Job Description

Your new company
Birmingham City Council have an exciting opportunity for qualified Social Workers to join the Citywide Triage, Safeguarding Team at Birmingham City Council.

Your new role
Birmingham City Council are looking for dedicated and highly motivated Social Workers to join the Citywide Triage function which provides an immediate response to adult safeguarding referrals, undertaking initial information gathering and analysis to form an assessment of risk and determine the appropriate pathway for the citizen.
This is a dynamic and fast-paced area of practice, where the ability to make defensible decisions in accordance with relevant legislation is key.
The team is staffed with highly skilled and experienced Social Workers, Senior Practitioners, and Team Managers, who all contribute to a friendly and supportive working environment. There is a robust induction and training offer for new staff and excellent opportunities for ongoing CPD within the team and across the wider Adult Social Care Directorate.
Hybrid ways of working are available with options to work from home, or at our New Aston House Hub and/or a range of community hubs and other bases across the city. Appropriate equipment and support are provided. Competitive rates of pay with opportunity for negotiation in relation to skills and experience.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this position you need to be a qualified Social Worker, previous Safeguarding desirable. A passion for improving lives and supporting those in need. Be registered with SOCIAL WORK ENGLAND and hold a Social Work degree (BA Social Work, CQSW, DipSW, CSS or CCETSW approved equivalent. Newly qualified social work applications are welcome.

What you'll get in return
Working with Hays, you will receive a bespoke specialist recruitment service with your own personal consultant. In addition, you will receive:

• One dedicated consultant with over 17 years of recruitment expertise
• Specialist in Adult Social Work Recruitment
• Recruitment partner for Birmingham, Solihull, Sandwell and Coventry
• Exclusive access to the latest Qualified Social work vacancies
• Free access to CPD Training, network forums and resources
• Transparency on timesheet/payroll platform - Option to be paid PAYE or Umbrella Ltd
• Support for CV writing and Interview Skills
• 250 reward for referring another Qualified Social Worker, who we then place.
• You will be offered a competitive salary however this is dependent on experience.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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