Social Worker (Adult Social Care - West team)

West Berkshire Council is seeking an experienced, dedicated and compassionate Social Worker to join our Adult Social Care Service.

You will be working in the West Locality team – serving Newbury, Hungerford and surrounding villages.

Are you looking for a new opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of vulnerable adults in our community?

The role

• Undertaking assessments of individuals' care and support needs
• Developing and implementing care plans, ensuring the provision of appropriate services
• Conducting reviews and reassessments to ensure ongoing support meets the changing needs of service users
• Collaborating with other professionals and agencies to coordinate holistic care
• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk

The ideal candidate would have the following qualifications, skills and attributes

• Qualified Social Worker with relevant professional registration
• Experience in adult social care, preferably within a local authority setting
• Sound knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, and procedures
• Strong assessment and decision-making abilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport with service users and their families
• Effective time management and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise workload

Our offer to you:

• We offer flexible working wherever possible between the hours of 07.00-19.00
• We offer hybrid working wherever possible working 40% in the office
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Death in service benefit
• Family friendly policies
• A range of local discounts
• Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits
• You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement starting at 29 days per annum (plus public holidays) rising by an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service.

Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment

All roles will be subject to an annual banding pay review until the top of the pay grade is reached (following successfully passing probation).

All roles will be eligible for the annual national pay award.

About us:

West Berkshire council is a forward thinking and ambitious council. We have a positive attitude to our work and focus on excellent teamwork to deliver award winning services for our residents and businesses.

We employ over 1,500 members of staff corporately, plus additional members of staff working across our local schools and education settings. We offer a wide array of opportunities for training and development and varied career progression opportunities.

Our staff support the delivery of a wide range of services on behalf of the Council. Ranging from garden waste collection, planning and roadworks to caring for those in our communities. Everything we do is focused on our priority for improvement and delivering our values of fairness, integrity and being customer focused.

If you interested in working with us and want to know more, please do not hesitate to contact Gabija Knight on 01635 519019 or email Gabija.knight1@westberks.gov.uk.

Join us at West Berkshire Council and play a vital role in making a difference to the lives of our residents. Apply now to embark on a rewarding career as a Social Worker in our Adult Social Care Service.

Equal Opportunities

The Council supports Equal Opportunity of employment, and positively encourages applications from people who fall within any of the nine protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

How to apply

Please now complete a short online application form. You will then be able to upload your CV.

This role has been identified as public facing in accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016; the requirement to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English applies.

All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

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