Social Worker

£22,932 - £27,685, pay award pending
An exciting opportunity has arisen in Bolton to join the Transition team working with young people age 14-25 with special education needs and disabilities. The successful candidate will work with both Children and Adult services to ensure a smooth transition for young people in preparing them for adulthood.

The social worker will be responsible for discharging duties in accordance with the Care Act 2014. Undertaking holistic assessments and developing transition plans that will inform the appropriate future pathway and support for the young person. Furthermore, identifying and completing assessments of informal carers.

1) Demonstrate ability to work with service users to ensure they can make informed
decisions about their needs in accordance with statutory frameworks/local policies.
2) Ability to identify and assess need, options and urgency of situation, and to plan and implement action to meet this.
3) Identify, assess and manage risk to service users whilst balancing their rights and responsibilities.

About You
We are looking to recruit a qualified social worker, who is enthusiastic and motivated with an interest and passion for working with young people with Disabilities, understanding their needs, current and future aspirations, and to support them in preparing for adulthood.

You will have the ability to communicate, develop, maintain and improve relationships working in collaboration with young people, their families and key partners.

You will work with commissioners alongside the Deputy/Team manager to develop the market and ensure there is sufficient, effective and good quality provision in the local area., This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.