Social Worker - Supporting Independence

Role Responsibility

If you are a registered Social Worker, then we would love to hear from you. We are offering an excellent opportunity to join a friendly, dynamic and supportive team which promotes professional development.

We are looking for motivated, experienced professionals who are interested in working in an integrated team and ready to embrace new ways of working, to help further shape our services. 

As a Social Worker within the Supporting Independence team you will be working with people over the age of 18 with a wide range of disabilities, you will manage a caseload requiring assessment, review and on-going support to make a real difference in achieving improved outcomes and leading to independent living for the service user.

This post is within a team that works collaboratively with health and other partnership agencies and focuses on promoting a persons independence.

The ability to travel across a wide geographical area in a timely and flexible manner at various times of the day is essential. You should note that public transport is rarely a viable option as some rural areas of Kent often have limited public transport.

We are increasingly accessible to the public outside of traditional office hours, as we move towards an 8 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week service to ensure service needs are met.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service and registration as a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

The base for this post is advertised for Worrall House, Kings Hill however please note that there are positions available within the Supporting Independence teams based at both Worrall House and The Shepway Centre, Maidstone.

Contact Details

For enquiries about this post, please contact Olivia Roots on 03000 412690 or Kim Rowland on 03000 414653.