Here at West Sussex County Council we have a clear vision for our county which sets out what we want to achieve with our residents. We want to ensure residents, families and communities have the right support in place to enable them to confidently prepare for later life so they can live independently for as long as possible and remain economically active for longer. We are investing in our Adults’ Social Care Services to support our priorities and in preparation for new responsibilities under the Care Act which start to become effective from April 2015. To help us develop and grow our service, we are looking to recruit motivated and experienced individuals to a number of social care roles. Acting as Lead Professional, you will take a pro-active role in delivering a service to adults with social care needs. You will be responsible for developing and improving best practice, ensuring that you focus on outcomes to improve the well-being of your customers. Dealing with assessments, planning, implementation and reviews and promoting a person-centred approach, you will take the lead on complex cases, providing supervision, expertise and guidance to colleagues. As part of your community role you will be required to undertake a periodic placement working for Adults’ CarePoint2, the countywide team who screen and triage referrals for adults to determine customer eligibility for an adult service. This requires working in Horsham for the duration of the placement. If you think you have the right values for our organisation, you will be supported by a programme of continuous training and development including supervision and management support to help you fulfil the role. We also offer an attractive benefits package including a childcare voucher scheme, flexible working and Local Government Pension Scheme.

Salary 33,857 - 36,571 per annum Permanent, Full time & Part time Based County Wide Flexible hours available Interview date: TBC Please note these posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check. There are a number of Senior Social Work Practitioner Roles available which will be based in various locations in West Sussex as follows: • Worthing, Bognor Regis and Horsham Community Teams The roles can be either on a full time or part-time basis, some posts may be offered on a fixed term contract for 2 years. Please note that this is an open advert and applications will be considered as they are received.