Job summary
For many years, EDT has run as a generic service covering childrens and adults for both NYC and City of York. With the landscape around us changing, we are now in a position where we are able to complete a full review of the service and shape something better suited for the future needs of the people of North Yorkshire and City of York. The Emergency Duty Team (EDT) provides an out of hours front line Social Care service for North Yorkshire Council and the City of York. Whilst you would be based at County Hall, Northallerton, we are supported with modern technology which enables us to incorporate a hybrid model of working which ensures accessibility to enable flexibility and agility with working from home around the needs of our customers, service, and the achievement of visible leadership. The principle responsibility of the EDT is to respond to out of hours requests where professional intervention from the Local Authority is required to make safe until the next working day. This can include safeguarding a vulnerable child or adult, Mental Health Act Assessment, Care Act Assessment.
Main duties of the job
This is an opportunity for someone seeking professional development and career enhancement currently working across two Local Authorities and 4 Directorates. A unique working environment practicing generic social work which will further develop your skills in autonomous decision-making and enhance your CPD.As a qualified experienced Social Worker, you will have a broad and detailed knowledge of all statutory functions of Social Care and Health Services (including legislation, policy, and procedures). Whilst on duty you will triage and prioritise incoming work ensuring that the appropriate response is made in line with policy and procedure and using your professional judgement. Working with complex situations that require thorough and robust risk assessments, crisis intervention and decision-making. The core focus of this role is to be the single point of contact for the social care service for children, adults, young people, and mental health, out of hours. Whether you are looking for full time or part time work, we have an opportunity for you.
About us
We really do have it all bustling market towns, coastal resorts, vibrant cities, rural landscapes not least within our two national parks and convenient links to neighbouring regions, London and beyond. Our history of consistently strong educational attainment, safe neighbourhoods, variety of pastoral pursuits and relatively low levels of unemployment make North Yorkshire a residence of choice. As an authority we provide a comprehensive relocation package and offer hands on support with any of your relocation needs, details of which are below. North Yorkshire benefits from easy connectivity to the A1M, M62, A19, A64 providing convenient connectivity to vibrant cities such as Durham, Teesside, Darlington, Newcastle, York, Leeds, and a little over two hours commute on the main train line to London.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a qualified experienced Social Worker, you will have a broad and detailed knowledge of all statutory functions of Social Care and Health Services (including legislation, policy, and procedures). Whilst on duty you will triage and prioritise incoming work ensuring that the appropriate response is made in line with policy and procedure and using your professional judgement. Working with complex situations that require thorough and robust risk assessments, crisis intervention and decision-making. The core focus of this role is to be the single point of contact for the social care service for children, adults, young people, and mental health, out of hours. Whether you are looking for full time or part time work, we have an opportunity for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a qualified experienced Social Worker, you will have a broad and detailed knowledge of all statutory functions of Social Care and Health Services (including legislation, policy, and procedures). Whilst on duty you will triage and prioritise incoming work ensuring that the appropriate response is made in line with policy and procedure and using your professional judgement. Working with complex situations that require thorough and robust risk assessments, crisis intervention and decision-making. The core focus of this role is to be the single point of contact for the social care service for children, adults, young people, and mental health, out of hours. Whether you are looking for full time or part time work, we have an opportunity for you.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully qualified, accredited social work professional status (CQSW, DipSW, CSS, PQCCA, AMHP)
- Current registration with HCPC
- Supervision for managers module
- Evidence of further progress in PQ development
Desirable
- Advanced or post-qualifying professional training.
Occupational Skills
Essential
- Ability to deliver all aspects of children and adults work, including mental health, adult safeguarding and child protection.
- Developed practice skills for this client group, including the ability to engage and communicate with children, young people, adults and families, and with a range of other stakeholders.
- Ability to prepare written assessments, reports and service plans to a high professional standard.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workloads effectively and to meet necessary timescales.
- Ability to meet targets and manage own performance across a broad multi-disciplinary range.
- Ability to deliver services and practices to agreed standards are maintained.
- Support and challenge partners and other professional staff to ensure service and practices are delivered to the appropriate standards.
- Ability to present, explain and negotiate the services activities and objectives in a wide range of contexts.
- Competent in word processing, creating and manipulating spreadsheets, data inputting, accessing information from databases and electronic communication. Expert skills with electronic case recording systems.
- Customer-facing role requiring the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post
Desirable
- Planning and project management skills
- Ability to plan and develop new ways of working, including integration with other key agencies.
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of good practice standards in relation to children, adults and families at a local level
- Knowledge of the legal framework for working with children, adults and families.
- Understand the role and value of families and carers as partners in supporting their children and adults to achieve positive outcomes.
- Substantial post-qualifying experience within a relevant professional field.
- Substantial case management experience of cases with complex, professional and ethical issues; which may include including adult and/or child protection, court proceedings, case conferences and other formal processes.
- Substantial experience of multi-disciplinary working; which may include with children in need, looked after children, child protection, safeguarding adults and mental health.
Desirable
- Awareness of current national developments for children, adults and families.
- Substantial experience as a senior practitioner in a relevant professional field.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully qualified, accredited social work professional status (CQSW, DipSW, CSS, PQCCA, AMHP)
- Current registration with HCPC
- Supervision for managers module
- Evidence of further progress in PQ development
Desirable
- Advanced or post-qualifying professional training.
Occupational Skills
Essential
- Ability to deliver all aspects of children and adults work, including mental health, adult safeguarding and child protection.
- Developed practice skills for this client group, including the ability to engage and communicate with children, young people, adults and families, and with a range of other stakeholders.
- Ability to prepare written assessments, reports and service plans to a high professional standard.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workloads effectively and to meet necessary timescales.
- Ability to meet targets and manage own performance across a broad multi-disciplinary range.
- Ability to deliver services and practices to agreed standards are maintained.
- Support and challenge partners and other professional staff to ensure service and practices are delivered to the appropriate standards.
- Ability to present, explain and negotiate the services activities and objectives in a wide range of contexts.
- Competent in word processing, creating and manipulating spreadsheets, data inputting, accessing information from databases and electronic communication. Expert skills with electronic case recording systems.
- Customer-facing role requiring the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post
Desirable
- Planning and project management skills
- Ability to plan and develop new ways of working, including integration with other key agencies.
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of good practice standards in relation to children, adults and families at a local level
- Knowledge of the legal framework for working with children, adults and families.
- Understand the role and value of families and carers as partners in supporting their children and adults to achieve positive outcomes.
- Substantial post-qualifying experience within a relevant professional field.
- Substantial case management experience of cases with complex, professional and ethical issues; which may include including adult and/or child protection, court proceedings, case conferences and other formal processes.
- Substantial experience of multi-disciplinary working; which may include with children in need, looked after children, child protection, safeguarding adults and mental health.
Desirable
- Awareness of current national developments for children, adults and families.
- Substantial experience as a senior practitioner in a relevant professional field.
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.
