Social Worker - Community Mental Health Team Older Adults (Fixed term contract for 6 months)
Please apply online via the link provided.
Please include a personal statement with your CV specifying why you are applying for this vacancy.
We are delighted to offer a fixed-term Social Worker secondment for six months within our Community Mental Health Team for Older Adults.
Our team champions a strength-based approach, placing each individual's independence at the centre of our practice and striving to support our most vulnerable residents.
Our Social Workers dedicate time to truly understand each individual they support, making a positive difference in people’s lives.
We prioritise working collaboratively with our partners to provide holistic, seamless support precisely when it is needed.
We take pride in the quality of care we deliver and the services we offer to our local community.
Any successful internal candidate will be offered the position as a secondment and, in line with Section 8.1 of the Secondment Policy, must consult with their manager before applying. Search ‘secondment policy’ on the intranet for more information.
About you
As a Social Worker, you are a compassionate and motivated professional with a strong commitment to person-centred care. You value collaboration and bring a proactive approach to supporting individuals with mental health needs and memory difficulties.
Confident in working with partners across health, social care and the voluntary sector, you are skilled at building relationships that promote independence and wellbeing. You are organised, adaptable and comfortable managing complex situations, including safeguarding responsibilities. Most importantly, you are passionate about empowering people to live as independently as possible while ensuring they feel safe, heard and supported.
About the team
Based within the Bracknell Community Mental Health Team for Older Adults, you will join a team known for its outstanding clinical expertise and supportive culture. Colleagues are dedicated, hardworking and always willing to help one another, creating an inclusive and welcoming environment. Managers are approachable and actively encourage every voice to be heard.
The team shares a clear ethos centred on empowering individuals to maintain and grow their independence. With strong administrative support and excellent partnerships across agencies, we work collaboratively to provide high-quality care and meaningful outcomes for our most vulnerable residents.
Key responsibilities
- Provide advice, information, support and care to people with diagnosed memory problems and those with mental health needs requiring social care.
- Help coordinate available resources to identify individuals requiring longer-term support and deliver short-term interventions using strengths-based assessments and community assets.
- Support individuals with social care needs to assess their own requirements and develop person-centred support plans, working collaboratively with carers, family and friends, health professionals and the voluntary sector.
- Take responsibility for assessing safeguarding referrals, including carrying out investigations, completing risk assessments, chairing meetings (where necessary), and ensuring that action plans effectively keep people safe.
- Establish good clinical and management practices, ensuring high standards of care through the use of community and other available resources.
Our benefits
- 28 days annual leave increasing to 33 days after 3 years’ continuous service, with the opportunity to buy up to 10 and sell up to 5 days.
- Hybrid working opportunities to support your wellbeing and work-life balance.
- Paid employee volunteering scheme.
- Local government pension scheme, with life insurance cover.
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (subject to eligibility)
- Reimbursement of Social Work England registration
- Recognition of continuous service attained within the NHS and UKHSA when calculating some benefits. (Terms and Conditions apply)
- Career development through internal and external training opportunities.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and fostering leave.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
- Inclusive and social working environment with a variety of staff networks and a sports and social club.
Find out more about all our benefits or see the candidate pack.
Our values
At Bracknell Forest Council our values define who we are and what is important to us. Our core values are inclusive, ambitious, and always learning. These values influence the way we work with each other and the way we serve our residents and engage with our communities. We make our values real by demonstrating them in how we behave every day. If you are excited about joining a diverse team that celebrates learning and strives for excellence, we would love to hear from you.
Reasonable adjustments
We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process for all applicants. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please let us know by contacting recruitment@bracknell-forest.gov.uk. We will work with you to support you throughout the process. Find out more about reasonable adjustments.
Interview date
Interview date to be confirmed.
Interviews will be conducted in person, providing candidates with the chance to personally meet the team and experience our work environment.
Interviews will be held online via the Teams app. We reserve the right to amend this to in person interviews at our offices.
We will be reviewing applications regularly and reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified. To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.
Please note AI is prohibited during the interview, any candidate using AI will be withdrawn from consideration.
Want to ask us a question?
For an informal discussion or if you have any questions about this role, please feel free to get in touch with the contact person below. We are happy to provide further information about the role, the team, or the recruitment process, and we welcome your enquiry.
Vicki Brown, Community Service Manager: 01189 046 90 or Vicki,brown@brackenell-forest.gov.uk
Bracknell Forest Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect everyone employed with us to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check as part of our pre-employment checks process.
Candidates should be able to demonstrate experience of working within the current Social Care System and Framework.
We can only accept applications from candidates currently residing in the UK.
Candidates currently residing in the UK who require sponsorship to work are encouraged to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) based on the relevant criteria. Please be aware that sponsorship availability varies and is subject to eligibility requirements and budget limitations. As a result, we cannot guarantee sponsorship for all roles and will evaluate sponsorship requests on a case-by-case basis.
No agencies please.
Salary range
- £46,783 - £48,873 per year