Social Worker Shared Lives Scheme
Salford City Council
About us
We currently have an exciting vacancy within our team to enable us to continue to build on our success and also bring new experience, knowledge and ideas into the team. Salford City Council recognises the role that Shared Lives can play in meeting the needs of vulnerable adults who live in the city in a personalised, flexible & creative way. In order to increase the offer we need to increase the size of the team.
About you
You will hold a Social Work qualification and will be registered with Social Work England. Experience of Shared Lives is not essential but you must have a desire to be part of support provided in a different way.
You will have good assessment skills and an ability to share information across different formats. You will have a commitment to personal development and a desire to promote development in others.
You will play an active role in the growth and development of the scheme. You must have an interest in people’s stories and an ability to build relationships with the Carers, the people that we support and other professionals is essential.
You need to be enthusiastic and creative, seeking solutions where there are challenges.
About the role
You will work within the team to contribute to the wider development and delivery of the service to ensure that the social care needs of adults in Salford are met. You will recruit, assess and then support new applicants whilst also supporting and monitoring existing Carers and arrangements. Skills gained in other roles may be transferable and contribute to the growth and development of the scheme.
Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants
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