Social Worker

The Service & Team

We are looking for a Social Worker to work within Adult Social Care, in our West Community Hospital and Discharge to Assess Service. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and embraces a person-centred approach to practice. You will be part of a supportive team working within Adult Social Care operations.

The Role

You will be working as part of a team of Social Workers and Social Care Practitioners to work as part of the wider team to support discharge from Cornwall’s Community Hospitals. This role also includes working with individuals in discharge to assess placements. As a Social Worker you will complete timely, high quality and person-centred needs assessments under the Care Act 2014, alongside supporting to improve outcomes and increase/maintain the independence of adults requiring support from Adult Social Care.

This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.

This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

Working Pattern

This role is a full time post working 37 hours per week. There is opportunity for hybrid working as part of this role.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• To hold a recognised Social Work qualification (Dip.SW) or equivalent.
• Be registered to practice as a Social Worker with Social Work England.
• Expert knowledge and experience of relevant legislation, social work theory, policy and principles and evidence of these within your practice.
• Previous experience of working in a social care environment.
• Ability to undertake, analyse and translate complex assessments of need, risks and strengths.
• Ability to form strong professional relationships with other partners within a multi-disciplinary setting.

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

What You’ll Get In Return

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our Core Employee Rewards And Benefits Include

• a competitive starting salary, and the opportunity to increase your pay as you progress.
• A generous relocation package
• Welcome bonus of £4000 for qualified Social Workers who are new to Cornwall and have completed their ASYE.
• Induction designed to meet your specific needs and learning.
• Dedicated practice educators
• Regular case and reflective supervision
• a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
• Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.
• Payment of your Social Work England registration fees.

Additional Information

Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.

The Full Role Profiles Are Attached Below

• Grade 3 Social Worker
• Grade 4 Social Worker

We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Emma Helliwell (Service Manager – Community Hospital and DTA Service) on ***email_hidden***

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process .

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact [email protected] if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.

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We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options .

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender reassignment status, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.