Walsall Council
Social Care Facilitator - Ref: SS02626
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Social Care Facilitator - Ref: SS02626
Grade: G7; Salary Range: £35,412 - £38,220
ICS is a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team operated jointly between Walsall Health Care NHS Trust and Walsall Council Adult Social Care. We are a dynamic, welcoming team working with adults, their carer’s and families. The role entails supporting individuals to maximise their full potential and promote their independence following an acute episode of illness or hospital admission. The team supports with hospital discharge, rehabilitation, crisis intervention and preventing hospital admissions. We are committed to working in collaboration with partner agencies to achieve positive outcome for individuals.
We adopt a strength-based approach in our practice and outcome focused support planning. Applicants are required to have experience of safeguarding adults. The Social Care Facilitator role is expected to undertake statutory duties in line with the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act.
We offer regular supervision and peer group support, with a commitment to your ongoing career development and progression. We will ensure you are given the opportunity to access post qualifying training and ongoing development opportunities. ICS is an innovative service supporting hospital discharge and interim community pathways aligned to the national vision, for which Walsall has been recognised by NHS England as an area of good practice.
ICS is a seven day service across 365 days a year and successful candidates will be required to work weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis.
If you have any queries then please contact Saroop Sahota, ICS Team Manager on saroop.sahota@walsall.gov.uk or call 01922 650827.
Closing Date: Wednesday 22nd July 2026
View: Job Description and Employee Specification
These posts are covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.
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Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children, young people and vulnerable adults entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Note: Applicants appointed to posts that require an enhanced DBS clearance must declare any periods of time that they have lived, studied or worked abroad and be prepared to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Certificate (OCRC) or a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC) relating to anytime they were overseas.
Important note: When completing your online application form, you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills, abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification. If you do not include a supporting information statement, you will not be shortlisted. Please also ensure that you complete the work history and qualifications sections of your application form. Please do not add a CV as we do not accept them. Please see our Information for Applicants leaflet for further information.
We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this job vacancy. We are not accepting agency applications or referrals at this time.
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Here at Walsall, we want to attract the best talent. That's why - as well as a satisfying and rewarding job - we offer a range of attractive benefits [https://go.walsall.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers-/benefits-of-working-for-us]. Working arrangements in most jobs are flexible (you may work flexitime, full or part time and job sharing is usually available) and you can expect generous holiday entitlements, a first class pension scheme and plenty of opportunities for training and personal development.
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Part of the Black Country, famous for its enterprising and industrial past, Walsall is reinventing itself to become a progressive modern community. The borough is centred around the major town of Walsall, but also includes five smaller and distinctive district centres (Bloxwich, Aldridge, Willenhall, Darlaston and Brownhills), together with numerous villages.
Walsall Council is committed to Safer Recruitment. To achieve our commitment, we will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce.
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