Contract Type: Permanent /Fixed Term to cover a secondment

 

Salary: Grade H. SCP 29 - £37,336 to SCP 34 - £42,403 with a profession bar at SCP 31 £39,186** Full Time Equivalent (Part time salary will be pro rata)

 

Hours: 30 – 36 hours per week

 

Base Location: Various locations across the Borough

 

Closing Date: Thursday 2nd May 2024

 

Interview Date: To be arranged

 

 

This is an exciting opportunity to come and work for Tameside Adult’s Services. 

 

We are looking for driven, qualified and experienced social workers to join Adult Services. If you are passionate about supporting adults to live well at home, we would love to hear from you.

 

Tameside is a place that is passionate and committed to improving outcomes and creating a positive experience for individuals and families.

 

‘Our People Our Place Our Plan’ outlines our aims and aspirations for the area, its people and how we commit to work for everyone, every day.

 

Tameside adopts a positive working culture; we embrace innovation and encourage performance. We are committed to staff development and provide a wide range of training opportunities in a supportive working environment. 

 

Tameside is proud to offer our social workers:

 

• Ongoing training and development

• Opportunities to invest in your on development and career progression from ASYE to Senior leadership

• Thorough induction and ongoing supervision and support 

• Manageable caseloads and a supportive team 

• Employees are encouraged to be involved in the ongoing development of practice 

• Flexible working

 

 

We currently have positions in our Integrated Urgent Care Team and Neighbourhood Teams. It’s an exciting time to come and work for us as you will be joining the team at a time of transformation and great investment into services for adults and social work practice.

 

 

You will take the lead on supporting adults to live well at home. You will be part of a friendly and supportive team and your work will include managing a caseload, Care Act Assessments, Support Plans, Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interest Decisions and signposting to internal and external services where necessary to enhance wellbeing and independence. 

 

You will have excellent communication skills and have the ability to build effective professional relationships with other disciplines and with other local health and social care services to enable a coordinated response to individuals and families.

 

If you are a newly qualified social worker, our ASYE Programme is open all year round for applications.  

 

 

Here is what one of our current Social Workers says about working in our Service.

 

“This is a fast paced and yet rewarding role with a supportive team of Practitioners and Managers alike. I have developed as a Practitioner while at Tameside as well as accessed career progression opportunities, which is great” 

Social Worker in IUCT

 

“I am lucky to be part of an amazing, supportive and flexible team and I am excited for possible future opportunities and a long career with Tameside.”

Social Worker Neighbourhood.

 

 

If you are committed and would like to be part of our journey, we really want to hear from you. 

 

 

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

 

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset.  Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do.  We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage.  Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do. 

 

Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

 

For further details or informal discussion, please contact:

• Nicola Thwelis, Team manager on 0161 342 2512 for neighbourhood roles.

• Leah Gray, Team Manager on 0161 342 3604 or Stephanie Wilson, Assistant Team Manager on 07870573531 for IUCT roles. 

 

 

** These posts are classified as being in a professional job category.  As such the grade for the job has a professional grade development bar which employees can progress through subject to meeting the following criteria:

1. Relevant professional qualification for the job role at Level 6 or above, AND 

2. Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in the role, AND 

3. Maintained membership of a regulated body where this is a requirement to practice in the role where applicable, AND 

4. Professional standards practised to the highest expected level. 

 

These posts are a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English.

 

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

 

Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here

 

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We have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please click here for more information on our guaranteed assessment scheme.

 

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