Qualified Social Worker - Tendring Neighbourhood Team

Essex County Council are seeking to recruit a Qualified Social Worker to join a well-managed team in Tendring Neighbourhood. The successful candidate will be working in a well-structured, organised team who are growing their social worker staffing levels.

Essex pay close attention to looking after their Social Workers and strive to ensure they feel supported and welcomed in their roles. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a stable working environment with experienced leadership, whilst receiving regular supervision, training opportunities and career progression.

The responsibilities of the Social Worker includes:

• We are looking for an experienced Social Worker to join our North Essex Neighbourhood team. The team operate across Tendring, forming part of a Neighbourhood approach linking closely with our partners in health, housing and voluntary sector.
• The team work with Adults aged 18 and above across all specialisms, undertaking a wide range of duties under the Care Act 2014 from assessment, reviews, mental capacity assessments and adult safeguarding.
• The role will involve conducting care act assessments, reviews and safeguarding. The desired candidate will live locally to the area to be able to be responsive and will have knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and Care Act with established experienced in Adult Social Care.
• This role offers hybrid working, with an expectation to be office based at Magnet House in Clacton 2 days per week as a minimum (including a Thursday) for collaborative team working and training.

To ideal candidate will have:

• Social Work England registration
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Social Work qualified (MA/BSc/DPSW/CQSW/MSc/BA)
• Car Driver

Working with Ackerman Pierce you will be guaranteed weekly payment and access to continued profession development, including a dedicated consultant to support you through the interview and on boarding process. The position offers an ongoing contract and well-funded team giving good job security.

To discuss this vacancy or any similar vacancies we currently have available in Essex, please email your updated CV or contact Carmen Thong for more information.