Job summary
This is an exciting time to join Calderdale Councils Adult
Social Care Teams.Calderdale Council is the most improved adult social services
Directorate in Yorkshire Humber.
An opportunity has arisen to join the Safeguarding
Adults Team. The Safeguarding Adults
Team are motivated to support people to protect their right to live in safety
free from abuse and neglect. They ensure
the safeguarding principles are embedded throughout their work with people
experiencing or who are at risk of abuse or neglect. This team currently
respond to safeguarding concerns for adults. They work closely with individuals,
families and multiagency.
Developments are underway to implement a more
consistent response to safeguarding concerns which will involve timely and
robust responses in line with the Safeguarding Adults policy and procedures. Also,
to enhance preventative ways of carrying out safeguarding work.
Main duties of the job
You will work within a team providing timely and
robust responses to Safeguarding Adults.
It is a great opportunity for a social worker to develop knowledge and
experience of Safeguarding Adults practice.
You
will require some knowledge and working experience of The Care Act 2014,
Safeguarding and Mental Capacity legislation.
You
will have post qualification experience including a professional Social Work
qualification CQSW, DipSW, CSS, Social Worker degree or equivalent registered with Social Work England (exception made for
existing staff within Fieldwork Teams to include professional Nursing
qualification only registered with the relevant professional body).
About us
Calderdale will reimburse the post holders required professional
membership, annually.
We are
committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people
and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants
to posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require
a DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is
confirmed.
For an informal
discussion about the role, please contact:
Ann-Marie Rye
(07738785451 / Ann-Marie.Rye@Calderdale.gov.uk)
Gemma Stead (07849912681 / Gemma.Stead@calderdale.gov.uk )
Closing Date: Sunday 30th
March 2025
Interview Date: Thursday 10th
April 2025
As part of our Vision (https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/vision/) we
aim to be a talented, resilient and inclusive community. We welcome
applications from all and offer a variety of flexible working / job share
opportunities.
On 30 January 2019, the Council
declared a climate emergency in a bold move to step up its action to tackle
climate change.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Level 2
1. Ensure that assessments are accurate and that users can self-direct the assessment process
and make informed decisions.
2. Work as a Safeguarding Investigator with appropriate support and guidance from Team
Manager/Team Leader and Level 3 Social Workers. Work with legal and procedural authority to
protect vulnerable people at risk of abuse and neglect.
3. Ensure that all commissioning is undertaken that provides users with appropriate levels of
support whilst further ensuring that the user and council receive best value for money and that
services that are appropriate and consider available resources.
4. Ensure effective crisis intervention work by drawing on a range of local knowledge and using
professional experience to make decisions that uphold autonomy whilst recognizing the social
work role for safe intervention.
5. Play a key role within a range of multi-agency teams to ensure co-ordinated, appropriate
assessments and support that remain person centered and enable users to maintain their
independence, achieve their outcomes and play a valued and active part in the community
wherever possible.
6. Use legislation, guidance, and reflective social work practice to ensure that key concepts and
theories in social work are utilised to ensure the best possible outcomes for vulnerable adults.
7. Undertake critical continued training as per the professional requirements of the post and in
accordance with Social Work England regulatory requirements. Social Workers will be expected
to undertake Post Qualification Awards as directed by the department.
8. Undertake work through a duty rota as agreed through Line Management
Job description
Job responsibilities
Level 2
1. Ensure that assessments are accurate and that users can self-direct the assessment process
and make informed decisions.
2. Work as a Safeguarding Investigator with appropriate support and guidance from Team
Manager/Team Leader and Level 3 Social Workers. Work with legal and procedural authority to
protect vulnerable people at risk of abuse and neglect.
3. Ensure that all commissioning is undertaken that provides users with appropriate levels of
support whilst further ensuring that the user and council receive best value for money and that
services that are appropriate and consider available resources.
4. Ensure effective crisis intervention work by drawing on a range of local knowledge and using
professional experience to make decisions that uphold autonomy whilst recognizing the social
work role for safe intervention.
5. Play a key role within a range of multi-agency teams to ensure co-ordinated, appropriate
assessments and support that remain person centered and enable users to maintain their
independence, achieve their outcomes and play a valued and active part in the community
wherever possible.
6. Use legislation, guidance, and reflective social work practice to ensure that key concepts and
theories in social work are utilised to ensure the best possible outcomes for vulnerable adults.
7. Undertake critical continued training as per the professional requirements of the post and in
accordance with Social Work England regulatory requirements. Social Workers will be expected
to undertake Post Qualification Awards as directed by the department.
8. Undertake work through a duty rota as agreed through Line Management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised social work qualification e.g. DipSW/Degree level
- Registered with Social Work England
- Hold a full UK driving and have access to a vehicle for work purpose
Experience
Essential
- Significant knowledge of Adult Social Care legislation and
- policy guidance and have an understanding of the principles, practice and
- provisions of community care.
- A working knowledge of mental capacity legislation and be able to demonstrate this in practice.
- Assess the social care needs of individual service users and their carers, following department procedures, in order to identify resources
- required by individuals and their carers and to be able to make professionals decisions based on assessed needs.
- Ability to use various elements of Information Technology including social care databases, Word, Excel.
- Knowledge of sources of oppression, disadvantage and discrimination and their impact at a structural and individual level in society.
- Understand concepts of choice and control and enable users
- to self directed the assessment process and the support that they receive.
- Knowledge of social work theories including crisis interventions.
- Working within an adult social work setting.
- Working within a multi-agency context.
- Experience of handling complex and challenging situations and be able to identify and manage risks, including risks to vulnerable adults.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised social work qualification e.g. DipSW/Degree level
- Registered with Social Work England
- Hold a full UK driving and have access to a vehicle for work purpose
Experience
Essential
- Significant knowledge of Adult Social Care legislation and
- policy guidance and have an understanding of the principles, practice and
- provisions of community care.
- A working knowledge of mental capacity legislation and be able to demonstrate this in practice.
- Assess the social care needs of individual service users and their carers, following department procedures, in order to identify resources
- required by individuals and their carers and to be able to make professionals decisions based on assessed needs.
- Ability to use various elements of Information Technology including social care databases, Word, Excel.
- Knowledge of sources of oppression, disadvantage and discrimination and their impact at a structural and individual level in society.
- Understand concepts of choice and control and enable users
- to self directed the assessment process and the support that they receive.
- Knowledge of social work theories including crisis interventions.
- Working within an adult social work setting.
- Working within a multi-agency context.
- Experience of handling complex and challenging situations and be able to identify and manage risks, including risks to vulnerable adults.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
