Social Worker (Community- 2+ years experience only)

Social Worker Community Team (with more than 2 years experience)

Hours: Full time (37 hours)

Start date: ASAP for 12 weeks

Rate of Pay: Band F = £15.78 - £18.00 per hour to worker (£30,451 to £34,728 PAYE). We can offer no more than £25 per hour to the candidate.

Contract type: Agency

Location: - Working from home/ Various locations across the borough

Job Description and Personnel Specification are attached, which also provides more information above the role.

Brief description:

We are looking for full time Agency Social Workers to work across Adults Social Care with more than 2 years post qualifying experience. The social workers will be deployed across the 6 community social work teams and must be able to hit the ground running. The service aims to improve the outcomes of residents in Sandwell by;

• Enabling/facilitating timely discharges from hospital
• Monitoring and facilitating timely discharges from intermediate care provisions
• Offering alternatives to hospital admissions
• Supporting people to return to independent living.
• Complete work in a timely manner/& adhere to deadline, timescales and Sandwell Policies and Procedures

You will be required to work as part of a team and deliver an enhanced customer experience that promotes the well-being of vulnerable adults to enable them to live in their own homes independently for longer, supporting them in retaining and regaining their skills and confidence.

You will need to be social work qualified and hold either the degree in social work, Dip SW, CQSW or equivalent and be registered with Social Work England. An Enhanced DBS will be required for these posts. Hours 37 hours per week and required to work the core hours of the business, Monday to Thursday 9.00-5.30 pm and Fridays 9.00-5.00pm. Pay Band F £15.78 per hour to £18.00 per hour. The location is currently home-based working; however, you will be required to complete some home/community visits in Sandwell following a dynamic risk assessment of the needs of the visit. Access to own lap top and mobile phone would be beneficial and candidates need to be readily available to start.

Please see JD and PS attached.

Please can the agencies send over a CV, 2x up to date references, copy of Terms and Conditions

Please note this advert is also out with our Master Vendor

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Additional information:

The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement opportunity, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the related documents.

To submit your documents, you will be required to opt in.

For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

If you require further assistance in respect of the system, please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No