About Us
We're on a drive to achieve our ambition to provide West Sussex residents with the tools and support to help children, young people and adults with Lifelong Disabilities to achieve the outcomes that are right for them.
We are creating a Lifelong Service for anyone that has a lifelong disability - learning disability, physical or sensory disability, acquired brain injury or autism - acquired before the age of 25, providing a consistent approach where we understand and work in partnership with children, young people and adults with lifelong disabilities, autism and their families to:
* Offer early intervention
* Build on an individual's strengths to develop skills and independence
* Build and promote links with the individual's community
* Promote and maintain safety and good health, and
* Facilitate employment.
About The Job
Salary: NJC Grade 10 £38,626 to £41,511 dependent on experience
Working Pattern: Full time
Contract Length: Permanent
Location: Horsham
As a Social Worker within a busy community team, your role will involve working with adults from 18 years and upwards with lifelong disabilities, including physical and learning disability and autism.
You will be responsible for achieving positive change and improved outcomes for young people. You will have a varied, complex caseload, and provide an accountable social care service to those people who access or need the service. You will be undertaking high quality assessments and reviews including mental capacity act assessments, responding to safeguarding enquiries, and working as part of a team. You will be expected to work within organisational, policy and legislative requirements. You will have the opportunity to apply your social work skills, experience and values to the work that you do in supporting young people, their support networks and your team.
Please refer to the job description for this role for required experience and key skill information.
To be considered for this role candidates must have:
- Degree in relevant professional or equivalent qualification e.g. Certificate of Qualification in Social Work or Diploma in Social Work.
- Completion of relevant post-qualifying training.
- Registration with the relevant professional registration body and responsibility for maintaining registration with that body.
Rewards and Benefits
For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.
Further Information
The reference number for this role is CAFHE05475.
For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Helen McCoy (Team Manager - Lifelong Services, Northern) at
For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .
To apply, upload your CV and complete the application explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to Social Work England registration, an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.
West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.
For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our application help page.
