Skip to main content

This job has expired

Social Worker - Adults

Employer
London Borough of Bexley
Location
Woolwich Common, London (Greater)
Salary
Up to £38,116
Closing date
6 Mar 2019

Adult Social Care

Social Worker

Fixed Term 6 months contract

Management Grouping: Adult Social Care & Health

Team: Adult Social Care (various teams)

Location: Bexleyheath & Woolwich

Salary: Up to£38,116 (inclusive Choices Flexible Benefits of £2,322 & Market Premium)

Contract: Fixed Term / 36 hours per week    

Job ref: ASCH000146

Do you want to work for an Adult Social Care Directorate that innovates to achieve positive change for its residents, and where you have an opportunity to stretch and grow? If so, then Bexley is the place for you.

At the London Borough of Bexley we are committed to embracing change and innovation where we offer staff:

  • Exciting opportunities to be innovative and be part of the design and delivery of improvements for service delivery.
  • Good workforce development with clear career pathways across a range of roles for qualified and unqualified social care staff. Innovative learning and development of staff. 
  • Regular opportunities to meet with the Corporate Management Team and the Chief Executive, Gill Stewart, where the drivers for change are informed by a ‘ground upwards’ ethos where the workforce are instrumental to shaping change and improvements.
  • A commitment to Health and Social Care Integration to provide a comprehensive service for residents.

We are looking for qualified Social Workers with proven skills in the assessment of needs of older people and people with physical and learning disabilities or mental health problems, and their carers, a firm grasp of Adult Safeguarding and of working in a multi-disciplinary environment.  You should have a clear understanding of the Care Act and of the national agenda on the integration of Health and Social Care.  You should be able to demonstrate a firm commitment to person-centred working and have a ‘can do’ approach to challenges. 

For those who are committed to working with service users and their carers, to promote and maintain their dignity, choice and independence. To assist as part of the multi-disciplinary teams in improving quality of life by, devising programmes to maximise independence and assist with accessing resources to provide practical help, where appropriate.

We promote a person-centred, strengths-based integrated response to health and social care issues as they present to the team, we give advice and information, and signpost people to appropriate provision in the voluntary and independent sectors.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service.

For more information and an informal chat, please contact either Kaelan Maher on 0203 045 5372 email: kaelan.maher@bexley.gov.uk  or Trude Shaw, on 0203 045 3198 email trude.shaw@bexley.gov.uk

What We Offer:

  • Our *Choices Flexible Benefits Package includes lease car, and cash options to the value of £2,322 per annum
  • Career Average Revalued Earnings Pension Scheme
  • Performance Related Pay
  • Up to 25 days annual leave (rising to 28 after 5 years’ service) plus bank holiday entitlement
  • Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
  • Opportunities for flexible working with excellent ICT facilities
  • MyChoice Staff Benefit Scheme – Includes Childcare Vouchers, Cycle to Work Scheme, access to high street shopping vouchers and online discount codes.

View more about our employment deal here.

 About Us:

Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.

Your Application:

To apply for this role online please click the 'apply' button. 

•           Please visit our website  to find out more and apply.  CVs will not be accepted unless they are submitted with a completed application form.

•           Anticipated interview date: week commencing 11th February 2019

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

Get job alerts

Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.

Create alert