Overview
Adults Social Worker – Huntingdon Learning Disability Partnership Part-Time 21 hours – PE29 3AD
Our Benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- 6 days of protected time each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development
- A pay progression scheme to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills
- A Refer a Friend Scheme where if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, we’ll pay you an introduction fee of £350
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.
About the role
The Cambridgeshire Learning Disability Partnership (LDP) brings together specialist health and social care services for people with a learning disability.
We have an exciting Social Worker vacancy in our Huntingdon Team, based at Scott House in Huntingdon.
The successful candidates will contribute to the practice, alongside Health and Social Care Practitioners such as Adult Support Co-ordinators, Social Workers, Community Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, Psychiatrist, Speech and Language Therapists and Art / Music Therapists.
The LDP work in a flexible way, allowing for home and office-based working. are currently working to a hybrid model in line with our service needs. This gives our Social Workers a quiet space and plenty of time for reflection whilst still balancing collaborative working across the multi-disciplinary team and peer support. It has also increased our Social Workers autonomy and has had a positive impact on wellbeing and work-life balance.
Cambridgeshire County Council’s approach to social work and social care is to make it increasingly proactive, preventative, and personalised.
Interviews are planned to place from the 26th of November onwards.
Should you need any further information, please contact Kim Woodhead on Kim.Woodhead@cambridgeshire.gov.uk, Eleanor Rix on Eleanor.Rix@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or Eleanor Burrow Eleanor.Burrow@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are looking for exceptional Social Workers to join us on our journey. For an informal discussion about our vacancies, contact Beth on 01480 372 425 or e-mail welovesocialworkers@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.
We are proud to serve the diverse the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
About you
We are looking for people who can demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, have the ability to work both independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and are committed to making a positive difference for the people we support. The successful candidates will have excellent organisational skills and be willing to use their initiative to work in innovative ways.
You must:
• Be an experienced qualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration
• Can work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently
For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description and Person Specification.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
