St Helens Council
Senior Social Worker - AMHP
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Our Social Care workforce provides services to children, young people and their families day in and day out, making a positive impact on the lives of people within the community. The dedication, professionalism and strength of our Children's workforce is demonstrated every day, and we welcome applications from experienced Social Workers who share our commitment and values and want to make a difference to our children and young people in St Helens. We are rated GOOD by Ofsted and OUTSTANDING with services for young people leaving care.
People are the most important resource we have which is why in addition to our fantastic employee benefits, we are also currently offering an additional £4,000 Welcome Gesture to the first 6 Post Qualified Experienced Social Workers appointed from our new Social Worker recruitment campaign (Terms & Conditions Apply, please contact us for further details).
Are you who we are looking for: Do you have the knowledge, skills and experience to deliver a high-quality service to vulnerable children and adults? Are you an Approved Mental Health Professional, able to undertake Mental Health Act Assessments. Do you have an awareness of the legislative and procedural issues relating to safeguarding work? Can you operate with a high level of professional autonomy? If so we want to hear from you....
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Making a Difference as Senior Social Worker/ AMHP with the Emergency Duty Team The St Helens Emergency Duty Team, who are also commissioned by Halton LA, deliver an out of hours emergency response in respect of risk of immediate harm for People's Services. This encompasses immediate risk of harm to children and adults, mental Health support/ assessments, and homelessness.
EDT’s primary office base is situated at Municipal Building in Widnes.
Employees can regularly work away from Council workspaces (including home or other locations), alongside required office-based working. The balance between remote and office-based working is determined at service level based on operational need. This post will require you to be based at our Widnes office and be able to attend the St Helens and Halton area regularly as part of your work. As a member of the St Helens & Halton EDT Service, you will be part of a skilled and professional team supported by experienced colleagues and Team Manager.
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For an informal Discussion, Please contact Janet Follin- Team Manager by email at janetfollin@sthelens.gov.uk Full Job Description & Person Specification Documents are included with this advert. 'details of the working arrangements can be found in the information for candidates' This post is subject to Enhanced DBS disclosure and Social Work England We reserve the right to close the advert early, with sufficient applications. Apply early to avoid disappointment.
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