Social Worker
An exciting opportunity has arisen for either newly qualified Social Workers or those returning to work following a career break, or an experienced Social Worker wishing to take your next step within our North Adult Social Care Team - this may be your opportunity to join Nottinghamshire County Council.
Whether you’re recently qualified, returning to work or experienced with a passion for social care and promoting independence and wellbeing, this role present a fantastic opportunity for you to develop your career in adult social care.
There has never been a better time to join Nottinghamshire, as we have mobilised our social care teams and issued all employees with tablet devices to enable them to work more flexibly and reduce overall travel time.
What we offer:
- Latest technology enabling you to work flexibly
- Mileage payment
- An Electric vehicle car leasing scheme
- A career pathway that provides a comprehensive induction, supervision, Continuous Professional Development
- ASYE for newly qualified staff
- Excellent occupational pension scheme
- A flexible work environment where you feel valued and supported
- Generous annual leave in addition to 8 days statutory bank holidays
If you are a compassionate, resilient individual who likes to think creatively in how you can support people in the community, then you could be just the person we’d be proud to welcome to our team here in Nottinghamshire.
Our priority is to provide good quality social care service to Nottinghamshire residents, in particular focussing on:
- Promoting independence and wellbeing
- Ensuring value for money
- Promoting choice and control
You’ll need to be able to demonstrate:
- Your registration with Social Work England (SWE)
- Your ability to work with people to reach their personal goals – what examples can you talk about?
- Great communication skills – both written and verbal
- Able to work as part of a team
- Able to work effectively and be self-directed as an individual
- Commitment and personal drive to achieve excellent outcomes for people
- Able to use a range of information technology applications
You’ll be working on a 37 hours per week contract and we operate a flexible working time scheme around this, as well as a job share schemes for all full-time posts. The teams have adapted hybrid working, where you will be partly office and partly home based.
In return, you’ll get real opportunities to shine and develop a career with us including building up knowledge and understanding of social care services in Nottinghamshire County. You’ll join a friendly and welcoming team and receive plenty of support to help you reach your potential.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Team Managers Jane Hodgkinson 0115 804 2516 or Stephanie Thorpe on 0115 804 1567
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Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.
Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.
Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.