Senior Social Worker/ Community Assistant Team Lead

Senior Social Worker/ Community Assistant Team Lead SO3 (£37,336 – £42,403) *Pay Award Pending 37 hours, Full-Time Permanent and Temporary positions available (6 months) Hybrid: Stopford House and homeworking (2 days a week in office and additional times for meetings if required). Visits to hospital and care homes within Greater Manchester
Application Deadline: 18th November 2024 11:59pm Shortlisting Date: 20th November 2024 Interview Date: 27th November 2024 Interview Type: Face to face plus a short prepared presentation
Your Role
The key responsibilities of the post holder will be to support and develop the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) service within Stockport, and to support the learning and development of Best Interest Assessors within the service and across Adult Social Care. The role also requires the post holder to work in coproduction with our quality team and Stockport Providers to ensure Managing Authorities understand their responsibilities regarding DOLS and DOLS conditions. Also to work with the locality teams and Learning Disability Service to ensure they understand and Comply with the wider statutory duties regarding compliance with the MCA and community DOLS.
About You
You will need to be passionate about Human Rights and be a qualified BIA. You must have extensive experience in the relevant legislation and experience of completing assessments under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) You will need to have experience of supporting less experienced staff in the workplace and demonstrate mentoring skills and presentation skills
About Us
The DOLS team are constantly striving to ensure we scrutinise restrictions placed on our most vulnerable citizens to ensure they are in the persons Best Interest and the less restrictive option. The statutory Principles within the MCA guide our Practice. We are currently looking to increase our skilled workforce by creating these new posts to reach further into the community to safeguard more people and improve practice across the sector. We provide Supervision and training opportunities and value our workforce recognising them as our most valuable assets. Be bold and come and join us and make a difference.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Susie Meehan 0161 474 3402 for an informal discussion about the role
The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.
Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme
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