Contract Type: Temporary (Maternity Cover)

Contract Hours: 22.2 per week

Salary: Grade H1 or H2 SCP 27 - 35 £37,035 - £44,711 pro rata per annum

Closing Date: 3rd April 2025 at 23:59pm

We have an exciting opportunity for a 12 month temporary maternity leave cover Social Worker post for 22.2hrs ( 3 days per week) to become a part of our Discharge to Assess Social Care Team. The successful candidate will join a well-established and supportive team of Social Workers, Case Assessors and Support Workers; who work together with multi- disciplinary colleagues to ensure effective health, care and support assessments and services are implemented for people who have recently been discharged from hospital.

You will need to be passionate about supporting our community in Blackpool, be committed to your role as a Social Worker and keen to grow and develop in line with Social Work England protocols.

If you feel you have these attributes then we would like to hear from you. For informal discussions please do not hesitate to speak to Suzanne Gibbs (07917837360 ), or Sarah Lawrenson (07824361284), who will be happy to discuss all aspects of vacancy available.
 
Blackpool Council offer
•            A competitive salary offer for successful candidates who are recruited from the same or similar role may be eligible for a salary match within the above salary banding.
•            Regular support via professional supervision.
•            Practice development support and opportunities for your CPD
•            Social Work England registration fee is paid
•            26 days’ annual leave(Full time) (rising to 28 after 5 yrs and 32 days after 10 yrs) and the option to buy an additional 5 days on top of that, via a salary sacrifice scheme.
•            Blackpool Council Staff benefit scheme: Social Work Benefits and Diversity
•            Employee Assistance Programme, to support you through challenging times e.g. with free counselling, financial or legal advice

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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