Social Worker - Preparation - Adulthood Team

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for a L2 Social Worker that has an interest in developing their skills supporting young people with disabilities and their families to prepare for adulthood. The opportunity is within the preparation for adulthood team which sits in children's services within the birth to settled adulthood service. Birth to Settled Adulthood Service sees progress in first year.

This role would be suitable for experienced social workers, ASCs or family workers. Due to it being fixed term, it would not be suitable for an ASYE social worker.

Your role will primarily be to complete preparation for adulthood plans with young people and their families/ carers. A preparation for adulthood plan focuses on how a young person is developing their independence. You will be offering information advice and guidance to support this and inform the plan.

The plans are completed with young people aged 14 onwards and offer an opportunity to have conversations with young people and their families to understand what their needs might be in adulthood and how they can be supported to be as independent as possible.

You may also be required to complete an adult Care Act assessment and other adult social care activities, including undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments/Best Interests decisions.

We would welcome expressions of interest from practitioners who are working in either children's or adult services. This is a unique opportunity to develop skills and experiences across directorates.

You will work alongside colleagues with adult and children's social care expertise as well as education and Special Educational needs colleagues

This will be a fixed term post starting on the first day of employment within the team.

Please see attached a context statement that explains a bit more about the role.

If you might be the person we are looking for please complete the application form to show how your skills, behaviours and experience will help you to deliver the role. Please refer to the requirements in the attached context statement, job description and person specification.

Further Information

If you would like to have an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact Ceri David via email:prepforadulthood@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

This post is fixed term for one year from the start date of the contract.

This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders.

See our policy on safeguarding children and young people.

See our adult safeguarding policy.

You must:

• have a degree in social work or equivalent
• be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post

Social Worker/OT

You must:

• Have a degree in social work/Occupational Therapy or equivalent

• Be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

• Be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post

This post requires significant travel.

You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem

suitable) available for use as needed.

All posts requiring a safeguarding policy

See our policy on safeguarding children and young people.

See our adult safeguarding policy.

Posts requiring DBS clearance

This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having

access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and

Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders.

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We:

• provide essential services that support over 300,000 residents
• work in partnership to make a real difference
• value every role and the impact it has on our communities
• support our employees to grow, develop, and thrive

You will:

• be part of a team that works together for a better Dorset
• have access to a range of benefits and support
• receive training and development opportunities to help your career progress

This role is UK-based, and we will need to confirm your Right to Work as part of the appointment process. We use generic job descriptions and person specifications, so the job title in any attachments may differ from the advert. If needed, we will provide additional details in a context statement.

If you're passionate about making a difference, we'd love you to join us.

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