WE’RE LOOKING FOR A SOCIAL WORKER, INTERESTED?

Do you want a role where you’re recognised for what you do, given the opportunity to thrive and have the chance to be the best version of yourself? Interested in joining a great organisation with an employee offer and experience that rivals others? Are you looking for a new challenge in Adult Social Care? If so, please keep reading as you’re just what we’re looking for!
The team…
Our Assessment teams use a conversational approach, focusing on an individual’s strengths and the community around them, supporting Gateshead residents to live thriving lives. Teams across the service provide assessment, intervention, and support in relation to an individual’s social care needs with a focus on promoting wellbeing and independence, helping individuals take greater control over their lives by championing an early engagement model. Working in this way promotes the individual’s access to other agencies and provides them with the tools to be both physically and mentally healthy, reducing their need for long-term provisions and re-enable them where possible.

Gateshead Council’s ambitious Adult Social Care service is currently looking to recruit a qualified Social Worker, who is registered with Social Work England, to join our Locality 2 community social work team. As part of the Locality 2 team, you will be working with: a Team Manager, a Senior Practitioner, Social Workers and Assessing Officers.
You will have excellent communication and ICT skills. It is also important that you have a commitment to equal opportunities, anti-oppressive practice, and inter-agency working. You will also have a commitment to continuous professional development in addition to a willingness to undertake relevant training, as required by the Local Authority. You will also have a current driving licence and access to a car or mobility support.
You must have a Social Work qualification or be pending successful completion of your final year at university studying the Social Work qualification (i.e. MA or BA in Social Work, Dip SW CQSW or CSS or equivalent). You must also have current registration with Social Work England or be pending successful completion of your final year at university studying the Social Work qualification.