Health and Wellbeing Officer Grade 8 (£38,934-£40,755)

Job Details 

Health & Wellbeing Officer – Permanent

Location: Croydon

Division: Adult Care Services

Salary

Grade 8 – £38,934 to £40,755 pay award pending

Business Unit: Adult Social Care / Locality Team

Position Type: Permanent

Contract Type: Full Time / 36 hours

London Borough of Croydon

Not afraid of a challenge? We need a committed knowledgeable Health & Wellbeing Officer to assist our social workers with our core business – empowering and supporting vulnerable residents of Croydon who need signposting, practical community support, or even some direct help or advice 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 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 Principal Social Worker to support qualified & non-qualified Social Care staff’s welfare and practice. We have also recently upgraded our electronic recording system.

Health & Wellbeing Officer

If you are setting off on your Social Care Career or fancy a change of position and want to develop your skills in Adult Social Care, this might be the role you require.  This role is primarily case work focussed, Client facing & interacting, but includes community liaison through GP Huddles and ICN+ Partnership working with Health & the Voluntary sector. We are progressing our community engagement strategy with increasing levels of community involvement & liaison. It is a role for many to enable them to gain knowledge & experience in working with vulnerable adults, their families and representatives and developing links and networks within a Locality setting with the various support options available.

A car driver with their own vehicle and the ability to use this for work is preferable.

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 the option of working from home on selected days.

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 Apprenticeship & ASYE programmes and commitment to post qualification training.

All Social Care 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 have moved towards Locality working with a heavy emphasis on “Strength Based” working, including short and longer term work involving the following areas;

Older vulnerable residents, their families and representatives.

Older residents affected by Safeguarding, Self-Neglect, Hoarding and Mental Health issues.

Croydon Council Benefits

 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 & discounted parking in Central Croydon

 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