Senior Lead Officer Temporary

Lead officer Required

Your new company
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is a forward thinking Council, who pride themselves on supporting the local borough and communities, putting the population of Sandwell at the heart of its development and future plans. Sandwell have a number of prestigious developed offices across the borough, giving you the environmental motivation to perform the best at your job.

Your new role
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough are looking Social Care Lead Officer to work across Adults Social Care their Hospital Team. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals who are flexible, innovative and have a proven track record of partnership working, with a can-do approach. We are currently in the progress of implementation of the D2A process and it is very busy. We have vacancies within the hospital/intermediate care team which is an exciting opportunity for individuals who are flexible, innovative and have a proven track record of partnership working, with a can-do approach. You will be one of 6 managers who will support the Team Manager within the 7-day Hospital intermediate care team. You will work from various locations and will ensure the timely discharge of people from hospital or intermediate care settings. Weekend working may be required in the role. You will supervise staff on a day to day basis, work in partnership with NHS and the CCG and will have a strong customer focus. We will offer you: – Regular supervision Supportive Management direction Good Training Opportunities Supportive Health & Wellbeing . This role is 37 hour per week – full time 7 days service

What you’ll need to succeed
To be successful you will require a Social Work qualification (BA Social Work, CQSW, DipSW, CSS or CCETSW approved equivalent). It is also essential that you have a current professional registration and have a minimum of 2 years experience working with adults in a Senior Social Work Practitioner position and have experience of supervising staff or students

What you’ll get in return
Working through Hays, you will receive a bespoke specialist recruitment service with your own personal consultant. In addition, you will receive:

• Recruitment partner for Birmingham and Sandwell Councils
• Exclusive access to the latest Qualified Social work vacancies
• Free access to CPD Training, Network forums and resources

Choose your own method of payment PAYE or Umbrella

• *£250 reward for referring another Qualified Social Worker, who we then place.
• You will be offered a competitive salary however this is dependent on experience with scope for negotiation.

What you need to do now
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