Senior Social Worker

| Salary £36,298 - £41,496 per annum | Full time | Permanent | 37 hours per week | Preston

Are you ready for a fresh challenge? Do you want to flourish in a supportive, team focused, environment? Would you like to work with people in the community to build on their strengths, promote their independence and achieve their goals? If the answer is yes, then Lancashire County Council wants to hear from you.

We have an exciting opportunity within Adult Social Care in the following Team.

Role: Senior Social Worker

Location: County Hall

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact: Sophie White 07929825120.

N.B. This is a full time senior social worker post within the learning disability and autism service which currently sits with the learning disability and Autism Positive Living Options Team but will be part of the new restructured community learning disability and Autism social work teams.

What can we offer you?

• Flexible working opportunities

• A competitive salary

• Inclusion in the Local Government Pension Scheme

• The opportunity to pay into an Additional Voluntary Contribution (AVC) scheme alongside the workplace pension.

• Generous annual leave entitlement as well as the opportunity to purchase additional leave throughout the year

• A wide range of benefits are available, from discounts with local retailers, through to financial assistance

• Access to a Credit Union

• Registering body membership fees reimbursed (if registration is an essential requirement of your role)

• Strong links with neighbouring Higher Education Institutions as part of the Greater Lancashire Teaching Partnership

• Enrolment onto the Adult Social Care Academy, a bespoke training programme which supports staff through their first year with Adult Social Care

• Enrolment and support through the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) for newly qualified Social Workers

• Opportunities to acquire additional role specific qualifications through the Apprenticeship schemes

• Access to a wealth of practice resources as part of our subscription to Research in Practice

• A well-established staff Health and Wellbeing programme

• Maternity, paternity, adoption, parental and carers' leave

• Sickness pay

• Bike to work scheme in accordance with www.cyclescheme.co.uk

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you and you think you have what we're looking for, please apply to work with us using the documents below to support you in writing your application:

• Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

Social Work applicants must be registered with Social Work England (SWE) to be appointed as a Social Worker or have applied to register with SWE.

Applications may be considered if you are working towards a qualification that is essential to the role you are applying for, with the expectation of completion, within the next 3 months at the date of application.

You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.

We look forward to considering your application.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

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