Permanent
Fulltime, 37 hours per week
We are looking for a pro-active and person-centred Social Worker to join the Eastern Devon Safeguarding Adult Hub, where you will be able to
This is an exciting opportunity if you have an interest in adult safeguarding work or wish to expand your knowledge and experience within this area of work.
You will be part of a skilled and friendly team of Experienced Social Workers and Social Care Assessors, supported by dedicated Team Managers and an Advanced Practitioner, with regular supervision, team meetings and access to learning and development opportunities.
Your office base will be in Exeter, with the opportunity to work flexibly from home for a part of the week. Occasional travel within the community may also be expected, to support partnership work in relation to adult safeguarding.
Social Worker Career Pathway
We have implemented the first phase of a new Social Worker Career Pathway within our Adults Services, with our vacancies available at the Social Worker (Grade F) or Experienced Social Worker (Grade G) levels. Our Social Worker and Experienced Social Worker roles align with the national Professional Capability Framework (PCF) for Social Workers, which provides a robust structure for all local authorities to use as a way of standardising professional capabilities and provides a clear career pathway.
This is a fantastic opportunity to provide you with an achievable, clear pathway for your career; to enable you as a practitioner to reflect and identify your own practice and development on the PCF pathway.
If successful in being shortlisted for interview, your experience, skills and knowledge, will be assessed against the PCF domains and if found appointable, this will determine your appointment to either the Social Worker (Grade F) or Experienced Social Worker level (Grade G).
With on-going learning and support from your line manager, those appointed as a Social Worker will be able to evidence incremental learning and submit an application in due course for progression to the Experienced Social Worker (Grade G) via a portfolio of supporting evidence against the PCF framework.
What we can offer you
You can discuss the role further by contacting Sarah Leach, Team Manager on tel: 01392 38300 email: sarah.leach@devon.gov.uk or Mercedes Sanchez-Capdevila, incoming Team Manager on tel: 01392 383000 email: mercedes.sanchez-cap@devon.gov.uk
Job Description - Grade F
Job Description - Grade G
Working for Devon County Council has all the benefits that you can expect from a large employer.
In return for the vital contribution that you make, we offer: