Adults' Social Worker

Location Shropshire
Job type Contract
Salary £28 per hour
Reference 171247

Sanctuary Personnel, a leading recruitment company to the private and public sector has a locum vacancy for a Social Worker to work full time based in Shropshire, within the Adults’ Team.

The pay rate for this locum Social Worker is £28 per hour (Assignment rate) and is a 3-month contract.

Main Duties:

  • Be responsible for working with older, vulnerable or disabled adults in the central Shropshire area to provide an assessment and care management service which adheres to the Care Act.
  • Support and advise people with eligible needs to be as involved as possible in how those needs are met by encouraging creative and flexible ways through the use of community resources and personal budgets.
  • Support carers by assessing their needs too and providing them with services, advice and support to continue to care for as long as they wish to and are able.
  • Give advice and signpost adults with eligible needs to access both specialist and generic services and where appropriate promote positive employment outcomes and achieve settled accommodation by accessing appropriate housing and tenancy support for example.
  • Assess and manage risks and review support plans with individuals to set goals, ensure that needs are being met and whether services are still required.
  • Work as part of a Social Work and team in collaboration with other professionals to provide a comprehensive assessment and care management service in the area.

Requirements of the Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work
  • Current Social Work England registration
  • Significant frontline experience in Adults’ Services

Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:

  • Daily payroll
  • Free DBS and compliance service
  • Access to exclusive roles that aren't available with other agencies
  • Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
  • Refer a Friend bonus - get £250 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place after 100 hours of work has been completed
  • Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
  • Clinical governance support with a specialist safeguarding team
  • In-house payroll system
  • Free digital copy of the Social Work News Magazine

Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Paige Westbrook; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity.

With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.