24 jobs found in kent

Role Responsibility We operate in a hybrid model of office-based working and working from home to meet the needs of the service. £3000 Golden Hello payment to all new joiners (subject to criteria) and service-related payments following continuous service.About UsThis is an exciting opportunity to join the adult sensory service which is a small Kent wide team which has the knowledge, skills and experience to work with d/Deaf and deaf-blind individuals, whatever their communication preferences, including British Sign Language (BSL). Our aim is to assist people affected by deafness or deaf blindness to empower them to lead as full and independent life as possible and put the person and good practice at the heart of what we do.We work with adults with a range of care and support needs placing individuals at the centre of their support. You will undertake work of varying levels of complexity including, Care Act Assessments, Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Assessments, Court of Protection...

Role Responsibility We are recruiting Experienced Social Workers with a range of different skills and experience.Permanent, full time and part time opportunities are available.£3000 Golden Hello payment to all new joiners (subject to criteria) and service related payments following continuous service.About UsThis is an exciting opportunity to join our community teams across Kent as we enhance our locality working practice and put the person and good practice at the heart of what we do.We work with adults with a range of care and support needs placing individuals at the centre of their support. You will undertake work of varying levels of complexity including, Care Act Assessments, Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Assessments, Court of Protection applications and s42 safeguarding enquiries.Our social care interventions are structured around the three pillars of excellent practice, exceptional innovation, and meaningful measures. Therefore, our work is orientated around building...

Role Responsibility We are recruiting Social Workers with experience in Safeguarding, as Investigating Officers, within the Safeguarding Hub in the Adult Social Care Connect Team North Kent.Permanent, full-time opportunities are available.We operate a hybrid model of office-based working and working from home, to meet the needs of the service.About UsThis is an exciting opportunity to join our Adult Social Care Connect Team as we enhance our locality working practice and put the person and good practice at the heart of what we do.The Team provides initial contact following a referral from a range of sources including the person themselves, a professional, neighbour, carers, and partner agencies such as police and health services. We receive referrals relating to North Kent (Dartford, Gravesend, Swanley, Sittingbourne and Sheppey).We work with adults with a range of care and support needs, placing individuals at the centre of their support. You will be in the role of Investigating...

Job overview We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic professional to join our Financial Management team. This role will cover the full suite of financial management responsibilities for a Directorate, including undertaking detailed expenditure analysis at the Directorate and service level as required through to establishment control and forecasting. The post will support the production of monthly financial reports; proactively investigating variances and providing analytical reports as required.We positively encourage and support continuous training with the Finance Team and study support for CCAB Qualification is available. Main duties of the job We are looking to attract experienced candidates to work alongside the wider Financial Management team.The Financial Management team are responsible for the setting and monitoring of the Trust's budgets and in supporting the budget holders to achieve financial stability.The post holder will need to complete a wide variety...

Role Responsibility An opportunity has arisen for two full-time Social Work Assistants in the Maidstone Children Social Work Teams. This is an exciting time to join a growing and dynamic team as we build and consolidate good practice in this area of social work. There is training and development available and you will be provided with support and opportunities to further develop your own knowledge and skills with regular supervision.You will be highly motivated and demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills to deliver the highest quality service to children their families and carers. You will be working directly with children and families facilitating family time, providing parenting support and exploring healthy relationships and communication. Excellent communication skills is essential as you will be liaising with families, Social Workers, and partner agencies including Police, Health and Education.Kent County Council offers a hybrid working model with a...

Role Responsibility Looking to develop your best practice?We are the right team, at the right time and in the right place.About youProfessionally registered with a degree in social work CQSW, DipSW or equivalent you will have a variety of post-qualification experience of working with children and families. Your experience should cover systemic practice, and you will need an in-depth understanding of legislative and policy frameworks.Along with a willingness to learn and develop as a practitioner, being a team player is essential in any social work team. You will build relationships with colleagues, as well as statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies.If you share this vision of excellent Social Work practice, we want to hear from you.RewardsIn return for helping us achieve our aims, there is a strong commitment to supporting your professional development. As a qualified Social Worker we know that you want to make a difference and working at Kent County Council you will be...

Role Responsibility Kent County Councils Strengthening Independence Service is recognised for the outstanding support provided by its Practitioners whose care and commitment shines through their work (Ofsted 2022).An opportunity has arisen for a full-time Social Work Assistant in the West Kent Disabled Childrens Team 2 within the Strengthening Independence Service. The team has been in place for over six years now and this is an exciting time to join a growing and dynamic team as we build and consolidate good practice in this area of social work. You will be involved in assessing the needs of disabled children and young people aged between 0 and 18. Our team consists of Social Workers, Senior Practitioners and Social Work Assistants and you will be required to support the role of the Social Workers within the team and also to have an allocated caseload yourself.You will be required to work closely with our colleagues in the Disabled Young Peoples Social Work teams and other key...

Role Responsibility Are you looking for a social work job focused on young people and with opportunities for professional development?Kent offer a competitive basic salary between £32,933 and £43,592 dependant on your experience.Kent County Councils Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking (UAS) Childrens Service provides accommodation and support to newly arrived unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Kent. The Service leads on social work practice with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Kent, which Ofsted recognises as Outstanding. The Service is developing as a centre of excellence for social work practice nationally and we are seeking passionate Social Workers to join us on this journey.This is an opportunity to work in a niche service where you will be responding to newly arrived unaccompanied asylum-seeking children; you will support them on the start of the journey in the UK and ensure that their voice is heard.We support our Social Workers to ensure they have the resources they...

Role Responsibility Do you want to work in an Outstanding Local Authority? Ofsted have recently awarded Kent with an Outstanding rating in recognition of the service we provide to our children. Ofsted were impressed with the Adolescent Service responses and support to children at risk of contextualised harm. We are now looking for social workers who can lend their skills and experience to help us build on our successes.The Integrated Adolescent Service recognises that adolescents should be given a bespoke offer of support. We want professionals capable of bringing understanding and emotional intelligence to everything they do. The service promotes a practice philosophy which seeks to empower young people and their families, building on individual strengths, and helping them to develop strategies which support them to understand, manage and respond to the difficulties they face.Our practitioners need to be resilient and persistent; be solution-focussed; look past challenging...

Role Responsibility We are recruiting Social Workers in the Dartford Community Team with a range of different skills and experience. We operate in a hybrid model of office-based working and working from home to meet the needs of the service with the office based in Gravesend.A £3000 Golden Hello payment is on offer to new joiners (subject to criteria) and service-related payments following continuous service.About UsThis is an exciting opportunity to join our community teams across North Kent as we enhance our locality working practice and put the person and good practice at the heart of what we do.We work with adults with a range of care and support needs placing individuals at the centre of their support. You will undertake work of varying levels of complexity including, Care Act Assessments, Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Assessments, Court of Protection applications and s42 safeguarding enquiries.Our social care interventions are structured around the three pillars of excellent...

Role Responsibility We are recruiting Experienced Social Workers with a range of different skills and experience in the Gravesend Community Team.We operate in a hybrid model of office-based working and working from home to meet the needs of the service.£3000 Golden Hello payment to all new joiners (subject to criteria) and service related payments following continuous service.About UsThis is an exciting opportunity to join our community teams across Kent as we enhance our locality working practice and put the person and good practice at the heart of what we do.We work with adults with a range of care and support needs placing individuals at the centre of their support. You will undertake work of varying levels of complexity including, Care Act Assessments, Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Assessments, Court of Protection applications and s42 safeguarding enquiries.Our social care interventions are structured around the three pillars of excellent practice, exceptional innovation, and...

Role Responsibility We have a vacancy for a Social Work Assistant within the North Kent Family Time Service. Based at our Swale Local Office.The primary requirement is to facilitate and supervise Family Time between children and their families, during which time you will need to ensure children get the best experience from these sessions and support the parents as necessary and appropriate.Whilst most of the arrangements for Family Time will be in place, you will be happy to assist and support the necessary transport arrangements including transporting children as required to ensure the implementation of the care plan. You will need to accurately document these sessions for later use in assisting Social Workers to complete assessments and inform care plans.Providing support is essential to our service users so the ability to produce good reports and case notes, collate information and liaise with social workers and other professionals to inform the complex court work is another key...

Job summary Our Social Workers have a significant set of skills and breadth of experience which contributes to an encouraging and reflective working environment. We are a supportive team and a part of this includes developing student placements. Our placements provide an opportunity for students to experience a comprehensive range of social work tasks that the successful candidate will help deliver. The Practice Educator Award will help support your application. Main duties of the job We are in a position to extend an invitation to suitable candidates to work in our Forensic Inpatient Social Work Team. You will be an experienced Social Worker and registered with Social Work England. You will be self-motivated and able to manage a high level of autonomy. Some experience of Forensic Social Work will be helpful to you but we are interested in people with a clear commitment to person-centred social work. You will have a good knowledge of the Care Act 2014, the Mental Health Act 1983...

Role Responsibility We are recruiting a Senior Social Worker with a range of different skills and experience within the Dartford Community Team.KCC operate in a hybrid model of office-based working (Gravesend) and working from home to meet the needs of the service.£3000 Golden Hello payment to all new joiners (subject to criteria) and service related payments following continuous service.About UsThis is an exciting opportunity to join our community teams across Kent as we enhance our locality working practice and put the person and good practice at the heart of what we do.We work with adults with a range of care and support needs placing individuals at the centre of their support. You will undertake work of varying levels of complexity including, Care Act Assessments, Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Assessments, Court of Protection applications and s42 safeguarding enquiries.Our social care interventions are structured around the three pillars of excellent practice, exceptional...

Role Responsibility Kent County Councils Strengthening Independence Service is recognised for the outstanding support provided by its Social Workers whose care and commitment shines through their work (Ofsted 2022).An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Social Worker in the West Kent Disabled Childrens Team 2. Our team consists of Senior Practitioners, Social Workers and Social Work Assistants and you will work closely with our colleagues in Disabled Young Peoples Social Work Teams and other key agencies, such as Health, Education and the voluntary sector.You will be working with disabled children and young people aged between 0 and 17 supporting them to progress towards independence. The role within our team will enable you to gain further experience in a wide range of work, including supporting Children in Need, Court applications, Children in Care and Child Protection.You will be highly motivated and demonstrate excellent social work knowledge, skills and values to...

Job overview We are delighted to announce that a part-time Social Worker opportunity has become available within the KMPT Rosewood Mother and Baby Unit (MBU). The MBU which is based in Dartford is an 8 bedded inpatient unit for women experiencing acute perinatal mental health issues.We are therefore looking for an experienced Social Worker to join another part-time Social Worker colleague as a job share. The post holder will have either experience working within perinatal mental health and/or experience working within children and family social services.We are looking for a Social Worker who is committed to the development and clinical leadership of the MBU. The post holder will be registered with Social Work EnglandThe post holder will have completed their ASYEThe post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010) Main duties of the job To work with...

If you have a love for Social Work, we have casual career opportunities that you allow you to draw on your clinical skills as you provide service in an acute care setting at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital (EKH) in Cranbrook, B.C. What we offer:•Competitive salary and an attractive remuneration package•Career Growth•Employer paid training/education•Balanced lifestyleWhat Will You Work Life Look Like?In this role, you will provide comprehensive assessment, care planning and treatment coordination for designated clients and their families. Working collaboratively with other health care providers and the multidisciplinary team, you will provide direct psychosocial care, counseling, system navigation and advocacy, education and linkage to relevant specialized complex care resources while facilitating client self-management. As the Social Worker, you will be responsible for providing and developing social work services to maintain or improve the health and social well-being and...

Role Responsibility Are you looking to progress in your career and expand your social work practice in an Ofsted graded Outstanding Authority?Are you passionate about supporting children and families, using your experiences and transferable skills?We are the right team, at the right time and in the right place.The right teamSNTM is a front line Service of 5 Childrens Social Work Teams, with 5 team managers, 27 Social Workers and Senior Practitioners and 5 Social Work Assistants. The Service is responsible for supporting families from initial referral, undertaking quality Child and Family Assessments and S47 Investigations to understand how best to help and support the children and families we work with. We work alongside families who require ongoing Child in Need and Child Protection support and our Service sees through these plans either to Step Down to our Early Help Service, closure or progression through PLO to initial Court Hearing. We welcome applications from experienced...

Role Responsibility Do you want to work in an Outstanding Local Authority? Ofsted have recently awarded Kent with an Outstanding rating in recognition of the service we provide to our children. Ofsted were impressed with the Adolescent Service responses and support to children at risk of contextualised harm. We are now looking for social workers who can lend their skills and experience to help us build on our successes.The Integrated Adolescent Service recognises that adolescents should be given a bespoke offer of support. We want professionals capable of bringing understanding and emotional intelligence to everything they do. The service promotes a practice philosophy which seeks to empower young people and their families, building on individual strengths, and helping them to develop strategies which support them to understand, manage and respond to the difficulties they face.Our practitioners need to be resilient and persistent; be solution-focussed; look past challenging...

Role Responsibility We are recruiting Registered Practitioners with a range of different skills and experience to join our Canterbury Community Team. We operate in a hybrid model of office-based working and working from home to meet the needs of the service. We offer a £3,000 Golden Hello payment to all new joiners (subject to criteria) and service related payments following continuous service.About UsThis is an exciting opportunity to join our Community Team in Canterbury as we enhance our locality working practice and put the person and good practice at the heart of what we do.We work with adults with a range of care and support needs placing individuals at the centre of their support. You will undertake work of varying levels of complexity including Care Act Assessments, Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Assessments, Court of Protection applications and s42 safeguarding enquiries.Our social care interventions are structured around the three pillars of excellent practice, exceptional...