The role
About Southwark:
Southwark is a large, ambitious and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude and enviable reputation. As a council, we are successful, passionate and forward-thinking. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do. If you want to make a difference at a local level, apply to Southwark Council today.
Adult Social Care in Southwark has an annual budget in excess of £80m, supports more than 7000 service users, and we have set out our approach in our person centred business plan focuses that focuses on 5 elements:
Workforce - A strength-based culture to improve outcomes for our services users
One Council Engagement – To ensure our priorities are fully supported
Preventative services in the community – To improve and maintain wellbeing
Accommodation and Community Based Services
Partnership working to prevent dependency
The Role:
As Principal Social Worker you will be responsible for practice development within ASC, providing high quality advice and guidance to staff at all levels of the organisation. Working with the Principal Occupational Therapist and Practice Development Lead to transform the council’s approach to staff development using the principles of the Workforce Race Equality Standard Southwark Stand Together. As we enter a crucial stage in recovery from the pandemic, you will be embedding a strength based culture across ASC to meet the needs of our residents, and deliver our workforce for the future, championing social work across the council and local and national partners.
This role will lead the council’s response in preparing for the implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) as prescribed in the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019. Working with national and regional peers to set out local policy implementation. Ensuring the wider work relating to the Council’s systems, processes, relevant policies and procedures for LPS, are flexible and in keeping with the principles and spirit of the Mental Capacity Act and recent amendments.
About You:
We are looking for a candidate with:
- A social worker qualification and current registration
- A proven track record of strategic leadership and ability to engage diverse stakeholder in a range of settings
- Substantial experience and knowledge of current social work practice, and ability to understand the political agenda and translate this into local implementation
- Extensive knowledge of Adult Safeguarding and the Mental Capacity Act
- The strategic ability to lead transformation and champion new ways of working
Benefits:
- Strategic Managers annual leave entitlement starts at 33 days, plus bank holidays.
- An interest free season ticket loan is available for all members of staff
- An outstanding Pension Scheme. Southwark offers membership of its pension scheme, which is in line with the national Local Government Pension Scheme (a career average scheme).
- Southwark has a strong flexible working ethos and believes in focusing on outcomes. Through taking this approach we welcome flexible working including: a commitment to regular homeworking with technology to support this.
To find out more about our benefits, please visit https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
For an informal conversation about this role please contact: George Roscoe george.roscoe@southwark.gov.uk
Additional details
This post is permanent with a basic salary range of £51,663 - £64,725 per annum. In addition to the basic salary the post attracts a JNC financial benefits package of £2,724 per annum (pro-rata April - March).
The basic working hours for this role is 36 per week. Candidates should be aware that there is a requirement to attend meetings outside normal working hours wherever this is necessary for the effective performance of the job.
An enhanced DBS check is required
This role is requires mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 as per national guidance to attend care homes and carry out safeguarding duties, see website for details
Recruitment timetable
Closing date: 7th November 2021 at 23:59
Interview and Assessments: week commencing 15th November 2021
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council
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