Total 12 Senior Executive customer service job vacancies in essex

AMHP Senior Social Worker

Permanent, Full Time

£45,217 to £54,395 per annum

Location: Affiliated with North/Mid AMHP Hub and Essex wide as required.

This role involves working a condensed week (37 hours per week across 4 weekdays). The successful postholder will be expected to be office based from either the Colchester or Basildon office.

Exciting opportunities have arisen to join Essex County Council's (ECC) fast paced, dynamic and supportive dedicated Approved Mental Health Service (AMHP) Service.

Operating within ECC as a hub and spoke model, the AMHP Service is transforming, and posts have become available as we expand the core aspect of the daytime service. The transformation of the service is from one centralised AMHP 'hub' to two.

The Service takes referral 9-5 Monday to Friday and is supported by the Essex Emergency Duty Service outside of these times.

The Role

The Approved Mental Health Professional Service has a unique position in ensuring compliance with the statutory functions imposed upon the Local Authority by the Mental Health Act. The service will be responsible for delivering the AMHP rota. The service will undertake statutory assessments, triaging initial enquiries in line with statutory duties.

As a Senior Social Worker you will be passionate and experienced in demonstrating expert and effective practice in complex situations often in pressurised environments. You will be able to manage workloads and support colleagues with complex cases, with an ability to mitigate high levels of risk. You will work collaboratively with statutory and non-statutory/voluntary agencies ensuring a joined-up approach.

You will have significant experience of social work, modelling good practice, triaging mental health act referrals, prioritising responses, giving direction to others and providing expert advice and guidance.

please email your CV to Delanie.heyes@servicecare.org.uk or call 01772 208964

Job title: Executive Assistant
Location: Braintree CM77 (2 days in the Office)
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: 4-6 weeks temporary
Weekly Hours: 35 hours per week

Job Purpose

The Executive Assistant role is a 4-6 week temporary position focused on providing high-level administrative and secretarial support to senior management. This includes managing executive schedules, preparing important documents, organising meetings, and handling confidential information with discretion. The position requires someone who can work efficiently under pressure, ensure smooth daily operations, and support decision-making processes through effective communication and coordination

Job Role :

• Supporting the executive team to ensure company goals and objectives are met and operations run smoothly.
• Providing administrative and secretarial support to the Executive Management Team.
• Preparing and managing documents, reports, and meeting minutes confidentially and efficiently.
• Managing executives' diaries, scheduling meetings, and ensuring all necessary documentation is available for those meetings.
• Organising meetings, taking minutes, and distributing papers.
• Conducting research and collating information for meetings and decision-making processes.
• Maintaining professional relationships with colleagues, board members, and stakeholders.
• Keeping up-to-date with relevant legislation and best practices.
• Participating in learning and development activities.
• Seeking value for money in all duties and ensuring proper support across the organisation.

Candidate Requirements

• Proven experience as an Executive Assistant reporting directly to senior management.
• Secretarial experience including minute-taking and diary management.
• Experience producing complex reports and presentations for executive teams, boards, or committees.
• Teamwork experience, especially in supporting senior managers with high-level tasks.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and the ability to learn firm-specific software.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to work efficiently under pressure.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with tact and diplomacy.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and maintain a high standard of work, with attention to detail.

If you are interested in this position and meet the above criteria, please send your CV now for consideration.

If you require any additional information regarding the position, please call Lewis at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208 966 or send an E-Mail to Lewis.Hodson@servicecare.org.uk

Job Title: Senior Azure Technical Consultant Salary
£45k - £60k Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science & Information Technology or a related field
• Proven experience in an Infrastructure IT or technology consulting role
• Proven proficiency in Microsoft 365 and Azure cloud services
• Experience with VMware vSphere and other virtualisation technologies
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience in pre-sales activities and client-facing roles

Hybrid Working

Required to come into the office 1-2 times per week

Job Description
We are working with our client, an established MSP, who is seeking a Senior Microsoft Azure Technical Consultant to join their growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for advising clients on transforming their organisations through modern technology solutions. You will work closely with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to understand business needs, design and implement tailored technology solutions, and provide ongoing support and optimisation. Key Responsibilities

• Pre-Sales Support:
  • Conduct technical discovery sessions with potential clients to understand their infrastructure and technology requirements
  • Prepare and deliver technical presentations and demonstrations of proposed solutions
  • Contribute to the development of proposals and solution designs
  • Provide technical expertise during client meetings and calls
  • Assist in estimating project scope, timelines, and resource requirements
• Infrastructure Assessment and Design:
  • Evaluate clients' existing IT infrastructure and cloud services
  • Analyse data and diagnose issues to identify weaknesses, inefficiencies, and risks
  • Design hybrid cloud, virtualisation, and other infrastructure solutions to meet client needs
• Implementation and Delivery:
  • Collaborate with relevant teams to plan and execute infrastructure projects
  • Contribute to the implementation and configuration of solutions such as Microsoft 365, Azure, and VMware
  • Provide technical guidance and support during the rollout of new technologies
• Ongoing Support and Optimisation:
  • Provide 2nd and 3rd line technical support for complex infrastructure issues
  • Maintain and optimise storage, backup, and disaster recovery solutions
  • Conduct regular system health checks and performance audits
  • Update documentation and procedures as needed

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Proven experience in an Infrastructure IT or technology consulting role
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and Azure cloud services
• Experience with VMware vSphere and other virtualisation technologies
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience in pre-sales activities and client-facing roles

Contact Us
To apply or for more information, please contact Lewis Ashcroft at Service Care Solutions:

Email: lewis.ashcroft@servicecare.org.uk
Phone: 01772 208962

Senior Administrator

Service care Solution are currently recruiting for a Senior Administrator in Thurrock.

The Senior Administrator will provide a consistent and professional Administration service to Thurrock Council's Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub

Pay rate - £12.02 per hour / £14.68 ltd (umbrella)

Main Responsibilities

As a Senior Administrator, you will be responsible for:

• To work with colleagues to achieve service plan objectives/targets.
• To participate in Employee Development Scheme/Appraisals and contribute to the identification of your own and team development needs
• To actively promote the Council's Equal Opportunity Policy and Diversity Strategy and observe the standard of conduct which prevents discrimination taking place.
• To ensure full compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 etc., the Council's Health and Safety Policy and all locally agreed safe methods of work.

Requirements:

• Enhanced DBS
• Experience in a similar role

Working with Service Care Solutions comes with many benefits, including:

• A specialist consultant within an experience and dedicated recruitment team
• Excellent rates of pay
• Payroll services twice a week

If you are interested in the Senior Administrator role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Emma at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208964 or email emma.petricco@servicecare.org.uk

Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed!

Southend-on-Sea City Council is a Unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community. We employ around 1,800 staff who are working alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the Southend 2050 ambition and make lives better for the people of Southend.

Working for Southend-on-Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in local government within a collaborative and innovate environment, with the benefit of flexible working practices to support a positive work-life balance. As a Unitary Authority, we are responsible for all local government functions ranging from social services, transport, public health and parks through to planning, trading standards, community safety and education, so we offer a wide range of career opportunities. The diversity of our economy and communities and investment in a number of exciting regeneration projects makes our Council a great place to work, learn and make a difference.

Your new role

Southend Council is looking to appoint a permanent, full-time Senior Social Worker to join the Ageing Well West Team (65+).

Within this post, you will manage a caseload of complex and difficult cases involving assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action to ensure resources are utilised effectively to safeguard and promote the welfare of Service Users. Provide a high quality resource of professional social work knowledge and expertise to the team, including supervision, meetings, assisted fieldwork, case audits and reviews. Ensuring team members carry out their core tasks to a high standard and deputise in the absence of the Service Manager.

Hybrid working is available, but you are required to be on site a minimum of 3 days a week.

You also need to have use of a car to ensure that you are able to travel around the city with ease.

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful in this position you must be able to work in the UK, have a recognised Social Work qualification and be registered with the Social Work England and have completed your ASYE.

You must have post 3 years+ experience as a social worker within the adult community sector. You need to have the ability to build excellent working relationships with other agencies/professionals at all levels. You will need to be able to scope out community assets to better inform those people we work with.

If you're interested in this role please email your CV to Delanie.heyes@servicecare.org.uk or call 01772 208964

Southend on Sea City Council is a Unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community. We employ around 1,800 staff who are working alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the city vision and make lives better for the people of Southend.

Working for Southend on Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in local government within a collaborative and innovate environment, with the benefit of flexible working practices to support a positive work life balance. As a Unitary Authority we are responsible for all local government functions ranging from social services, transport, public health and parks through to planning, trading standards, community safety and education, so we offer a wide range of career opportunities. The diversity of our economy and communities and investment in a number of exciting regeneration projects makes our Council a great place to work, learn and make a difference.

Your new role

Southend City Council's Adult Prevention Team have a fantastic opportunity currently for a full-time, permanent adult experienced Senior Social Worker.

There has never been a better time to join their team and participate in growing the service to be innovative, creative and providing high quality support to people when they need it most.

The main aim of the team is to use a strength-based approach to enable people to live safely in the community, maximising their abilities to care for themselves and to support carers to continue in their caring role as long as they are able to. The team work creatively with people and their carers to empower them and identify individual and community based assets.

The successful candidate will support the Team Manager in providing expert leadership and professional guidance to a team of Social Workers and Social Care Assessors. As well as taking a professional lead when required for Care Act (2014) Assessments and statutory reviews, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards safeguarding enquiries and Mental Capacity Act (2005) assessment /chairing 'best interest' meetings.

Within this position, hybrid working opportunities are available. However, you are required to be on-site at the Civic Centre a minimum of 2 days a week.

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful in this position you must be able to work in the UK, have a recognised Social Work qualification and be registered with the Social Work England and have completed your ASYE.

You must have post 3 years+ experience as a social worker within the adult community sector. You need to have the ability to build excellent working relationships with other agencies/professionals at all levels. You will need to be able to scope out community assets to better inform those people we work with.

If you're interested in this role please email your CV to Delanie.heyes@servicecare.org.uk or call 01772 208964

This is a fixed term contract or secondment opportunity until 31/03/2025.

The Team

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team with a focus on driving service improvement within Essex County Council's Adult Social Care services. The team lead on service wide initiatives, providing support to the Adult Social Leadership team, ensuring that teams are ready for quality assurance duties.

You will be a champion for best practice and an advocate for change. You will work collaboratively using a strength-based approach with teams across Adult Social Care to deliver quality improvement and assurance activity in readiness for the CQC inspection.

The Opportunity

Senior social workers are passionate in demonstrating expert and effective practice ability in complex situations. Managing a caseload and supporting colleagues with complex cases, with an ability to mitigate high levels of risk. Working collaboratively with statutory and non-statutory/voluntary agencies ensuring a joined up approach.

Significant experience of social work or occupational therapy, modelling good practice and providing expert advice and guidance is essential in this role.

In summary you will:

• Work within the statutory legal framework, policy and guidance and determining when the threshold for statutory intervention has been reached in line with legislative and organisational standards within the Care Act 2015 (e.g MCA/DoLS/CHC assessments etc).
• Provide a source of specialist advice and professional expertise that will contribute to the development of practice standards.
• Contribute or lead on projects, maintaining accurate and timely data reports and presentations as required.
• Participate in a range of focus groups, meetings, conferences and pro-actively taking a lead when a social care perspective is required.
• Evaluate performance and evidence outcome measurements or indicators and use these to inform future direction and ensure compliance with policies and all external and internal regulation linking with ASC services.
• Develop an evidence base of insight gained from lived experience and coproduction activities across Adult Social Care and produce regular reports with the insight gained as and when required.
• Build strong effective working relationships across the Council, with partners and members of voluntary agencies.
• Contribute to the delivery of high-level expertise in particular areas of practice and lead on those areas, contributing to the development of a lean and agile system that is responsive to the needs of the people in receipt of services.

About you

• Educated to degree level (i.e. Diploma or degree in social work, CQSW, CSS) or equivalent.
• Evidence continuing professional development and demonstrable capability of practice in accordance with current professional standards eg professional capability framework, knowledge and skills statement. Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Social Work England (SWE)
• Have significant experience of social work / occupational therapy, demonstrating a comprehensive, up to date understanding of all relevant legislation, regulations, guidance and how to generate the conditions of success and culture in line with the Essex approach to social care.
• Experience of leading change in a complex environment, and ensuring the organisation delivers best practice within financial constraints.
• Effective communicator with ability to build good relationships with a range of colleagues and stakeholders; assertive in communications with the ability to persuade, influence and negotiate effectively
• Uses initiative and judgement and decision-making skills in providing quality assurance to the work undertaken for customers.
• Have proven ability to work flexibly, be proactive and able to adapt to changing circumstances.
• Evidence of working within a fast-paced team
• Experience of chairing meetings or focus groups involving clients, family members and/or carers and other multi-agency professionals.
• Developing strong relationships with partners, other agencies and the local community to achieve joint objectives and offer a supportive framework for children and vulnerable adults.
• Understanding of the financial implications to Social Care

This role involves travelling around Essex. A driving licence and car - or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means - is essential.

What We Offer in Return

We'll support you to be your best…

• Training and development to empower you from our award-winning Essex Social Care Academy.
• With us you can make your career work for you with flexible working options
• With us you can get the support you need with employee wellbeing and counselling
• Lease Car scheme
• Up to £8000 for relocation*
• With us you can have peace of mind with life assurance of three times annual salary
• Payment of professional fees for approved professions
• Local Government Pension Scheme. View Key Facts and FAQ's about the LGPS.
• Volunteering leave
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with service
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - access to free and confidential information, support, and guidance from a team of highly qualified professionals.
• Employee Networks - communities to support you, connect you and help influence change at ECC

*T&Cs Apply.

Whatever you want to achieve in your social care career, you can do it here.

For more information visit our Adult Social Care Brochure or contact Abbie.Mollison@essex.gov.uk.

Essex County Council is proud to offer an excellent benefits package to all its employees. More information can be found on https://www.workingforessex.com/working-here/pay-reward/

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment .

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity is key to our success.

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Senior Youth Justice Service Practitioner

Permanent, Full Time

£45,217 to £54,395 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Community-based worker

Closing Date: 10th July 2024

Essex Youth Justice Service currently have vacancies in Basildon and Chelmsford

Recognised as "Outstanding" by HMIP, we are committed to the development and wellbeing of our youth. Our service is a testament to what can be achieved with integrity, collaboration, and compassion.

Your Role

As a Senior Practitioner, you are at the forefront of change, managing complex cases and guiding young people towards a brighter future. Your extensive experience in social work and criminal justice serves as a cornerstone for our service.

Your Contributions:

Expert Guidance: Offer specialist advice and professional consultation, shaping the practices of our dedicated team.

Comprehensive Assessments:Utilise Asset+ and other YOS tools to understand and support the unique journeys of young individuals.

Caseload Leadership: Oversee a diverse range of high-risk cases, ensuring adherence to National and Service Standards with precision and care.

Innovative Interventions: Develop tailored plans that resonate with young people and their families, reducing risks and preventing reoffending.

Quality Reporting: Prepare insightful reports for Court or Youth Offender Panels and take the lead in multi-agency case conferences when a social care perspective is paramount.

Risk Management: Ensure that safeguarding processes are robust and responsive, safeguarding the futures of those in our care.

Specialised Expertise: Lead by example in areas of practice, ensuring excellence and driving continuous improvement within the team.

What You Bring:

Professional Credentials: A recognised social work qualification and registration with Social Care England, or a qualified Probation Officer status.

Proven Experience: A track record of impactful work with children or young adults in complex situations.

Legislative Knowledge: A deep understanding of youth justice, children's legislation, and the latest in regulatory practices.

Mentorship and Leadership: Experience in guiding both new and seasoned professionals, serving as a beacon of knowledge and practice.

Community Collaboration: A history of building strong relationships with partners and agencies, united in the goal of supporting our youth.

Decisive Communication: Exceptional skills in decision-making and communication, vital for articulating goals and achieving outcomes.

Join Us:

Be part of a team that values growth, learning, and the power of working together to make a lasting impact on the lives of young people. Your expertise will not only shape their futures but also contribute to a community where every child has the opportunity to succeed.

To read more about us please visit: Children & Families

Please take a look at our 'No Magic' Children & Families video

The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area including travelling around the county of Essex and beyond, transporting service users and their belongings and to be able to do so in an emergency. Driving licence and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk

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A successful and well-established family run business supplying educational supplies to schools and colleges across the Southeast is currently looking to recruit a Customer Success Executive.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of an efficient and consistently reliable Customer Services Team delivering the very best service to its customers, you would play a key role ensuring customers are proactively engaged with on a continual basis, including inbound and outbound activity, to promote longevity in relationship and profitability.

This is a permanent full-time role based from newly renovated offices in Colchester, salary £27,500 plus quarterly bonus. Perks will include ongoing support and coaching from both internal and external sources, free onsite parking, staff BBQs, plus a friendly and positive team working environment.

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The Role
As a confident and well organized Customer Success Executive you would provide first line support to customers by taking incoming calls and e-mails to resolve any issues they may have, addressing issues at source and unearthing any potential problems and offering prompt issue resolution to drive customer satisfaction, NPS and retention.

You would support a team of Account Managers, managing their email inboxes, creating quotations, helping with sample and info requests, processing of sales orders, handling of queries, customer contact, system training for new sales people, booking of sales appointments and compiling associated account history, buying patterns and notes.

You would also be expected to identify sales opportunities through continual proactive and reactive conversation, and either fulfilling yourself or ensuring Account Manager engages with the customer to complete the sale.

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The Candidate
- IT competent with experience in Order Processing and CRM systems
- Good typing skills will be required for quick processing of orders
- Accurate processing of data with attention to detail
- Confident on the phone, strong customer query management skills
- Not afraid of upselling and looking for sales opportunities
- Organised and able to prioritise activities and multi-task

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The Company
A highly regarded third generation family business, supplying schools and colleges throughout the Southeast for 50 years. Offering an attractive salary, this is a fantastic chance to develop your purchasing career and work with a business dedicated to offering outstanding service, where people work hard and are encouraged to excel.

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Interested? If you think you're right for this Customer Success Executive role, then click the 'Apply Now' button, send us your CV and we'll consider you for the first round of interviews. Coburg Banks Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

A successful and well-established family run business supplying educational supplies to schools and colleges across the Southeast is currently looking to recruit a Customer Success Executive.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of an efficient and consistently reliable Customer Services Team delivering the very best service to its customers, you would play a key role ensuring customers are proactively engaged with on a continual basis, including inbound and outbound activity, to promote longevity in relationship and profitability.

This is a permanent full-time role based from newly renovated offices in Colchester, salary £27,500 plus quarterly bonus. Perks will include ongoing support and coaching from both internal and external sources, free onsite parking, staff BBQs, plus a friendly and positive team working environment.

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The Role
As a confident and well organized Customer Success Executive you would provide first line support to customers by taking incoming calls and e-mails to resolve any issues they may have, addressing issues at source and unearthing any potential problems and offering prompt issue resolution to drive customer satisfaction, NPS and retention.

You would support a team of Account Managers, managing their email inboxes, creating quotations, helping with sample and info requests, processing of sales orders, handling of queries, customer contact, system training for new sales people, booking of sales appointments and compiling associated account history, buying patterns and notes.

You would also be expected to identify sales opportunities through continual proactive and reactive conversation, and either fulfilling yourself or ensuring Account Manager engages with the customer to complete the sale.

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The Candidate
- IT competent with experience in Order Processing and CRM systems
- Good typing skills will be required for quick processing of orders
- Accurate processing of data with attention to detail
- Confident on the phone, strong customer query management skills
- Not afraid of upselling and looking for sales opportunities
- Organised and able to prioritise activities and multi-task

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The Company
A highly regarded third generation family business, supplying schools and colleges throughout the Southeast for 50 years. Offering an attractive salary, this is a fantastic chance to develop your purchasing career and work with a business dedicated to offering outstanding service, where people work hard and are encouraged to excel.

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Interested? If you think you're right for this Customer Success Executive role, then click the 'Apply Now' button, send us your CV and we'll consider you for the first round of interviews. Coburg Banks Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Job Title: Housing Senior Support Worker
Location: Essex and Norfolk - Remote with travel to Norwich, Ipswich, Colchester, Chelmsford, Southend
DBS Level: Enhanced Adult
Service Users: To be determined based on location confirmation.
Working Hours: 40 hours per week, Shift pattern - Monday - Friday 8 am - 4 pm / 2 pm - 10 pm, 1 Saturday a month
Car Driver Needed: Yes
Own Vehicle Needed: Yes
Valid Business Insurance Required: Yes

Lone Working: Yes
Working from Home: Yes
Number of Properties: Approximately ¾

Main Duties:
As a Senior Support Worker, your primary responsibilities will include:

• Planning and delivering effective support and safety plans for service users, referring to specialist agencies when necessary.
• Ensuring properties are adequately equipped, maintained, furnished, and cleaned to provide a safe and comfortable environment for residents.
• Supporting residents in understanding their responsibilities to maintain benefits and tenancies, facilitating their transition back into independent living.
• Empowering and motivating service users to identify and achieve their desired outcomes.
• Collaborating with service users to develop move-on plans at the earliest opportunity, identifying realistic options for their future housing.

Essential Criteria:

• Full UK Driving Licence
• Valid Business Insurance for expense claims
• Enhanced DBS Certificate
• Availability to work Monday to Friday with occasional Saturday shifts
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience in supporting individuals with complex needs

Senior Social Worker - Dual Diagnosis

Permanent, Full Time or Part Time

£43,477 to £52,302 per annum (FTE)

Location: South EssexWorking Style: Community-based worker

Full time or part time applications (minimum 3 days per week) can be considered, along with flexible working arrangements. The advertised salary will be pro rata'd for part time hours.

Senior Social Workers are passionate in demonstrating expert and effective practice ability in complex situations. Managing your own complex caseload, as well as supporting colleagues with theirs, you'll be a source of specialist advice and enable the mitigation of high levels of risk. You'll also bring your professional expertise to contribute to the development of practice standards and our four key principles of prevention, early intervention, enablement and safeguarding.

You will work at the forefront of our community mental health treatment teams in the south Essex area providing EPUT's secondary mental health services. You will also provide specialist mental health knowledge and support to the Drug and Alcohol partnership within South Essex. The post requires an individual with a high degree of flexibility and creativity and a positive, forward-thinking attitude with experience in both Mental Health and Substance Misuse.

At Essex County Council Adult Services our mission is clear. We want to make the best and most sustainable use of all resources available to the adult, their families, and carers. To ensure they have access to information and tools to enable them to live healthily and independently for as long as possible, and to exercise choice and control over their lives. And to ensure the safety, dignity, and quality of life for all the adults we work with. To make sure we achieve our goals, we've transformed our service to be far more proactive. Moving from focusing on long-term care and support, our new model is centred on four key principles - prevention, early intervention, enablement, and safeguarding. We're very proud of our service and the work we're doing with all our partners to build community capacity and resilience.

About you

To apply, you should be a qualified social worker with current Social Work England registration and be post-qualified 2 years with an in-depth knowledge of complex cases and The Care Act. You will be AMHP qualified with extensive experience within Mental Health and substance misuse.

You'll also bring:

• Evidence of continuing professional development and capability of practice in accordance with current professional standards.
• An in-depth understanding of the financial implications of commissioned care packages.
• The ability to make clear decisions, to highlight and limit potential risks associated with intervention.

This role involves travelling around Essex. A driving licence and car - or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means - is essential.

What We Offer In Return

We'll support you to be your best…

• Training and development to empower you from our award-winning Essex Social Care Academy.
• With us you can make your career work for you with flexible working options
• With us you can get the support you need with employee wellbeing and counselling
• Lease Car scheme
• Up to £8000 for relocation *
• With us you can have peace of mind with life assurance of three times annual salary
• Payment of professional fees for approved professions
• Local Government Pension Scheme. View Key Facts and FAQ's about the LGPS.
• Volunteering leave (up to 4 days per year)

Whatever you want to achieve in your social care career, you can do it here.

please email your CV to Delanie.heyes@servicecare.org.uk or call 01772 208964

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