff are exceptionally talented, and are passionate about working in Rotherham, for the people of Rotherham.

We cover the North, Central, and South areas of the borough have a base in the town centre and a regional office in Maltby. Our Locality Teams work with adults of all ages, who are experiencing the impacts of short- or long-term health conditions, physical and/or cognitive impairments. We work holistically to support carers and families, valuing the support they provide too.

As well as being part of a supportive team, you will benefit from regular professional supervision, as well as an extensive training and development program. This includes a comprehensive ASYE offer.

Every day is different, and the breadth of localities work spans across duty interventions, assessment and care management, safeguarding adults, and court of protection work. If you are looking for a role to make the best of your skills and experience this is role for you!

About You

We are looking to recruit exceptional Social Workers with the right values, skills, knowledge and experience to contribute to further enhancing and embedding strengths-based practice; focusing on people and the outcomes they wish to achieve where our ethos is ‘home first’.

Rotherham has a good track record of achieving positive outcomes for people through being innovative and progressive as evidenced by our award-winning teams and individuals. This is further strengthened by our strong working relationships with a wide range of partners including the NHS, police, the community, voluntary sector and the independent care sector.

If you are a compassionate, innovative, and resilient social worker with the drive to deliver ever improving performance outcomes for the people of Rotherham, then this is the role for you. In return we can offer considerable professional growth and development within an environment that is both supportive and stretching, along with a generous benefits package which is outlined in the document attached.

If you have been away from social work for a while but are considering returning to practice, do get in touch and let’s work together to see if we can help you take that worthwhile step back in to a rewarding social work role.

Want to Talk to Us?

For an informal and confidential discussion about these opportunities please contact:

Hannah Kurdynowska, Team Manager North 1 hannah.kurdynowska@rotherham.gov.uk

Pamela Gascoyne, Team Manager Central 1 pamela.gascoyne@rotherham.gov.uk

Katie Smith, Team Manager South 1 katie.smith@rotherham.gov.uk

It is a great time to join us, and we welcome your application.

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