Not afraid of a challenge We need committed knowledgeable social workers to help us with our core business empowering and supporting people who need signposting community support or even some direct help from the Council. We have a strong operating model of strengthbased practice.
At this difficult time the Council Leadership has made clear their support for our statutory functions including Adult Social Care. We know where our priorities are.
We have an established and stable base of Team Managers to work with you and support you our vacancy rates are low and we rarely use agency staff preferring to concentrate our efforts on looking after our permanent staff. This includes having a dedicated Training officer supporting adult social care and a Principal Social Worker to support staff welfare and practice. We have also recently upgraded our electronic recording system.
You are expected to have post qualifying experience and be prepared to take on some supervision and support of health and wellbeing assessors. You will form part of the duty rota to undertake daily duty work and provide professional support and guidance to other staff as and when required under the oversight of a senior duty worker.
LIFE Team
This post is in our LIFE team focusing on hospital discharge via the discharge to assess process. The work is short term but fast paced and some weekend working is required on a rota basis. You will work with other professionals in an integrated service providing strengthbased assessments for reablement in peoples own homes.
Working in Croydon
Applicants wishing to join our aspiring and progressive adult social care services teams will have a commitment to team working and an enthusiasm for contributing to sharing ideas that support the development of all our services. Candidates will demonstrate professionalism creativity and drive in their approach to person centred practice and problem solving; and an ability to work flexibly in response to a rapidly changing public service environment. Additionally the staff here at Croydon are friendly and the transport links are excellent as indeed is the support for working from home.
For further information please contact and/or Closing date: Monday 21 April 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding Statement
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements.
As users of the disability confident scheme we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced barring DBS check.