Social Worker - Adult Learning Disability Team

Job Introduction

Full time Social Worker Post, Adult Learning Disability Team

An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced Qualified Social Worker to join our busy team within the Integrated Learning Disability Service across BCP locality.  We have a full time 37 hours role available, and this post will focus on in completing Community Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards applications to the Court of Protection (DoLS).

As an integrated team, we are co-located with staff from Dorset Healthcare. 

We are a supportive and collaborative Integrated team.  We celebrate and share good practice and will give you the training and development you need to excel.  We are committed to supporting your continual professional development. We prioritise support, learning, development, and wellbeing across our workforce with a strengths-based approach.

We offer hybrid and flexible working that supports a healthy work-life balance.

You’ll find a challenging and highly rewarding career with us, where you’ll have every opportunity to make a positive difference to people’s lives. You will be working alongside colleagues in the team, to be able to make the application to the court of protection. 

An opportunity to learn and expand your knowledge when working with adults and young people with a Learning Disability.  

What we’re looking for:

Applicants must have recent experience of working in a social care setting that involves direct contact with members of the public and have experience in undertaking applications to the court of protection.  Also, to have experience working with people with a learning disability and/or be passionate about improving the lives of people with a learning disability. 

You will have an understanding of the social and legal context within which social care services are delivered.

You will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, advocating for adults to assist them to achieve their outcomes, including signposting and providing information and guidance.

To hold a driving licence and to have access to a car. 

What you can expect to be doing:

You will be undertaking comprehensive Community Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards applications, for people with a learning disability over the age of 18y.

You will be required to work in line with the Care Act duties. 

You will support Carers and undertake comprehensive Carers Assessments and identify the impact this is having on their lives.  

When you join this team, our main office is Hillcrest - Slades Farm, but you may be needed to work from, Delphwood - Canford Heath, or Christchurch local office.  You will have the ability to work flexibly across locations in the BCP area combined with home working. 

You will support and enable people to minimise dependence and maximise independence through strength based, self-directed support, commissioning, monitoring, and reviewing to meet the individuals’ assessed needs.

You will be responsible for a caseload which will entail visiting BCP ordinary residents within various settings, potentially throughout the country. 

Our Team:

We are a community-based team that supports adults across Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole.  As an integrated team we have colleagues from a variety of professions, all working towards the same goal to maximise independence and enable people to lead the best life they can.

The team has a range of Social Care experience including Qualified Social Workers, newly qualified ASYE Social Workers and experienced unqualified Social Care staff.

For an informal discussion please contact one of our Social Care management team members on 01202 611880

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Person Specification for more details.

NO AGENCIES TO MAKE CONTACT

As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation and colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. 

About BCP Council

BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package to colleagues. Find out more on our website.

As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We have been in a process of collective bargaining since 2019 and have positively worked forward to reach an agreed position with the unions for the new contractual offer. This has taken longer than we hoped and therefore we are having to consider all alternative avenues available to enable us to remove inequality in the organisation as a result of bringing together 3 councils. 

We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. We want to reassure everyone that whichever route is taken to reach the new terms and conditions, we can honour continuous service and there will not be any job reduction as a result of the implementation of Pay and Reward.  If you have any questions at all about this process, please feel free to raise this with the hiring manager.