Emergency Duty Team Social Worker - AMHP - Yate
hace 2 días
Bristol
How you'll make a difference You can make a difference by offering effective emergency social work services to four local authorities , outside normal working hours, where you will make sound judgements in a variety of challenging situations. You will be working within a small team of social work practitioners, where you will receive contacts from the public and other professionals regarding social care issues across Bristol, BANES, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, which require an urgent response. What you will be doing • You will be working to a 10-week rolling rota, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays. This includes 2 weeks off rota and 1 week on standby. (part time workers will be agreed around this model)., • It will be key for you to demonstrate your knowledge of the relevant legislation (Mental Health Act, Children’s Act and Care Act) and statutory duties to be able to respond accordingly to each situation., • It will be your responsibility to keep up to date with good practice in all areas of social work, along with service and policy objectives, to ensure those objectives are met., • Regularly, you will work with other agencies and statutory bodies (e.g. police, health etc.) and continue to maintain good working relationships with them., • This role is for 18.5 hours per week. Your salary will be pro-rata to hours worked., • We require you to be a qualified Social Worker with relevant registration to practice (SWE Social Work England) and be AMHP warranted., • It will be key for you to have relevant post-qualifying experience in mental health along with extensive knowledge of dealing with complicated cases., • Please note that due to the nature of this role, it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check covering both Child and Adult Workforce is obtained., • Once you have completed your induction, there will be opportunities to work from home., • You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so you must have a full, valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have an alternative means of travel., • Business Insurance will need to be added to your existing insurance policy., • EDT Social Worker (AMHP warranted) £45,091 to £48,226 per annum (including an out of hours shift allowance of 26% = £56,814 to £60,764), • These posts attract a gross lump sum £3,000 ‘recruitment payment ’ pro rata offered to enable social workers who have already successfully completed their ASYE to join our permanent workforce. This is payable upon successful completion of your probationary period (after approximately 3-6 months) and is subject to eligibility criteria. How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different • As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts , including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities., • We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities., • We invest in the careers of our people and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps our people make the greatest long-term difference in their work., • What’s special here is the strength of the team ethos . We are a relatively small local authority, so managers know staff well. They can plan their services to ensure teams have manageable caseloads and have effective supervision so feel supported to make decisions which are right for the children and young people they work with. Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here. • We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of., • We're planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses. We’re making a difference, be part of it! To view the full job description, please click this link: ___