Social Worker
| Posting date: | 19 May 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2025 |
| Location: | WA1 2NT |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Warrington Borough Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
About us
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced social worker to join Mental Health Team 2 within Warrington Borough Council’s Specialist Teams service
Warrington Borough Council has two mental health teams within its Adult Social Care division; Mental Health Team 1 and Mental Health Team 2.
Mental Health Team 1 covers the Central and South areas of Warrington and mental Health Team 2 covers the West and East areas of Warrington.
Working under the Care Act 2014, the Mental Health Act 1983 (Amended 2007), the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Human Rights Act 1998 we provide assessments, intervention and support to people experiencing complex mental health difficulties which significantly impact their daily life.
The team supports people with mental health needs and conditions including mood disorders such as depression and bipolar affective disorder, anxiety disorders, complex trauma, psychosis, personality disorders and other complex mental health conditions.
The role
We work in partnership with Warrington Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust to ensure needs are met and facilitate safe and timely discharge from hospital back in to the community.
We work in cooperation with appropriate agencies including the police, care agencies, housing and the NHS to protect vulnerable people. We aim to provide the least restrictive care possible, using a strengths based and person centred approach.
What's needed?
You will need to be experienced in building and sustaining relationships with vulnerable adults and their families.
You will need to have excellent communication skills, be able to complete strengths based assessments, identifying needs, risks and outcomes with the individual. An excellent working knowledge of applicable legislation is essential as is the ability to work flexibly and effectively in partnership with a range of voluntary and statutory agencies as well as having good time management and organisational skills.
A working knowledge of mental health social work is essential.
In return, you will be part of an inclusive and supportive team, where you will be really valued and you will have the opportunity to shape and improve the services we deliver to our growing population.
Benefits
As well as a competitive salary, working for us means you get:
26 days annual holiday - raising to 31 after 5 years of service (pro-rata)
Access to our attractive and competitive benefits package
Access to our Health & Wellbeing Programme
Essential car allowance
Key Dates & Further Information
Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 9 June 2025.
If you would like an informal discussion about the role please contact Senior Practitioner Edward MacLeavy on 01925 446289
The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
DBS clearance is required.
Warrington Borough Council is a Disability Confident employe
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced social worker to join Mental Health Team 2 within Warrington Borough Council’s Specialist Teams service
Warrington Borough Council has two mental health teams within its Adult Social Care division; Mental Health Team 1 and Mental Health Team 2.
Mental Health Team 1 covers the Central and South areas of Warrington and mental Health Team 2 covers the West and East areas of Warrington.
Working under the Care Act 2014, the Mental Health Act 1983 (Amended 2007), the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Human Rights Act 1998 we provide assessments, intervention and support to people experiencing complex mental health difficulties which significantly impact their daily life.
The team supports people with mental health needs and conditions including mood disorders such as depression and bipolar affective disorder, anxiety disorders, complex trauma, psychosis, personality disorders and other complex mental health conditions.
The role
We work in partnership with Warrington Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust to ensure needs are met and facilitate safe and timely discharge from hospital back in to the community.
We work in cooperation with appropriate agencies including the police, care agencies, housing and the NHS to protect vulnerable people. We aim to provide the least restrictive care possible, using a strengths based and person centred approach.
What's needed?
You will need to be experienced in building and sustaining relationships with vulnerable adults and their families.
You will need to have excellent communication skills, be able to complete strengths based assessments, identifying needs, risks and outcomes with the individual. An excellent working knowledge of applicable legislation is essential as is the ability to work flexibly and effectively in partnership with a range of voluntary and statutory agencies as well as having good time management and organisational skills.
A working knowledge of mental health social work is essential.
In return, you will be part of an inclusive and supportive team, where you will be really valued and you will have the opportunity to shape and improve the services we deliver to our growing population.
Benefits
As well as a competitive salary, working for us means you get:
26 days annual holiday - raising to 31 after 5 years of service (pro-rata)
Access to our attractive and competitive benefits package
Access to our Health & Wellbeing Programme
Essential car allowance
Key Dates & Further Information
Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 9 June 2025.
If you would like an informal discussion about the role please contact Senior Practitioner Edward MacLeavy on 01925 446289
The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
DBS clearance is required.
Warrington Borough Council is a Disability Confident employe
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.