Adult Social Care Recruitment

 

The following pages are an invaluable resource to launching your career in social care. Please browse the following pages or use the links on the left for further information.

 

These series of pages are a guide to a career in social care. Although these pages refer to Dudley Social Services, which is currently undergoing change, the content is still current.

 

Dudley MBC maintains six residential homes for young people. We employ staff with varying ranges of experience and qualifications.

 

The Community Learning Disability Teams are responsible for the assessment and community care management of Adults with Learning Disabilities. The teams are multidisciplinary and comprise of a Social Worker, a Community Nurse and an Assistant Care Co-ordinator.

 

Disability Services are made up of a wide range of teams including Physical Disability, Visual Impairment, Integrated Living and many more.

 

Day Opportunities for adults with a learning disability within Dudley MBC have traditionally operated from four Social Education Centres, based across the Borough, and an Employment Preparation Unit at Coseley.

 

The operational teams in the mainstream Mental Health Services are based in six multi-disciplinary settings. These consist of five Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) comprising of Social Workers, Assistant Care Co-ordinators, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Psychologists and Occupational Therapists. Consultant Psychiatrists are based at Bushey Fields Hospital, Dudley, but are an integral part of each team. The sixth team is also hospitalbased, providing a service to the elderly mentally ill across the borough.

 

 

Social Work training has changed to reflect the complex and specialist nature of the work. For most people wanting to enter social work the qualification will be a three year degree, though there are alternative arrangements for graduates

 

Disclosure is an information service provided by the Criminal Bureau (CRB) – an executive agency of the Home Office. It helps employers and volunteering organisations make informed recruitment decisions and so protect the vulnerable members of society.

 

Contact our Human Resources division.

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