Experienced Social Workers - Adults

We are currently looking to recruit dynamic, experienced social workers for our Adult Social Care teams across Dorset.

We have the following vacancies:

• East Locality Team, based in Ferndown
• Peripatetic team based across Dorset
• Weymouth and Portland Locality Team, based in Weymouth
• Hospital Discharge (Home First), based in Dorchester
• Learning Disability teams in Bridport, Dorchester, Weymouth and Portland.
• Community Mental Health teams based in Blandford, Sherborne and Weymouth

These roles are difficult to match for impact and variety. You’ll find a challenging and highly rewarding career with us, where you’ll have every opportunity to make a positive difference to people’s lives. 

We offer hybrid and flexible working, supporting working from home. Part-time and job share arrangements may be considered based on the needs of the service. Please contact us to discuss if this is a possibility for any of these posts.

For an informal chat about any of these roles, or to explore any other roles in Social Work within Adult Care, please drop us a line at [email protected] and we will get straight back in touch.

• We are an organisation with a strong commitment to a strengths-based approach in our relationships with customers and employees alike. We foster a vibrant, happy, and high achieving workforce
• We offer regular, reflective supervision that supports Continuous Professional Development
• We are an organisation that is proud of its robust learning and development offer. This includes mentoring and coaching, various external training including BIA, AMHP, access to RIPFA courses, Community Care Inform and internal training to support development in specific areas of practice
• We promote career development
• We offer access to wellbeing support and other support services
• We offer generous relocation and retention packages (please see below)
• You will have access to the Local Government Pension scheme
• We offer a minimum of 27 days holiday and the option to purchase more
• We proudly offer hybrid and flexible working options, supporting a harmonious work-life balance

What you can expect to be doing:

You will be undertaking strengths-based assessments, support planning and reviews to support customers to achieve their outcomes and promote their independence.

You will be working as part of a busy team and alongside other teams within the local authority.

Multi-disciplinary practice will be integral to the role. 

About you:

You will be a dynamic social worker with a strong value base and sense of person-centred practice.  Our ethos revolves around bolstering support, fostering a culture of learning, nurturing development, and nurturing well-being throughout our entire workforce through a strengths-based approach.

You will have excellent communication skills, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, have a flexible approach and be able to work closely with a range of professionals.

You will be creative and passionate about enabling people to be as independent as possible.

You will need to be confident with the legal basis for practice and be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 2007, Human Rights Act 1998 and Equality Act 2010.

You will embrace continuous professional development.

You will embody our behaviours responsibility, respect, recognition, and collaboration. https://intranet.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/about/our-behaviours/

We invite you to demonstrate how you evidence these within your application.

We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

• provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
• have ambitious aspirations
• are excited about our future
• care about Dorset and all the people who live here
• know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

You will:

• have access to a range of employee benefits
• be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
• have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation. We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We have a commitment to equality and welcome applications from everyone.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments. 

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process. 

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.