Social Worker & Senior Practitioner

We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made - please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

Organisation: Kirklees

Directorate: Adults & Health

Service Area: Learning Disabilities & Mental Health

Hours: 37

Number of Jobs: 4

Location(s): Civic Centre 3, Huddersfield Town Centre, High Street, Huddersfield HD1 2HA

Position type: Permanent

Grade: Grade 9 - 12

Positions Available:

4 Social Work positions within the All Age Disability Service:

2 positions are within the Specialist Adult Pathway Team (Transitions)

2 positions are within The Community Learning Disability Team

Work base: Hybrid working between Civic Centre 3, Huddersfield and from home

The All Age Disability Service comprises of:

• Community Learning Disabilities Team
• Specialist Adult Pathway Team
• Community Enablement Team
• Shared Lives

The Specialist Adult Pathway Team

The Specialist Adult Pathway Team/SAPT sits alongside the Community Learning Disability Team as part of the All Age Disability Team. The role of SAPT is to work with young people aged 14-25 years and their families with a focus on preparing them for adulthood. This involves close liaison with the Children with Disabilities service and other Children’s Social Care teams. In preparing the young person for adulthood, the Social Worker will undertake a holistic strength-based assessment and develop personalised support plans to meet the young person's needs and outcomes, in preparation for them turning 18.

You will work collaboratively with a range of professionals (health care providers, education, housing etc.) to coordinate care and ensure seamless service delivery.

Community Learning Disability Team

The role of a Social Worker within The Community Learning Disability Team is to undertake holistic strength-based assessments of adults with a diagnosed Learning Disability and to develop personalised support plans to meet the person's needs and outcomes. You will work collaboratively with a range of professionals (health care providers, education, housing etc.) to coordinate care and ensure seamless service delivery.

Our teams work with service users, their families, and carers to enable them to be independent, fulfilled, and to live within their communities.

We are looking for dedicated, hard-working, and person-centred Social Workers who are committed to developing high-quality strength-based packages of care and support, and who have experience of working with Adults and/or Children with disabilities, including multi-disciplinary working, knowledge of the Care Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Mental Capacity Act, Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) legislation, Personalisation, and delivering a high-quality service to our service users and carers.

We also welcome applications from newly qualified social workers/ASYE’s, who will be supported to complete the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment progression.

There’s a really supportive feel to both teams; we have approachable and supportive managers who have an open door, regular advice surgeries, and are willing to listen; we’re an experienced team, and we all pull together to support each other and share our expertise.

We are committed to providing our social workers with exceptional levels of support, from a comprehensive induction through to continuous personal and professional development. We provide and encourage you to make the most of the high-quality opportunities we offer. We’re focused on your own personal and professional development; we’ll support you to enhance your skills and practice and be the best you can be. We have an established career structure in place to help you get where you want to be in your career.

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Ongoing training and career development
• A range of family-friendly policies
• We offer a wide range of well-being initiatives including a cycle to work scheme and discounted KAL membership
• Friendly, supportive, and approachable team members and managers

What the team say about the role

“I absolutely love my role as a Social Worker within the All Age Disability Service. There are lots of training opportunities within the Local Authority, to ensure you are a confident worker and improve your personal development. There is a great atmosphere in our team, and lifelong friendships can be made in the course of one's employment here. Including supportive management and caring colleagues. There are never two days the same, it is varied and fast-paced, whilst ensuring you are learning something new or interesting.”

You must hold a recognised Social Work Qualification and be registered with the SWE.

Travel is an essential part of this job and therefore it would be extremely difficult for you to do your job effectively if you did not use a car for all or most of the time. It is essential that you hold a full and valid driving license and it is expected that you will either use a council vehicle or your own car (exceptions may be made for disabled applicants).

If you require further information or would like to discuss the role within CLDT, please contact Helen Costello (Team Manager) at Helen.costello@kirklees.gov.uk.

Helen Costello is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.

This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level; please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description, please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.