Social Worker - Adult Safeguarding (E3509)
Social Worker - Adult Safeguarding
An exciting opportunity has become available to work within the Adult Safeguarding Service in the Adult Safeguarding Provider Team. These positions are for two FTE (37 hours) per week posts Monday - Friday working pattern.
About you
You will have:
- Experience of working in a statutory Social Work Service.
- Knowledge and a good understanding of Safeguarding and relevant legislation including The Care Act and The Mental Capacity Act.
- Experience in completing Safeguarding enquiries and complex decision-making.
- Skills to work alongside individuals and their families, effectively with providers and partner agencies
- Good communication and decision-making skills.
To find out more about our essential and desirable criteria for the role please view the 'in this job you will need' section within the attached JDPS document.
About the role
As an organisation, our purpose is to fulfil the Local Authority’s statutory duties under Section 42 of the Care Act 2014, focusing on safeguarding adults at risk where concerns involve a paid care provider. The role ensures proportionate and timely triage of Safeguarding referrals, collaborative working with providers and agencies, undertaking Organisational Safeguarding procedures and oversight of care quality concerns across Cheshire East.
You will triage and coordinate safeguarding referrals involving care providers, completing initial s.42(1) checks and determining statutory duty. You will apply decision-making where s.42 criteria are met, setting clear terms of reference and coordinating responses.
You will apply Making Safeguarding Personal principles, ensuring adults are involved in decisions about their safety and support as well as supporting and advising care providers through the Care Concerns and Safeguarding process, escalating issues where necessary.
You will coordinate and contribute to Organisational Safeguarding procedures for providers where systemic risks are identified. This will include working collaboratively with health professionals, community teams, and regulatory bodies to ensure robust safeguarding responses.
The role is diverse with no one day the same, for more information on the role please view the 'in this job you will' section within the attached JDPS document.
A full enhanced DBS check will be required.
In return we are able to offer:
- Enhanced annual leave - Start with an impressive 34 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) from day one, and watch it grow to 39 days after just five years of service
- Purchase of annual leave – Want more time off? You can purchase up to 10 extra days of annual leave each year, giving you the flexibility to balance work and life just the way you want (Pro-rata for part-time staff)
- Flexible working pattern - Enjoy a 37-hour standard full-time work week with the added perks of flexi-time and hybrid/remote working arrangements where possible. Your work-life balance just got a whole lot better
- Salary sacrifice green car scheme - Drive green and save green! Lease a brand-new electric or hybrid car through our salary sacrifice scheme. There’s no credit checks, no deposits, just significant savings and exclusive offers on a three-year lease
- White goods salary sacrifice scheme - Upgrade your home with ease. Purchase home and electronic items through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost of big-ticket purchases like appliances, computers, and tech gadgets directly from your salary
- Enhanced public pension - Secure your future with our career average pension, where contributions are built at a rate of 1/49th of your yearly pensionable pay
- Cycle to work scheme - Save up to 25-39% on the retail price of bikes and safety equipment through Income Tax and National Insurance savings. Get fit and save money!
- Employee assistance programme - Access a completely free and confidential assistance service to help manage, reduce, and overcome life’s challenges, both at work and in your personal life
- Discounted gym membership - Stay active and healthy with corporate membership prices for Everybody Leisure, including:
- Gym, Swim and Group Fitness at all 16 facilities
- Off-Peak Racket Sports
- Athletics Tracks
- Sauna/Steam/Spa
Join us and experience a workplace that truly values and supports you!
Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.
We are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities. If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.
Applicants should ensure all sections of the application form are completed as failure to do so will result in their application being rejected. Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Further information
For further information or an informal chat about the role, please contact Cat Corbett on 01270 686382 or cat.corbett@cheshireeast.gov.uk.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received or where a suitable application is found.
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however, please do not be discouraged from applying again.
For any technical enquiries please email sourcingteam@ecwip.co.uk
Please quote the job reference number in all correspondence.
Cheshire East Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults across the Borough. As such, any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings that are ‘not protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2013) relating to the non-disclosure of spent convictions do not apply to this job. You must therefore, disclose whether you have any previous convictions where prompted to do so within the application process.