Closing date:26 April 2025 See and Solve Senior Social Worker Grade 9 Are you passionate about making a positive and lasting difference for the people of Hull? Are you able to contribute to achieving our vision of enabling people to have a life not a service? You will work as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team in the See and Solve Team to provide high quality social work practice; ensuring individuals have a solution focused plan towards achieving their goals and maintaining their independence. You will work creatively with individuals, local communities and our partners, empowering them to deliver the best possible outcomes for people and to create a positive Adult Social Care culture. We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate:  a strong value base that informs your work with adults a relentless commitment to quality - and to be able to talk about what good practice 'looks like' a capacity for honest reflection and openness to learning; Ability to establish professional, effective working relationships with a range of partners/colleagues, adults, families and their carers An individual who can support and help drive the new Discharge to Assess model once it is established.  You must be a qualified social worker and be registered with Social Worker England. This post will provide and support expert and effective social work practice in complex situations, assessing and managing high levels of risk and providing expert opinion in relation to decisions surrounding complex cases. You will undertake a professional leadership role taking responsibility for the learning and development of others, through leadership and management, supervision, mentoring, assessing and teaching. See and Solve is the initial stage of the Adult Social Care Operating model and  as and such we provide advice and information on how to prevent, reduce or delay the development of needs, about services, including universal and community services, eligibility criteria and how the system works including processes and the support available to make sure people have as much control over those processes as possible; The team carries out their responsibilities to signpost, give advice and guidance, establish eligibility for adult social care support and assess under The Care Act. Senior Social Workers within this team have the added responsibility of responding to duty enquiries including visits in the community, allocation of work to Social Care Advisors and supervision of other staff. We provide a range of benefits to motivate, reward and recognise the valuable work of our employees, which include: Work/Life Balance - The Council recognises that all employees need to balance home life with meeting work commitments through the provision of appropriate policies and support, for example, family and parental leave, flexible hours and career break schemes. Learning and Development - The Council has a commitment to lifelong learning. We provide excellent development opportunities for all employees.  Pension - We provide a defined benefit pension scheme whereby the Council contributes towards a pension payable on retirement.  Employee discounts - There are a selection of voluntary benefits available giving a wide variety of staff discounts on goods and services from a range of suppliers via our Hull plus website. Relocation Allowance available to minimise any financial detriment which may be incurred by newly appointed staff moving from outside the area Laptops for all social workers, to enable them to work smarter and more flexibly. For an information discussion regarding this post please contact Kate Abba, Operations Manager on 01482 318700. This role is not available for sponsorship therefore is only open to applicants who have the right to work in the UK. Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.  Benefits of working for Hull City Council– Working for hull city council Why Hull is a great place to live and work– Working for hull city council How to apply for our jobs - Working for hull city council ]]>