Job summary
As a Senior Social Worker with Change Grow Live you will role model and lead ethical and evidence-based practice, focusing on the experience for people who use services. You will be a specialist lead to the team, providing advice and consultation on risk, safeguarding and complex needs. You will also provide professional oversight of the Designated Safeguarding Lead/s in the team and provide professional accountability for complex decision making and work collaboratively with the multi- disciplinary team to establish safe and effective ways to work with people.
Substance misuse is a vibrant and rewarding environment to work in. At Change Grow Live we believe that everyone has the capacity to grow, develop and live their best lives.
As a part of Change Grow Live team, you'll help people get to where they want to be and make a difference in their lives.
Change Grow Live offers opportunities for growth and development and all of our staff are encouraged to take a wellbeing hour every week.
Main duties of the job
This role will play a key part in the leadership of the team, leading and managing socialworkers, and bringing social work knowledge and skills to support the wider team to havethe most positive impact for people who use services. The role will work flexibly todevelop the social work support offer.
The Senior Social Worker will role model and lead ethical and evidence-based practice,focusing on the experience for people who use services. They will be a specialist lead tothe team, providing advice and consultation on risk, safeguarding and complex needs.
They will facilitate empowerment of teams and individuals to increase knowledge, skillsand professional confidence.
The role will facilitate development of others including the leadership and managementof social workers and social work apprentice roles. The role will support the team toenhance their reflective practise skills using coaching skills and collaborativeapproaches.
The role will also provide professional oversight of the Designated Safeguarding Lead/sin the team. They will provide professional accountability for complex decision makingand work collaboratively with the multi- disciplinary team to establish safe andeffective ways to work with people.
The role will facilitate the development of pathways that enable people to navigate the wider support system and to develop knowledge and skills across the sectors.
About us
Believe in people
At Change Grow Live, above all else we believe in people. It's the one thing that acts as a foundation for all our work.
If you use our services: we understand what you're going through. We won't judge. We believe you can make positive changes in your life.
If you work or volunteer for us: we believe in your potential. We believe you can do brilliant, life-changing work.
Our mission and vision
Our mission is to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
The vision we're working towards is to develop, deliver and share a whole person approach that changes society.
We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.
We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work.
The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Lead social workers, social work apprentices, and where
relevant, related team members, across the service, providing operational
management and professional reflective supervision
Offer quality assurance and on-going learning to support the
team with completion of effective referrals and sustaining effective referral
pathways
Coach and develop the team to work with people where there
are complex issues related to substance misuse such as to domestic abuse, child
exploitation, criminal justice, caring responsibilities, mental health,
safeguarding
Be the strategic lead for identified, specific areas of the
service i.e. Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC), Adults
Safeguarding or Children Safeguarding, and attend relevant external meetings
representing the service and the organisation locally, regionally and
nationally.
Oversee the role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead
contributing to the safety and well-being of people
Keep legal literacy updated to provide accurate advice and
guidance teams to facilitate decision making, partnership working and planning
Utilise leadership and coaching skills to provide reflective
supervision to the multi-disciplinary staff team
Contribute to team and organisational learning by
undertaking incident reviews and investigations (including the death of service
users) and producing high quality investigation reports
Support the team to increase their knowledge and skills by
delivering bespoke training, workshops and bitesize learning
Focus on professional relationships create and sustain
strong partnership working, to increase understanding of roles and services,
and to create collaborative approaches and effective referral pathways within
the integrated care systems
Support, learning and development of social work students on
placement and newly qualified social workers undertaking their ASYE programme.
Undertake the role of Practice Educator if applicable and support social
workers to undertake their practice educator role
Understand the purpose of administrative tasks and complete
them to a high standard
Be committed to professional and ethical practice as set out
by regulatory body, Social Work England, and maintain professional registration
Engage in continuous professional development through
training, peer support, supervision and independent learning
Job description
Job responsibilities
Lead social workers, social work apprentices, and where
relevant, related team members, across the service, providing operational
management and professional reflective supervision
Offer quality assurance and on-going learning to support the
team with completion of effective referrals and sustaining effective referral
pathways
Coach and develop the team to work with people where there
are complex issues related to substance misuse such as to domestic abuse, child
exploitation, criminal justice, caring responsibilities, mental health,
safeguarding
Be the strategic lead for identified, specific areas of the
service i.e. Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC), Adults
Safeguarding or Children Safeguarding, and attend relevant external meetings
representing the service and the organisation locally, regionally and
nationally.
Oversee the role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead
contributing to the safety and well-being of people
Keep legal literacy updated to provide accurate advice and
guidance teams to facilitate decision making, partnership working and planning
Utilise leadership and coaching skills to provide reflective
supervision to the multi-disciplinary staff team
Contribute to team and organisational learning by
undertaking incident reviews and investigations (including the death of service
users) and producing high quality investigation reports
Support the team to increase their knowledge and skills by
delivering bespoke training, workshops and bitesize learning
Focus on professional relationships create and sustain
strong partnership working, to increase understanding of roles and services,
and to create collaborative approaches and effective referral pathways within
the integrated care systems
Support, learning and development of social work students on
placement and newly qualified social workers undertaking their ASYE programme.
Undertake the role of Practice Educator if applicable and support social
workers to undertake their practice educator role
Understand the purpose of administrative tasks and complete
them to a high standard
Be committed to professional and ethical practice as set out
by regulatory body, Social Work England, and maintain professional registration
Engage in continuous professional development through
training, peer support, supervision and independent learning
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of leadership, motivating and inspiring individuals and teams
- Experience of and confidence in complex decision making related to SU issues, using defensible decision-making skills and clear communication.
- Experience of strategic decision making and influence utilising emotional intelligence and courage
- Good working knowledge of children/adult social care system
- Experience and knowledge on the working practice of Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
- Experience of developing and sustaining positive working relationships with a range of professionals
- Experience of positively engaging with people who use services
- Excellent social work skills and the ability to work effectively with a range of complex issues
- Ability to lead, inspire and develop a team with excellent team working and interpersonal skills, developing positive working cultures and relationships
- Ability to apply reasoned non-judgemental analysis to the investigation of incidents (including the death of service users) and to produce high quality investigation reports
- Excellent team working, communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to identify emerging themes and trends and work collaboratively with people to respond to these
- Ability to work proactively and autonomously
- Ability to communicate complex information to people in a way that is easily understood
- Ability to utilise a range of feedback mechanisms to evaluate and improve service delivery
- Good IT skills and ability to understand the purpose of systems
- Ensuring good service governance as part of the service leadership team
Desirable
- Experience of culture and change management, staff engagement, and service improvement
- Experience of working with people with complex needs
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold a valid qualification in Social Work and be registered with the regulatory body
Desirable
- Hold a practice educator qualification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of leadership, motivating and inspiring individuals and teams
- Experience of and confidence in complex decision making related to SU issues, using defensible decision-making skills and clear communication.
- Experience of strategic decision making and influence utilising emotional intelligence and courage
- Good working knowledge of children/adult social care system
- Experience and knowledge on the working practice of Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
- Experience of developing and sustaining positive working relationships with a range of professionals
- Experience of positively engaging with people who use services
- Excellent social work skills and the ability to work effectively with a range of complex issues
- Ability to lead, inspire and develop a team with excellent team working and interpersonal skills, developing positive working cultures and relationships
- Ability to apply reasoned non-judgemental analysis to the investigation of incidents (including the death of service users) and to produce high quality investigation reports
- Excellent team working, communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to identify emerging themes and trends and work collaboratively with people to respond to these
- Ability to work proactively and autonomously
- Ability to communicate complex information to people in a way that is easily understood
- Ability to utilise a range of feedback mechanisms to evaluate and improve service delivery
- Good IT skills and ability to understand the purpose of systems
- Ensuring good service governance as part of the service leadership team
Desirable
- Experience of culture and change management, staff engagement, and service improvement
- Experience of working with people with complex needs
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold a valid qualification in Social Work and be registered with the regulatory body
Desirable
- Hold a practice educator qualification
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).
