This role has a starting salary of £40,929 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week.

We are excited to be hiring a Social Worker to join our Guildford Locality Team, based at Millmead House, Millmead, Guildford, GU2 4BB.

This is a fixed term contract or secondment opportunity until June 2025.

Rewards and Benefits:

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Investing in individual growth and career progression
• Ensuring our workplaces and practices are supportive and inclusive

About the Role

Our Guildford Locality Team is a varied, allowing those who wish to do so, to specialise in their area of interest. Alternatively, you could move between the sub-teams and develop a whole range of specialist knowledge! We are a forward thinking, motivational and diverse team incorporating multi-agency and collaborative working as an ever expanding ambition for the team to promote opportunities for team members and customers.

On a daily basis, you will be meeting with clients to understand their care and needs, how they can be supported and to provide the best outcomes for them.

Your work will include:

• Care Act assessments
• Carers assessments
• Safeguarding work
• Partnership working with our community Health, charity and voluntary organisations

This role is a really fantastic opportunity to promote strengths-based and person-centred practice in supporting our residents, and ensuring our valued service users have the opportunity to enjoy a home of their own, an environment in which they are supported to live a healthy and meaningful life.

With this in mind, we are looking for a range of enthusiastic, qualified and registered social work professionals with a variety of skills and experiences. Whether you enjoy duty, long term assessment, varied caseload, or D2A work, etc. - we want to hear from you.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• Completion of your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE)
• Registration with Social Work England (We recognise there will be exceptions to this so please speak to us if you are in any doubt)

Surrey has both urban and rural areas and locality based social care workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK, access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

The closing date for this advert is 31/12/2024 with applications considered on a rolling basis.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.