Job summaryBrighten up your career, come and join us in Eastbourne on the sunshine coast!Are you ready to make positive and rewarding changes in your career? Would you like to join a forward-thinking passionate team who will invest in you to make sure you are given the best opportunities to develop and grow your career.The development of our service has seen the creation of new roles and if you are someone who recognises the strengths in those with Mental Health and Substance Dependency needs in East Sussex, we would like to hear from you.Main duties of the jobAs an effective advocate, you will promote people's dignity and well-being by utilising your training, skills, and experience to there fullest. You will have the full support of your colleagues and can call on the resources and experience of partner agencies and the wider community. You will use a strength based and trauma informed approach to manage your caseload.About usWe will recognise and value your contribution and will invest in your future with us. We ensure a fully supported introduction to employment, competitive pay, rewards, and benefits.Our Mental Health and Substance Misuse team is based in Eastbourne and our roles offer a hybrid working style, successfully combining office and home working, community visits and allowing you protected focus time.We are currently recruiting to the following roles,Snr Practitioner Social Workers (£44,650 to £47,724)Social Workers (£37,575 to £43,138)Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesEngage using creativity, compassion and authority to overcome resistance, build relationships, and communicate while maintaining professional boundaries with adults, families and carers in complex, variable and emotionally challenging situations.Manage workload independently.Demonstrate accountability and effective judgement when anticipating, identifying, assessing and managing risk, seeking support and solutions where appropriate.Knowledge of, and competence against the 9 domains of the Professional Capability Framework at social work (or senior social work) level.Knowledge of appropriate legal and policy frameworks and an awareness of current case law.Understand forms of harm and their impact on people, and the implications for practice, drawing on concepts of attachment, loss, resilience, vulnerability, risk and resistance.Able to meet the travelling requirements of the post.For more information refer to the job description which can be found by selecting the supporting link.Person SpecificationExperienceEssentialAbility to communicate with adults where there is complexity, including domestic violence, substance misuse, mental health or sexual harm.Undertake assessment, planning and intervention for safeguarding in more complex cases and support others to develop safeguarding skills.Identify and appropriately report safeguarding concerns, liaising with key agencies to gather information and acting as Investigating Officer as delegated.For more information refer to the job specification which can be found by selecting the job supporting link.Desirable(Applicable only to Senior Practitioner role) Supervision skills demonstrated through the supervision of social workers or students including the assessment of competencies.QualificationsEssentialSocial work qualifications and registered with the professional regulatory body.Successfully completed Assessed and Supported Year in employment, or the equivalent if prior to 2012, (NQSW year and academic module) or equivalent.Desirable(Social Worker) Level 1 Practice Educator Professional Standards (Enabling Learning) or equivalent or willingness to undertake.(Senior Practitioner) Level 2 Practice Educator Professional Standards (Supervision of professional learning) or equivalent.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameEast Sussex County CouncilAddressSt Mary's House52 St Leonard's RoadEastbourneBN21 3UUEmployer's websitehttps://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)