Social Worker

Job Introduction

Qualified Social Worker

Hours: Full-time (37 hours)

Location: BCP 

Salary: £34,314 - £43,711 (subject to experience)

We are currently recruiting for our Adult Autism Team, which has one full-time vacancy for a Qualified Social Worker. 

Please be advised that we cannot accept applications from newly qualified Social Workers (NQSW) for this post. 

Joining Our Team

BCP Council has a number of Social Work teams that operate across all specialist areas, including Adults and Older People’s Mental Health, Preparing for Adulthood Services, Learning Disability Services, Autism services, Forensic, Assertive Outreach and Community Rehabilitation Teams. Given the nature of this role, it is a requirement for applicants to hold the necessary professional qualification and registration to practice as a Social Worker in the UK through Social Work England.

The successful candidate will need to have demonstrable experience in working within a specialist service with knowledge of application of the Care Act.

We are committed to working within a strengths-based model and as such continue to work within the principles of Fulfilling Lives in meeting our duties within the Care Act.

There is a commitment from the team, and management, to individual wellbeing and we offer a number of opportunities to support development such as high-quality reflective supervision and peer reflection. 

An enthusiastic and motivated professional is sought, who can work autonomously and as part of the team whilst contributing proactively to the development of the service and meeting the core objectives of BCP Council. 

If you are dedicated and passionate about ensuring people with an autistic spectrum condition live the best possible lives this may be the opportunity for you.

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

This is a single full-time vacancy based within The Adult Autism Team (AAT). This team benefits from the active involvement with our service area teams, which included Community Mental Health Teams, Learning Disabilities and Preparing for Adulthood. The team is made up of an Operational Manager, a Team Manager, two Qualified Social Workers and three Care Managers. 

What You Can Expect to be Doing

You will be undertaking the Three Conversations Model approach, which focuses on the needs of BCP residents over the age of 18 and their carers.  

When you join this team, you will be working across Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole and will be based at Bournemouth Civic Centre, with 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’ identied goals.

You will be responsible for a caseload which will entail visiting BCP residents within various settings.

Flexibility

We can offer opportunities for flexible working such as part-time or compressed hours (though you may need to work some unsocial hours, depending on your contract), and can consider the best location for you as we have hubs across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. We also support an element of home working as part of our agile hybrid model.

Talent Pool

Where we have too many short listable candidates for a role, or no available vacancy at a particular level or in a particular team, we will add your details to our Talent Pool and when a role becomes available, we’ll contact you to arrange an interview.

Applications

Applications will be reviewed as and when received, you do not need to wait until the closing date. To apply, please read the Job Description and then complete the application form, evidencing how you meet our listed core essential criteria, including your social work qualification and registration number. The qualifications we accept are as follows:

• Diploma in Social Work (DipSW)
• BSc / BA Social Work (BSc/BASW)
• Masters in Social Work (MSW)
• Social Work Degree Apprenticeship (SWDA)
• Equivalent Oversees Qualification (must be validated by Social Work England)

Additional Information

Please only apply for this post if you are currently living in the UK and can evidence current and satisfactory right to work. We are not currently supporting applicants that require a work visa or sponsorship to practice in the UK. You must also hold a valid full UK driving license, with access to your own car, or be able to travel efficiently (and sustainably where possible) to fulfil the needs of the role using public or other forms of transport. 

 For more information or if you have any questions, we would really like to hear from you, so please contact Lucy Mayer on 01202 128315 to arrange a conversation. 

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, world-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package for further details see here

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.

DBS

BCP Council 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 Job Description or Role Profile for more details.