Practice Supervisor (Social Work)

at  Oxfordshire County Council

DO YOU WANT TO HELP US RADICALLY CHANGE THE WAY WE DELIVER SOCIAL CARE?

Delivering the Future Together, our ambitious transformation programme which is enabling us to be an employer, partner, and place shaper of choice. We’re seeking the right people who can help us get there while embracing our value of ‘daring to do it differently’ we continue to strive to do better.
In Adult Services, this means we’re daring to do adult social care differently by supporting Oxfordshire’s residents to stay fit, healthy and independent in their communities for as long as possible through a strength’s-based approach. Working with local NHS services, care providers and community and voluntary groups, we make the most of what each of our strengths are, pulling in the same direction, and united by one shared vision.
This means we keep the people we support at the heart of all that we do. And that works. By listening to people and building on the positives in their lives, we can work collaboratively to help them live the lives they want with the right support around them. It is something we call the Oxfordshire Way and we can’t do it alone – our proactive, positive approach to social care gives everyone the opportunity to make a bigger difference. If we’re doing a good job, we don’t stand still – we’re ambitious and we’re always striving to do better; it’s in our DNA.

Whatever your career aspirations are in adult social care, we’re here to support and empower you to lead your growth from the front whilst you play a key role providing supervisory support to our Social Workers and Coordinators and collaborate with your Occupational therapy colleagues in the team.
The Vale Adult Social Care Teams is a community based multi-disciplinary team supporting residents in the Vale of White Horse area, to achieve and sustain maximum independence to support their quality of life.
We are looking for an SWE registered Social Worker who is passionate about personal independence and sustainable wellbeing in the community.

As part of our team, you will:

• Work closely with our partners and the voluntary sector. Supporting your team manager to supervise and line manage Social Workers and Coordinators, to deliver a strength-based approach to support and enable people in our community.
• In addition, to support and develop close working with partners in our neighbourhood.
• Be responsible for overseeing the practice of team members, both registered professionals and non-registered professionals, supporting their development and skills to ensure delivery of timely interventions, reducing reliance on statutory care.