About this role
Job summary
About The Job
Salary: £39,862 to £42,839per annumWorking Pattern: Full-time, 37 hours per weekContract Type: Fixed-term until March 2027Location: Office-based in Shoreham, covering the Adur, Arun, and Worthing areasInterview Date: week commencing 18th June
You will need to be able to travel independently around the county, including to areas that may not be easily accessible by public transport. Pool cars and pool bikes are available.
Main duties of the job
You will work within a newly developed MDT alongside colleagues from the Communities Directorate, Adult Social Care, and third-sector partners. The team combines a broad range of skills and expertise in multi-disciplinary assessments and support services. Together, we take a holistic, assertive outreach approach to support a small caseload of clients across West Sussex who are facing homelessness (or insecure housing), involvement with the criminal justice system, substance misuse, domestic violence, and mental health challenges.
As a Social Worker, your role will be twofold:
Providing intensive, person-centred support to help clients lead meaningful, independent lives. Undertaking traditional social work duties such as assessments, support planning, and reviews.A key part of this role is identifying systemic challenges, working flexibly, and drawing on creative solutions and best practices to overcome barriers faced by people with multiple disadvantages. There is a strong emphasis on continuous learning and practice development.
Please refer to the Job Description for a detailed break down of the role.
About us
West Sussex county council is responsible for providing vital services to over 850,000 residents.
We are proud to offer support at every important step of our residents lives, from registering a birth right through to offering care and advice in later life.
Our schools, social care services, libraries, community hub, highways crews and Fire and Rescue service are there to keep people safe and help them reach their full potential.
The services we provide are wide ranging and diverse and offer a chance to make a real difference to the communities around us.
If you would like to find out more about some of the many touchpoints we have with the residents of West Sussex, and the wealth of career opportunities we offer, watch our animation video below.
To Apply please go via the WSCC career page link and apply on our page directly and ensure you include a cover letter summarise the way that you answer the skills we are looking for and why you would be suitable for this role along with your CV.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for further details about this position.Further application queries please contact our HR team
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
You will possess the ability to communicate effectively, have compassion and empathy to support people who access our services, and be able to manage your own health and well-being due to the emotional demands of the role. You will have a good theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of social work, and a good understanding of the necessity of working with partnership agencies including health, housing, education, and statutory, voluntary and independent agencies. There will also be a requirement for you to work flexibly using your own initiative where appropriate. You will be required to travel throughout the County including to locations that are not always easily accessible by public transport. Qualifications and or experience: Degree in Social Work, or a recognised equivalent Social Work qualification, e.g. Diploma in Social Work. Registered with Social Work England. Experience of undertaking assessments and social work intervention planning, implementation and review by means of creative and pragmatic solutions.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name West Sussex County Council
Address West Sussex County Council
Middle Road
Shoreham-by-sea
West Sussex
BN43 6GA
Employer's website https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)