Senior Social Worker

Overview

Kent County Council is recruiting Senior Social Workers with a range of different skills and experience to work as Designated Safeguarding Officers, in Kent County Council's West Kent Safeguarding Hub.

Kent County Council operate in a hybrid model of office-based working and working from home to meet the needs of the service.

Compensation: £3000 Golden Hello payment to all new joiners (subject to criteria) and service related payments following continuous service.

About Kent County Council:

This is an exciting opportunity to join Kent County Council's community teams across Kent as Kent County Council enhance Kent County Council's locality working practice and put the person and good practice at the heart of what Kent County Council do.

Kent County Council work with adults with a range of care and support needs, placing individuals at the centre of their support. You will undertake work of varying levels of complexity including:

• Care Act Assessments
• Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Assessments
• Court of Protection applications
• s42 safeguarding enquiries

Kent County Council's social care interventions are structured around the three pillars of excellent practice, exceptional innovation, and meaningful measures. Therefore, Kent County Council's work is oriented around building relationships with the individual, their families, and carers. Kent County Council engage with communities early on to help people feel empowered to find trusted help and support locally from a range of sources.

About You:

Kent County Council welcome applications from experienced Social Workers who can demonstrate post-qualification experience in Social Services, Health related agencies, or related private or voluntary organisations. You will:

• Hold a registration with Social Work England
• Be competent to work at the Advanced Practitioner level of the Professional Capabilities Framework for Registered Practitioners
• Have experience of managing risk and completing safeguarding enquiries
• Demonstrate expertise in the supervision and development of staff, including performance management

Kent County Council is looking for future employees who have a positive, forward-thinking attitude, using strengths-based practice with individuals, built around their desired outcomes and goals. Kent County Council's teams are imaginative, locally focused, and flexible, and Kent County Council is searching for registered practitioners with a likeminded approach, working collaboratively as part of a team.

You will hold a Full UK Driving License. The Council is committed to making reasonable adjustments, so while this job requires the jobholder to drive, your application will still be considered if you are unable to drive due to a disability.

Kent County Council's Support Offer:

In return, Kent County Council offer an attractive benefits package and a commitment to ensuring that you achieve a healthy work-life balance with opportunities for flexible working arrangements that meet business needs.

Kent County Council offer generous market premium payments (subject to eligibility). You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave allowance and the local government pension scheme.

You will have excellent opportunities for professional development with access to Kent County Council's social care academy, progression routes, and Kent County Council's newly launched practice framework.

Kent County Council will support you to consolidate your skills and knowledge, assisting you in developing areas of specialist practice development such as Approved Mental Health Professional Training, Best Interest Assessor Training, and Practice Educator training.

You will receive regular professional supervision and have the opportunity to critically reflect on your practice, being supported to develop your practice and progress your career.

Kent County Council is increasingly accessible to the public outside of traditional office hours, as Kent County Council move towards an 8 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week service to ensure service needs are met.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service and registration as a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. 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/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.

Kent County Council also welcome applications from experienced registered Nurses and Occupational Therapists with relevant experience into Kent County Council's Community Senior Practitioner roles. If you hold a registration with a professional body (Social Work England, HCPC, Nursing and Midwifery Council) and would like to know more about these opportunities.