Job vacancy details
Social Worker
| Employer | Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | Reference | REC1659 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published | Mon 26/07/2010 23:59 PM | Closing Date | Fri 06/08/2010 12:00 PM |
| Working Pattern | Full Time, Flexible Hours, Permanent position | Hours | 37 Hours per week |
| Salary | Grade 8 (9) £23,708 - £28,636 (£29,236 - £34,549) per annum | CRB Check | No |
| Location | Various Locations Around Doncaster | ||
3 Posts available
1 Full Time Social Work Post – community based – with interest in hospital discharges.
2 temporary Social Work Posts to work at various locations across the Council
Doncaster Adult Services are developing at an exciting pace. We are changing the way we deliver services to adults in Doncaster and welcome opportunities to change from traditional methods of service delivery. To meet these exciting changes, we are increasing our staff numbers and welcome applications from Social Workers to help us embrace these changes.
As a Social Worker in Doncaster, you will join an experienced multi-disciplinary and supportive staff group. You will be responsible for managing a caseload which will encompass: Continuing Care, Safeguarding Adults, Reviews, Community Care Assessments and Residential and Nursing placements.
Doncaster Council are currently introducing individual budgets, which offers an innovative way to meet assessed need and empowers service users to maintain autonomy and independence for as long as possible. You will be trained in the self assessment and support planning process to enable us to achieve this aim.
Social workers in the teams contribute to the overall national indicator performance of the department, such as Safeguarding Adults, Timeliness of assessments and adults helped to live at home.
Doncaster has a diverse, multi-cultural population and gives workers an exciting opportunity to be involved in an exciting time of change and development.
For further information about this post please contact Jayne Hewitt-Hardy (01302) 736440 or Jill Briggs (01302) 735968.
Doncaster Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced CRB check.
Interviews for this post will take place on 1 September 2010. If you have not heard from us by this date, please assume you have not been short-listed for interview for the post.
Many thanks for your interest in this vacancy.
Equal Opportunities
We are committed to equality of opportunity in the services provided to customers and all aspects of employment. We warmly welcome applications from all sectors of the community. Our recruitment policies, procedures and practices enable all applicants to be considered on merit and ability to do the job. We will make reasonable adjustments, in line with the Disability Discrimination Act, for disabled applicants if these are needed.
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