Adult Social Worker

Sheffield City Council

  • Sheffield
  • £38,220-41,771 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 14 days ago
Adult Social Worker Job descriptionAre you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of adults with disabilities? We are excited to announce an opportunity for highly motivated and enthusiastic Adult Social Workers to join our dynamic Adult Future Options service.Our Residential and Supported Living teams deliver crucial services within their respective environments, ensuring residents receive the highest standard of care and support. This post will provide operational leadership to existing teams of social workers and social care practitioners within our Supported Living Team.We are seeking individuals who are not only dedicated and hardworking but also possess the ability to make autonomous professional decisions that safeguard the welfare of vulnerable adults. The work is fast paced and challenging, you will need to be a solution focussed individual who can quickly adapt to change.We are always delighted to receive applications from talented candidates in associated fields and professions.About youAs our ideal candidate you will:
  • Have experience from Adult's Social Work Services, within a UK Local Authority or the Private Sector.
  • Have knowledge and experience of applying statutory legal frameworks and policies including the Care Act 2014, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Making Safeguarding Personal, and Continuing Healthcare Frameworks.
  • Root your practice in compassion, social work values and theories, understanding the why of what we do in our unique profession, to best promote people’s wellbeing.
  • Be confident in working with situations of varying complexity and be able to make appropriate decisions quickly to support those in crisis, and to ensure people are seen and supported in a timely manner.
  • Know how to work with our partner agencies to help people find solutions to maximise their independence and resilience, enabling people to take positive risks, and lead good lives.
  • Have excellent interpersonal skills, experience of managing complex cases and a creative approach to problem solving and support planning.
Our OfferSheffield is on an exciting journey to transform its Adult Social Care service to ensure every adult is supported to maximise their independence and be safe, healthy and well.We value our team members, and Sheffield is a welcoming, friendly place to work, where your practice can flourish, to help us to meet our aim to develop outstanding social care practice, underpinned by our core values.We know that social work can be tough sometimes, and we aim to offer great support and benefits to those who work for us including:
  • An attractive pay and benefits package including bicycle and car hire schemes, Westfield Health – health cash plan and help towards the cost of Childcare
  • Flexible working arrangements including hybrid working, to help you get the right work-life balance
  • A huddle several times per week to keep you connected with your team - time to share ideas and celebrate successes
  • Manageable caseloads for Social Care Practitioners and Social Workers and manageable staffing levels for managers.
  • Regular reflective supervision and exceptional management support and oversight, and approachable senior managers
  • An employee assistance programme for any work and personal related support
  • A range of staff representation networks groups, which you are able to join and contribute to discussions and ideas to move the Council forwards.
  • Staff engagement sessions and Employee Opinion Surveys
  • A positive learning environment to enhance your social work career, with access to a wealth of resources and practice guidance, and high-quality training opportunities for all staff.
Want to Talk to Us?For an informal discussion please contact Stacie Ridley via email -It is a great time to join us, and we welcome your application.We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more hereWe are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

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