Social Worker

The TASC team is a social care team set within Integrated Adult Social Care, with strong links with Children's Services and Education. We work with young people from the age of 14 up until 25 across the Devon County Council footprint. The team comprises of two Team Managers, Social Workers, Social Care Assessors, Occupational Therapists and Business/Information Support Officers.

The Positive Futures Team is a parallel team to TASC and primarily focuses on young people from 17 - 25 years of age who are leaving independent specialist education colleges and who require an assessment and planning for when their education ends. The team works to the Care Act principles to engage with young people with a disability ensuring that independent living skills are promoted and maximised to facilitate young people's ability to engage with their community, gain employment, and live and enjoy their adult life as independently as possible.

This is an exciting time for the Positive Futures Team as we are approaching the second year of our TASC project. This project's overall aim is to improve our joint services in supporting young people in Devon as they plan and make decisions about what their adult life will look like. Over the first year of the project we have shown that effective collaboration with Children's Services, Education and voluntary agencies is improving the outcomes for young people, and those that care for them, as they transition into adulthood.

We are delighted to announce that we are looking to recruit to a full-time fixed term 18 month contract for a Social Work position within the Positive Futures Team.

It really is a very crucial time in our project development and the successful applicants for these posts will play a significant part as both the Positive Futures Team and the TASC team continue to evolve. Being part of this project will require our team to demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, and a commitment to continuous improvement in service delivery., The TASC team is a countywide team and is located across the Devon County Council footprint. Therefore, we are not a team who go into an office base each day. However, we pride ourselves on being a supportive and friendly team who communicates and supports each other on a daily basis. Additionally, we provide 1-1 supervision and monthly practice-focussed peer discussions and team meetings. These are a mix of face to face and remote MS Teams meetings.

Are you a social worker with experience of:

• working with individuals with disabilities?


• working with children or young people?


• skilled partnership working with other agencies and teams to support positive outcomes for individuals?


Such experience would be a great advantage for potential applicants for these Social Work positions in our team.

We are ideally looking for full time workers. However, applicants who can offer a minimum of 30 hours could be considered and would require further discussion at interview.

The Positive Futures Team is a small team of 3 members of staff (1 Social Worker and 1.5 Social Care Assessors) based within the Transition Adult Social Care Team (formally known as the Preparing for Adulthood Team).,
• DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity webpages.


• Happy to Talk Flexible Working - The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc.


• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.


• This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
  
  We offer 26 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays, rising incrementally to 31 days after 5 years' service.


• Flexible working opportunities are available, these include part-time hours, flexitime, compressed working hours and homeworking (this is subject to the needs of the role - please discuss at further at interview)


• Offer an opportunity to enter a generous Local Government Pension Scheme.


• As a place to live and work, Devon is hard to beat with top-performing schools, universities, vibrant cities, pretty villages and some of the most scenic coast and countryside in the UK. Living and working in Devon as a Social Worker has never been more attractive.


• If you are looking to make the move to Devon, subject to qualifying conditions, relocation support of up to £10,000, may be available.


• Visa sponsorship may also be offered as part of the relocation support package, terms and conditions apply.