Senior Social Worker - Social Care Direct - 242912
| Posting date: | 30 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £33,657.56 to £36,252.16 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2025 |
| Location: | Hollywell Centre, Hollywell Lane, Castleford, WF10 3HH |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Wakefield Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 242912 |
Summary
Social Care Direct have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Social Worker to join our team.
Social Care Direct is the first point of contact for all new referrals to Wakefield Council. Your role would be to triage these referrals, providing urgent responses, offering advice and information and signposting. The role involves triaging requests for social care assessments and safeguarding referrals. As a Senior Social Worker, you would also have the chance to attend multi-agency meetings and be a lead in championing new initiatives and team developments. It is expected you will be a practicing Best Interest Assessor, AMHP, Practice Educator or ASYE Assessor.
Most of our work is done over the phone, so you will need excellent communication skills. The work is very varied, with no two days the same, and suits someone who likes a fast pace of work and has excellent time management and prioritising skills. The team is not case holding and would suit Social Workers who enjoy short term and crisis intervention style work.
The team provides cover until 7pm on and evening and 9am – 5pm on a weekend, so some out of hours work is expected. We are able to offer flexible working and the opportunity to work from home on a regular basis.
Wakefield is a organisation that committed to supporting staff development.
Outstanding professional development opportunities
A variety of tailored and varied training opportunities
Excellent salary with incremental increases
Opportunity for flexible and hybrid working to support work-life balance.
Generous annual leave entitlement
Occupational pension scheme.
If you would like to find out more about life as a social worker within Wakefield, please click here.
Want to Know More?
If you would like to know more about the role, the recruitment process or working for Wakefield Council feel free to contact Rebecca Holpert.
Tel: 07342 714759
E-mail: rholpert@wakefield.gov.uk
E-mail Correspondence
All correspondence regarding interviews and application progress will be sent via the e-mail address you have registered on this site with.
Please add the e-mail addresses below to your contacts or safe-senders list / check your junk mail folder to ensure that you don't miss important information regarding your application.
jobs@wakefield.gov.uk
hrdirect@wakefield.gov.uk
Safeguarding
Wakefield Council is wholly committed to ensuring children and vulnerable adults are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children and vulnerable adults whilst promoting their welfare. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this responsibility.
DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service)
The successful applicant will be required to complete a Disclosure Application Form and to provide criminal conviction information.
Fluency Duty
This post is subject to the Fluency Duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016. The post-holder is required to demonstrate an appropriate level of fluency under the duty as detailed within the job specification for the post.
Probation
In line with the Council’s Probation Procedure, certain positions may be subject to a six-month probationary period. This requirement does not apply to internal vacancies.
Diversity
Having a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve helps us to achieve the best outcomes for all. We encourage applications from everyone and actively seek to ensure that everyone feels included in the workplace so that we can make the most of our differences.
About Wakefield Council
Want to find out more about Wakefield Council, click here.
Happy to talk Flexible working
Social Care Direct is the first point of contact for all new referrals to Wakefield Council. Your role would be to triage these referrals, providing urgent responses, offering advice and information and signposting. The role involves triaging requests for social care assessments and safeguarding referrals. As a Senior Social Worker, you would also have the chance to attend multi-agency meetings and be a lead in championing new initiatives and team developments. It is expected you will be a practicing Best Interest Assessor, AMHP, Practice Educator or ASYE Assessor.
Most of our work is done over the phone, so you will need excellent communication skills. The work is very varied, with no two days the same, and suits someone who likes a fast pace of work and has excellent time management and prioritising skills. The team is not case holding and would suit Social Workers who enjoy short term and crisis intervention style work.
The team provides cover until 7pm on and evening and 9am – 5pm on a weekend, so some out of hours work is expected. We are able to offer flexible working and the opportunity to work from home on a regular basis.
Wakefield is a organisation that committed to supporting staff development.
Outstanding professional development opportunities
A variety of tailored and varied training opportunities
Excellent salary with incremental increases
Opportunity for flexible and hybrid working to support work-life balance.
Generous annual leave entitlement
Occupational pension scheme.
If you would like to find out more about life as a social worker within Wakefield, please click here.
Want to Know More?
If you would like to know more about the role, the recruitment process or working for Wakefield Council feel free to contact Rebecca Holpert.
Tel: 07342 714759
E-mail: rholpert@wakefield.gov.uk
E-mail Correspondence
All correspondence regarding interviews and application progress will be sent via the e-mail address you have registered on this site with.
Please add the e-mail addresses below to your contacts or safe-senders list / check your junk mail folder to ensure that you don't miss important information regarding your application.
jobs@wakefield.gov.uk
hrdirect@wakefield.gov.uk
Safeguarding
Wakefield Council is wholly committed to ensuring children and vulnerable adults are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children and vulnerable adults whilst promoting their welfare. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this responsibility.
DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service)
The successful applicant will be required to complete a Disclosure Application Form and to provide criminal conviction information.
Fluency Duty
This post is subject to the Fluency Duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016. The post-holder is required to demonstrate an appropriate level of fluency under the duty as detailed within the job specification for the post.
Probation
In line with the Council’s Probation Procedure, certain positions may be subject to a six-month probationary period. This requirement does not apply to internal vacancies.
Diversity
Having a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve helps us to achieve the best outcomes for all. We encourage applications from everyone and actively seek to ensure that everyone feels included in the workplace so that we can make the most of our differences.
About Wakefield Council
Want to find out more about Wakefield Council, click here.
Happy to talk Flexible working