Experienced Social Worker Grade 12 (£48,531 -£50,574)

Job Details

Experienced Social Worker – Permanent

Location: Croydon

Division: Adult Care Services

Salary Grade 12 – £48,531 - £50,574

Business Unit: Adult Social Care

Position Type: Permanent

Contract Type: Full Time / 36 hours

Closing Date June 1st

London Borough of Croydon

Not afraid of a challenge? We need committed knowledgeable social workers to help us with our core business – empowering and supporting people who need signposting, community support, or even some direct help from the Council.

At this difficult time the Council Leadership has made clear their support for our statutory functions, including Adult Social Care. We know where our priorities are.

We have an established and stable base of Team Managers to work with you and support you, our vacancy rates our low - and we rarely use agency staff preferring to concentrate our efforts on looking after our permanent staff. This includes having a dedicated Training officer supporting adult social care, and a Consultant Social Worker acting as a Deputy Principal Social Worker to support staff welfare and practice. We have also recently upgraded our electronic recording system.

Experienced Social Worker

If you have some experience, but perhaps you have only just started supervising, or you don’t feel quite ready to deputize for a Manager yet then consider Experienced Social Worker. This role is primarily case work focussed but includes some light supervision, it’s a steppingstone role for many, but for others it lets them undertake more complex work without having to move into management.

Working in Croydon 

Applicants wishing to join our aspiring and progressive adult social care services teams will have a commitment to team working and an enthusiasm for contributing to sharing ideas that support the development of all our services. Candidates will demonstrate professionalism, creativity and drive in their approach to person centred practice and problem solving; and an ability to work flexibly in response to a rapidly changing public service environment. Additionally the staff here at Croydon are friendly, and the transport links are excellent, as indeed is the support for working from home.

In return we offer scope to our staff team to progress their career, develop their individual professional practice, analytical and creative skills, and a department wide commitment to realistic caseloads (capped for NQSW’s at a minimum of 10% lower than the rest of your team). Croydon Adult Services operate a case load limit structure, designed to maintain viable workload and support output of work.  This is supported by a Council wide programme of excellent learning, development and career progression opportunities, epitomised by our strong ASYE programme and commitment to post qualification training.

All Social Work Grades

Safeguarding and equal opportunities

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Croydon Council is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender

The Opportunities

In the context of developing our services to continue to meet the challenges of the current situation we are moving towards Locality working with a heavy emphasis on Strength Based working, including short and longer term work involving the following areas;

Older people

Croydon Council Benefits

Croydon Council has one of the best benefits schemes in local government 

From childcare vouchers, flexible working and generous annual leave entitlement, to high street shopping vouchers and fantastic health and leisure discounts, there really is something for everyone, whatever your taste or lifestyle. “We want Croydon Council to be a place where our staff enjoy their jobs and are proud to be here. We encourage development and invest heavily in helping you excel and achieve your full potential. We reward talent and excellence, and our flagship benefits scheme, Options, allows you to enjoy a healthy work life balance”.  (Croydon recruitment offering).

Here’s just a taster of what working at Croydon Council can offer you:

 Unbeatable local government pension scheme with employer contribution of 23.2%

 28-30 working days as annual leave

 Option to buy 10 extra days of annual leave via a salary sacrifice scheme

 Flexible working – including Agile working

 Cycle purchase scheme saving up to 42%

 Saving of up to £930 per year when using childcare vouchers

 Travel loans for season tickets

 Annual gym memberships at great corporate rates

 Generous discounts on high street stores

 Discounted nursery with special rates for Croydon council employees

 Confidential and free employee assistance programme

 Leisure and travel discounts

 Clear and simple free financial advice

 Benenden’s affordable healthcare

For further information please contact Diana.James@croydon.gov.uk