Social Worker - Transitions x2

Are you a qualified, experienced and registered Social Worker passionate about working with young people with additional needs to transition into adulthood and dedicated to making a difference?

We have exciting opportunities for 2 Social Workers to join our Transitions team that forms part of the Integrated Learning Disability team in Adult Social Care on our stunning Isle of Wight.

- 1x 37 hour (full time) Social Work position

- 1x 23 hour (part time) Social Work position

At #TeamIWC our Transitions team support young people with additional needs with their transition to adulthood. This is an immensely rewarding role that really offers you the professional opportunity to shape the future lives of our Island’s young people and their families for the better.

You will play a pivotal role in supporting young people and importance of the work we do to help them transition into adulthood cannot be underestimated.

Approaching adulthood can be a challenging time for all young people, this is especially true when they have additional needs, there can be lots of factors to consider and plan for.

This can be further impacted on by long-term health conditions, learning disabilities and other needs that mean that an individual would benefit from support to plan their transition from childhood to adulthood to help them recognise and reach their potential.

Within the Transitions team you will work with individuals, their families and their professional networks from a variety services to support a positive transition to adulthood, identifying the strengths the individual has and using these as a basis for an individual to have choice and control over their future, supporting access to services that promote well-being and ongoing development.

Day to day duties include:

- Direct work with young people and their families.

- Completing assessments and reviews to identify eligibility for support under Care Act 2014.

- Working creatively with people with lived experience, their support networks and their community to promote outcomes.

- Engaging in multi-agency working across council and external departments.

- Supporting the wider team to complete statutory duties.

Please see our Job Summary for more details about the skills required for the role.

What would you get out of the role by joining us?

- Supportive team environment.

- Access to training and ongoing professional development.

- Job satisfaction from seeing people realise and achieve their potential.

Training and development opportunities:

- You will have access to a wide variety of training opportunities tailored to individual, team and departmental needs.

The positives of the team you will be working within:

- Time and time again as a team we have received positive feedback about how supportive we are to each other.

- Within our team there is an expectation of a high level of support and dedication to those we are supporting. This can come with times of challenge both personally and professionally; however, this is within a supportive environment that facilitates well-being, learning and a sense of pride and achievement in your work and the difference you make in your community.

The benefits of working in Adult Social Care:

- You will have access to professional career development across a range of departments.

- There are ongoing opportunities to access training to further learning.

- Supporting and supervising all our social care workforce

Please visit the Adult Social Care career opportunities page which holds inspiring testimonies from team members, a guide to what the Island offers as well as personal development opportunities we offer.

Team IWC Values:

Community & customer focused

Effective & efficient

Working together

Fair & transparent

As well as being a great place to work, we also offer a competitive remuneration package including:

Competitive rates of pay and allowances

Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a (plus public holidays)

Local Government pension scheme

Relocation package (if eligible) of up to £8,000 plus home relocation scheme via Help to Buy

Travel allowance (if eligible) and discounted Solent ferry travel

Island bus network discount, cycle to work scheme and staff parking permit scheme

Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership

National and local discounts & benefits schemes

Access to private health care packages

We are looking forward to receiving your application if you have what it takes to make a positive contribution and share our vision and values.

Please click here to view the Isle of Wight Council’s Care Close to Home Strategy.

PLEASE NOTE: Out of Hours Standby and Call Out

You will be required to take part in the Out of Hours Stand-by Duty Rota as and when requested by management.  Standby and call out duties are paid in accordance with the IWC Terms and Conditions 2012 document.

Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island here.

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the Unacceptable Behaviour Policy, Employee Code of Conduct and Behaviours Framework. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.

A relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available to new employees subject to qualifying criteria. Further details are available upon request.

The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer, who is proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. In addition to this, we are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of other areas of commitments, this means that providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

The Isle of Wight Council is committed to supporting all newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) through the implementation of a robust post graduate competency framework referred to as the Assessed and Supported Year of Employment (ASYE). The ASYE is intended to be the first stage of the continuing professional development for Registered Social Workers, and the framework will be closely allied to the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF).  You will be therefore, be required to satisfactorily complete the ASYE programme within a 12-month period (or 18 months if part time).

This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Recruitment, Policy and Procedure and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

If you have difficulty completing your online application or if you need further information about how to apply, telephone 01983 823134 or email callcentre@iow.gov.uk. Please note only applications completed and submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.

We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. If unsuccessful, we actively encourage you to revisit our job pages and apply to alternate posts that may be suitable.