The Adult Services Contact Team is a front door service for Bedford Borough Council Adult Social Care.

We are inviting applications from qualified social workers who are registered with Social Work England and with a minimum of 1 years post qualifying experience in a Social Work role.

The role will be generic and will involve working in collaboration with a range of service users and their carers, using a Strength based approach to asses their needs in accordance with the principles of the Care Act 2014 and other key areas of legislation on a daily basis.

You must be able to manage a busy work load and thrive in this type of environment. We are looking for applicants who are committed to delivering the optimum outcome for service users and their carers in fresh, imaginative and personalised ways within the ethos of strength based practice.

Regular supervision will be provided in accordance with the departmental supervision policy and you will benefit from working for a authority which is fully committed to ongoing training and career progression.

Closing date: 4th October 2024.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If your application is successful you will be required to declare any spent and unspent convictions, adult cautions (simple or conditional) that are not "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

How to apply

Please upload a current CV and a document detailing how you meet the selection criteria for the role.  The selection criteria can be found in the job profile below.  Optional CV and selection criteria templates are provided below.  If you do not upload both documents the panel may be unable to score your application.

Please note:

The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of:

·      a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving)

·      a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only)

unless the appointment is business critical

For further information, please email recruitment.team@bedford.gov.uk

Armed Forces Covenant

Bedford Borough Council is proud to be a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, we pledge to interview any eligible job applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job they are applying for.

https://www.bedford.gov.uk/your-council/about-council/armed-forces

Disabled applicants

Bedford Borough Council is  a Level 2 Disability Confident employer and guarantees to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for.

https://www.bedford.gov.uk/jobs/more-information-and-how-apply/information-and-guidance-applying-council-vacancies/disability