Vacancy Details

Description

Directorate: Social Care Health Integration&Wellbeing

Section: Learning Disability and Enhanced Transition

Grade: Level 10

Actual Salary: £37,938 - £40,476 

Hours: 37

 

 

 

Are you someone who is ready for a new challenge working on an established learning disability team? Stoke-on-Trent’s Adult Learning Disability and Enhanced Transition Team currently has a fantastic permanent opportunity for a Social Worker.

 

We are a well-established team who supports adults through a strengths based approach and a range of short term and long term interventions with varying levels of complexity. The team also supports young people in transition with a range of needs including learning disabilities, physical disabilities and autism.

 

As a Social Worker you will be expected to hold a caseload, undertake assessments, support planning, review and case management to support adults with a learning disability and/or autism ensuring that they, their families/carers and the people important to them are supported to live a fulfilled life.

 

We are looking for resilient individuals who are passionate about advocating a good quality of life for adults with learning disabilities and their families, with a keen interest in promoting independence and wellbeing. You will approach situations in a creative and pragmatic way, supporting individuals to find solutions, focussing on strengths and options available in the community.

 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment.  This position is exemptunder the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

 

Please note that if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy within the organisation applies for this vacancy their application will receive priority.  If this happens you will be advised accordingly.

 

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Stoke-on-Trent City Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this – we therefore encourage applications from all sections of our community. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed together.

 

To Apply

Please create / log into your account and then click 'apply'.  If you have any queries or want an application form in another format, please email recruitment@stoke.gov.uk or call us on 01782 238189.

 

In order to apply for this vacancy, you must be able to supply the required answers to the following questions: