Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
13/10/2020
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 30/10/2020 12:00
Salary:
£30,451 to £37,890 pa Career Grade (Bar at £32,234 & £33,782 & £35,745)
Job Category:
Social Care - Adult Service
Employment Location:
Adults and Integrated Care Services, South Tyneside Let’s Talk Team
Further Information
Social Worker
(Adults and Integrated Care Services, South Tyneside Let’s Talk Team)
£30,451 to £37,890 pa Career Grade (Bar at £32,234 & £33,782 & £35,745)
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“South Tyneside is a fantastic place to be; with passionate people, who really care about each other; great partnership working as part of our South Tyneside Alliance; some amazing services and a real sense of community spirit.” If this sounds like the right working environment for your next career move, then come and join us in Adults and Integrated Care.
Having been highly commended in the Skills for Care Accolades awards 2020 for the most effective collaborative approach to integrated new models of care category and a finalist in the national Social Work Awards and the LGC Awards, Adult Social Care in South Tyneside continues to develop and flourish as part of our exciting journey of change.
As part of our commitment to improving quality and service redesign, we are looking for a qualified, experienced and dedicated social worker to join our Let’s Talk Team.
The team plays an important role in supporting a different way of working within South Tyneside, which is focused upon achieving positive outcomes for our residents. The Let’s Talk Team is the first point of contact for Adult Social Care; its focus is on timely short term interventions that will maximise the independence and well-being of an individual, drawing upon their own strengths and assets.
The team works consistently with our longer term local area teams using the 3 Conversational approaches to build relationships with people and helping them to identify individual outcomes which promote their wellbeing by making the best use of our resources, all which are at the heart of our Adult Social Care Strategy. Our aim is to work with all our partners and deliver Practice to be Proud of to support the people of South Tyneside to Live Better Lives.
The role will involve working closely with multi-disciplinary practitioners within the team and wider partners to ensure we deliver the best possible outcomes for the residents of South Tyneside.
For an informal conversation about the role within the Let’s Talk Service, please contact Tracey Bage (0191) 2831335 or (0191) 4244080.
South Tyneside Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure will be sought along with other relevant pre-employment checks.
To find out more about this role and to apply please visit www.southtyneside.gov.uk alternatively you can email jobs@southtyneside.gov.uk or call (0191) 455 4968. BT Typetalkers welcome.
Closing date: Noon, 30 October 2020.
Please may we ask you to submit your Application form via email to jobs@southtyneside.gov.uk where possible. We apologise but due to the circumstances there may be unavoidable delays in the receipt and processing of posted Application forms.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.