Latest Jobs with Nottingham City Council

25-07-2019 12:00 AM BST

?28,785 - Pro-Rata
Flexible
Permanent

Are you an exceptional Social Worker looking for a new challenge? Or a newer practitioner looking to expand your experiences into more complex work?

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We are looking for enthusiastic Social Workers to work in teams across the city; working with some of our most vulnerable adults in complex situations. You will be supporting people through some of those most challenging parts of their lives, and so determination and compassion are a must. ???? ?????
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We are particularly looking for experienced practitioners but are keen to hear from those newer to the profession as well.

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Experienced Practitioners

Starting salary ?28,785 with the potential to earn up to ?32,878 depending on PQ accreditation

You will have a strong understanding of, and good experience in at least one of the following areas of work:

? Court of Protection and Deprivation of Liberties

? Planning and reviewing complex and extensive packages

? One or more specialist service areas such as Mental Health or Learning Disability

? Safeguarding

Along with this we?d like to hear about;?your experience in the whole life cycle of a case from allocation through to commissioning, occasions you?ve managed situations of complex family dynamics, your understanding of appropriate escalation, and your experiences of court work or similar.

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Newer Practitioner

Starting salary ?25,295

You will be enthusiastic about working with some of the most vulnerable citizens in our communities to support them in regaining, or developing, as much independence as possible. You will be eager to further your practice with challenging work, and seek out the development opportunities each case will bring. Through your work, or placements, so far you will have worked to deadlines, and with a range of citizens. You will be able to explain why you want to work within Nottingham City, and what your understanding of the challenges our citizens face are.

All Practitioners

You will be a qualified Social Worker holding BA (hons), MA or Dip SW.

You will be flexible, understanding that we work across the city with citizens.

We are recruiting to a range of posts within different teams.

About Adult Social Care at Nottingham City Council

Our teams work across the city with a wide range of citizens, their families and support networks. Work is underpinned by Better Lives, Better Outcomes which seeks to develop citizens? support networks and independence, and working with the community. Practitioners are committed, determined and our finest asset. We often work to tight deadlines, in complicated situations and we understand that these are the times when we can make the biggest difference.

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For newly qualified workers we offer an ASYE programme, and for all colleagues we offer regular development?and qualification opportunities.

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If you are interested in joining our department, please ensure you address the following points in your personal statement:

? Experience of managing a caseload of complex cases particularly where abuse or neglect is suspected;

? Ability to present complex and contentious cases to case review meetings and to represent the Authority in court, acting as lead witness and providing support to less experienced colleagues and witnesses.

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For more information, please view the Job Description and Person Specification which are attached right at the bottom of this page. Please also find the Better Lives Better Outcomes strategy.?

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For informal enquiries please contact the Business Performance Team at [email protected]

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You can also email us your telephone number to request a call back to discuss the role.

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Useful information for Applicants:

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions information, which includes advice on pay, annual leave and hours of working, and our Total Rewards Package, which includes information on some of the great benefits when working for Nottingham City Council.

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This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, as detailed in the job description and person specification, is an essential requirement for the role.

Nottingham City Council are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and we are striving to have a reflective workforce of the citizens we serve. As a result of our commitment to this agenda, we anonymise all applications to remove the risk of unconscious bias. The application process will capture your personal details (including your name) and these details will only be made visible to recruiting managers once the shortlisting stage has been completed.

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We particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities and applicants that consider themselves disabled as these groups are currently under represented within our workforce.

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Nottingham City Council is open to conversations regarding flexible working options at the point of interview.

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If you have any technical issues completing your application form please contact [email protected]