Social Worker, Birmingham B1 1BB

Job Description

Social Worker - Safeguarding Team

Permanent

Grade C-£35,412 -£44,075

Golden Hello payment -£1,000 and£5,000 per annum; see below for further details and conditions.

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

Do you want to be part of an innovative, dynamic organisation that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people? We are looking to appoint individuals who are passionate about high quality care as we are.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative, enthusiastic and highly motivated qualified social worker to join Safeguarding Team.

You will have demonstrable social work experience, the ability to work positively as part of a team and in partnership with other stakeholders.

Working within the legislative framework, you will carry out social work functions, undertaking Safeguarding Section 42 Enquiries, utilising relevant legislation to complete conversations and provide support and guidance, drawing on sound inter-personal and communication skills. You will carry a caseload and will require the ability to produce reports and the resilience to deliver under pressure within required timeframes.

We are seeking enthusiastic and flexible candidates who demonstrate leadership abilities and are committed to work in a multidisciplinary setting.

The candidates should be qualified and registered with Social Work England and preferably be experienced in or able to demonstrate an enthusiasm for this area of work.

Benefits we offer:

• Family friendly policies
• A range of benefits, including membership of the West Midlands Pension Fund, discounted gym membership and a confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
• Reimbursement of professional fees (subject to terms and conditions).
• We offer the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) for newly qualified Social Workers
• Golden Hello payment -£1,000 (upon external appointment).
• Recruitment&Retention Payment -£5,000 per annum (paid monthly over a 12-month period, pro rota for part time staff).

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact: resourcing

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Job Description and Person Specification

About Us

We are a disability confident employer and we encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. We also welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may need to apply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).