Advanced Social Work Practitioner London, England
Job description
About us
Hillingdon is London's second largest borough, with fantastic transport links with the A40, M25, the Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines all local to us, so you can travel to work with ease and boasting over 20 square miles of scenic countryside, consisting of canals, rivers, parks and woodland. We’re also home to some of the world’s most renowned brands such as Coca-Cola and United Biscuits.
With an ambitious strategy we pride ourselves on delivering services that improve the lives of all our residents, businesses and partners. Embarking on our journey of continuous improvement, we’ve set an agenda to ensure the provision of; safer communities, a thriving local economy, a greener more sustainable environment, whilst increasing our digital capabilities throughout the Borough.
Putting our residents first is at the heart of everything we do! We want to attract talented individuals like yourself who share our aspirations for the borough, and can support us to deliver exceptional services for Hillingdon.
What does an Advanced Social Work Practitioner do at Hillingdon?
We have an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Social Work Practitioner to join our Adult Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH).
In this role you will facilitate initial safeguarding enquiries and protection planning for Hillingdon’s residents who are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing abuse or neglect. The post holder will also carry a small caseload of complex safeguarding enquiries under Section 42 of the Care Act 2014, both as Enquiry Officer and Safeguarding Adults Manager.
Outline of Duties:
- To act as Duty manager –managing daily intake of safeguarding referrals and to triage cases alongside key safeguarding partners.
- Chairing daily safeguarding high risk meetings with a range of partners and being able to deliver results.
- Supporting team members with informal and formal supervision, allocating cases
- Supporting the Team Manager with any other additional duties as and when required.
About you
The successful candidate will be a qualified Social Worker who is committed to providing quality services that promote independence/wellbeing, control, choice and social inclusion. You will demonstrate a person centred approach by keeping the service user at the centre of the safeguarding process.
What will joining Hillingdon mean for me?
We understand the need to nurture and support staff, that’s why you will receive an excellent induction process when you join us, on the job support, access to a wide range of training and development as well as the support of experienced managers who will help you develop your career.
There are many ways to develop both personally and professionally with a clear pathway for progression which may include leadership development programmes. You will be given every encouragement to reach your potential. We recognise talented individuals and that’s why many of our people within Social Care who have progressed to senior management roles.
What we offer
We offer a range of Company benefits. These vary according to the business area and role but may include:
- Local government average salary pension scheme
- Free parking (4 days a week) if based at the Civic Centre
- A 36-hour week for all full-time staff
- Generous holiday entitlement: a minimum 25 days a year (plus bank holidays), rising to 28 days after five years' service. For more senior positions holiday entitlements can rise to a maximum of 36 days
- Career breaks
- Flexible working hours
- Season ticket loan
- Access to a Credit Union
- Access to a wide range of training and courses
- Discount on a variety of Adult Education courses run by the Council
- Payment of professional fees where these are required
- Discounts at council-owned leisure centres and swimming pools at Hillingdon (Uxbridge), Queensmead (South Ruislip), Highgrove (Ruislip) and Botwell Green (Hayes)
- Cycle purchase scheme
- Car sharing scheme
- 30% discount on green fees at council-owned golf courses
Additional information
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Applicants should be aware that the post will only be offered to successful candidates subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.
