Vacancy Details

Description

G09 £32,909 - £35,411 per annum/ pro rata

37 or 30 hours per week

We are looking for highly motivated qualified Social Workers with proven knowledge and experience in Older People's social work. You will be a key member of the Older People team, carrying out quality social work assessments and acting as decision makers in accordance with the Main Principles of the Mental Capacity Act (2005), to enable vulnerable older people over the age of 65 in Wrexham to remain in their home or in the most appropriate environment taking into account their safety and wellbeing.  

In the role you will work in partnerships with key stakeholders including the NHS, local authorities or independent sector providers, families and unpaid carers to ensure quality care and support is provided to older people in need. You will have the opportunity to support older people with a range of needs including those relating to physical and mental health and will have the skills to hold conversations about "what's important" to inform results-oriented assessments and support provision. 

The Older People team is involved in a number of projects to improve services for our citizens including integrated working across the whole system. These projects and partnerships across Wrexham benefit Older People, and so it's a great time to join the team and contribute to shaping the services of the future. The Team is proud of its strong multidisciplinary relationships, and adopting a Local model enables practitioners to build these relationships across statutory and third sector agencies and become experts on the services available in their geographic area.

Wrexham and North Wales is a great place to live, with major cities in the North West of England and the Welsh Coast and Snowdonia not far away. WCBC can offer you modern ways of working with a combination of working from home, on site with individuals or from council/or shared facilities, and are planned to move to a state-of-the-art Wellbeing Centre in Wrexham town centre within the next 12 months. We also offer:

• Higher starting salary for the right candidate

• Managers and supportive peer groups

• Up to 31 days of annual leave

• Work-life balance including flexible working

• Local Government Pension

• Employee Support Scheme

• Discounts and offers for staff

• Childcare vouchers

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Access to Credit Union

An Enhanced DBS check & Social Care Wales registration is required for this position.

The Council welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, religious belief or age.

The Council is committed to developing its bilingual workforce and welcomes applications from candidates who demonstrate their capability to work in both English and Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.