Social Worker (City Adult Social Care Team) OCC607882
OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCILOxford City, OXF, GBJob details
Salary range : £35,745 - £42,403 per annum (salary will be commensurate with level of experience)
Work location : Oxford City. A combination of remote, face to face and office based working is expected depending on the needs of the people supported. Onsite parking and e-bikes available for easy access to the city.
Hours per week : 37 – we are open to discussions about flexible working
Contract type : Permanent
Vetting requirements : This role is subject to a Criminal Records Check.
Closing date : This advert is open-ended and we will be reviewing applications as they come in. We reserve the right to close the advert once we have enough applications, so would encourage you to apply as soon as you can.
Join a passionate team that gives you the autonomy to deliver creative interventions for the people you work with.
About us
Do you want to help us radically change the way we deliver social care?
Join Oxfordshire County Council on an exciting journey towards Delivering the Future Together, our ambitious transformation programme which is enabling us to be an employer, partner, and place shaper of choice. We’re seeking the right people who can help us get there while embracing our value of ‘daring to do it differently’, as we continue to strive to do better.
In Adult Services, this means we're daring to do adult social care differently by supporting Oxfordshire’s residents to stay fit, healthy and independent in their communities for as long as possible through a strength’s-based approach. Working with local NHS services, care providers and community and voluntary groups, we make the most of what each of our strengths are, pulling in the same direction, and united by one shared vision.
This means we keep the people we support at the heart of all that we do. And that works. By listening to people and building on the positives in their lives, we can work collaboratively to help them live the lives they want with the right support around them.
It is something we call the Oxfordshire Way and we can’t do it alone – our proactive, positive approach to social care gives everyone the opportunity to make a bigger difference. If we’re doing a good job, we don’t stand still – we’re ambitious and we’re always striving to do better; it’s in our DNA.
About the role and the team
We’re transforming the way we help our frontline social workers support our communities to get the best outcomes possible for each and every person we work with. We do this through our commitment of strengthened supervision, ongoing professional training and manageable caseloads, so that you can bring your best self to the people you work with.
We continue to be a financially stable local authority and our investment in Adult Services has created a number of vacancies; we are looking for Newly Qualified and Qualified Social Workers to join us and help shape and deliver our teams; it’s a really exciting time to join us!
You will be working alongside Occupational Therapists within a locality, hospital setting or safeguarding team and will :
- Empower people in your community to identify their strengths and desired outcomes, embracing new ideas and ways of doing things to improve and maintain their independence.
- Utilise a strength-based approach to promote people’s wellbeing to help them achieve their desired outcomes.
- Support people and carers to ensure their voice is heard through advocacy where necessary.
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Alternatively are you a passionate qualified Social Worker ‘returning’to practice? Are you keen to resume practicing, but need some support to re-register with Social Work England (SWE)? If so, we would also like to hear from you.