Salary: £40,221- £41,418
Location: Carlisle
Hours: 37 hours
Contract: Permanent
About the role:
Opportunity to progress social work career with an opportunity to be a Senior Social Worker within the West Long Term Interventions Team in Adult Social Care. Supporting colleagues and individuals to work in a strengths based, person centred approach to assess care needs and undertake support planning in a variety of settings, whilst also undertaking other statutory responsibilities and supporting in relation to risk assessment and management and undertaking court work as required. Candidate should have or be willing to undertake further training to enable them to complete Best Interests Assessor role, Practice Educator role or Approved Mental Health Professional role.
What can we offer you!
DBS
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and requires an enhanced DBS check with a Adults Barred List check.
Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with adults. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults.
Application and Interview information :
We are currently operating both in-person and virtual interviews. Options will be discussed with candidates once they have been invited to the interview stage of the process for this specific position, and if you have any concerns or adjustments are needed, we are happy to discuss.
If you are invited to a virtual interview, this will preferably be undertaken using the Microsoft Teams software, which is currently free for new users, however if there are any issues with accessing this technology, we are happy to discuss alternative arrangements prior to the interviews.
Safer Recruitment:
At Cumberland we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all employees, volunteers and the Externally Provided Workforce (EPWs) to share this commitment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:
Cumberland Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.
As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
Please read the supporting information:
Post Specification
Role Profile