Experienced Social Worker - Combined Locality Team

Knowsley Council is an award winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Come join us and be part of our success.

We are looking for dedicated Social Workers to join our Adult Community Team.
•    Are you passionate about social work
•    Do you have the skills and experience to deliver in a busy community based social work team.
•    Do you enjoy helping others achieve their outcomes.
•    If so, you may be the perfect candidate for this role.

As a Social Worker in our Adult Community Team, you will conduct thorough Social Care Needs Assessments to understand and address the needs of adults in the community. You will develop and implement effective support plans, coordinate and manage services to meet individual needs, and assess and manage risks, including attending MARAMS. Your role will involve safeguarding vulnerable adults, applying Mental Capacity Act (MCA) principles to support decision-making, handling legal aspects related to the protection of adults through the Court of Protection (COP), ensuring compliance with Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS), and utilizing the Decision Support Tool (DST) for Continuing Healthcare (CHC) assessments. You must be willing to work contracted hours within agreed rota patterns, including evenings and weekends as required.

Our busy community based social work team is passionate about working with adults, carers and partner agencies to achieve the best outcomes for those with care and support needs and their carers.

You will need to hold a social work qualification and have a professional registration as a social worker with Social Work England.

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working.  For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact:
Hayley Smith (Team Manager) 07350400534, Louise McCarrick (Team Manager) 07966861608 or Joanne Lane (Service Manager) 07385945190.

If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification.

Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.