Social Worker - EIPH - Adults Services
| Posting date: | 12 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £34,834 to £43,421 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 October 2024 |
| Location: | Bridgend, CF31 4WB |
| Company: | Bridgend County Borough Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 16795_CBC |
Summary
Social Worker - EIPH - Adults Services
Job description
37 hours per week
We are on an ambitious journey to achieving a truly co productive approach to working with people and their carers. We believe that everyone has strengths, and our mission is to support people to maintain their independence so that they can live their lives well, we believe this starts at the point of first contact with the department. Our “Strengths-Based Model of Practice” supports a multidisciplinary approach to enabling and supporting people who live with issues caused by disability, frailty, and ageing.
We are looking to appoint a full time Social Worker who will be based within the Early Intervention and Prevention Hub, which includes the short-term social work, community support workers and the front door response in Adult Social Care. The team supports a multi- disciplinary approach, with a focus on adults who have multi-faceted complex needs and cognitive decline. This service focuses on outcomes for individuals, maximising individual potential and minimising risk to independence, with an emphasis on choice and control.
A recognised social work qualification and registration with the Care Council for Wales is essential.
The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.
Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.
Criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.
A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.
A vetting check by South Wales Police is a requirement for this post.
Closing Date: 03 October 2024
Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council
Job Description & Person Specification
Job description
37 hours per week
We are on an ambitious journey to achieving a truly co productive approach to working with people and their carers. We believe that everyone has strengths, and our mission is to support people to maintain their independence so that they can live their lives well, we believe this starts at the point of first contact with the department. Our “Strengths-Based Model of Practice” supports a multidisciplinary approach to enabling and supporting people who live with issues caused by disability, frailty, and ageing.
We are looking to appoint a full time Social Worker who will be based within the Early Intervention and Prevention Hub, which includes the short-term social work, community support workers and the front door response in Adult Social Care. The team supports a multi- disciplinary approach, with a focus on adults who have multi-faceted complex needs and cognitive decline. This service focuses on outcomes for individuals, maximising individual potential and minimising risk to independence, with an emphasis on choice and control.
A recognised social work qualification and registration with the Care Council for Wales is essential.
The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.
Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.
Criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.
A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.
A vetting check by South Wales Police is a requirement for this post.
Closing Date: 03 October 2024
Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council
Job Description & Person Specification
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