Experienced Social Worker - Adult Social Care Team

Location Swindon
Job type Permanent
Salary £45,495 per year
Consultant Zehnn Young
Call +44 7723 457338
Reference 204933

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an Experienced Social Worker within the Adult Social Care Team to work Full Time based in Swindon.

The salary for this permanent Experienced Social Worker job is up to £45,495per annum.

Main duties:

  • To undertake complex person-centred assessments (including assessment of mental capacity where appropriate) with individuals and to plan for the provision of support and/or services with individuals in order to assist them meet their outcomes and to live as independently as possible.
  • To support carers to continue in their role in complex situations.
  • To ensure accurate and timely recording of all information and activity onto the social care records database in accordance with work targets set by the Team Manager and Supervisor.
  • To gather sufficient information about individuals in order to assist their needs against eligibility criteria.
  • To contribute to local knowledge (within the team and the service) about universally available services, including what is available within the voluntary and community sector, as well as the Department’s commissioned and contracted services and to signpost/advocate for individuals accordingly.
  • To have advanced skills and knowledge in assessment, support planning and the management of risks for individuals and to be able to apply council policy and support individuals to manage risk appropriately.
  • To carry out one to one supervision once a month with allocated staff in line with the Post Qualifying Standards for Social Work Supervisors ensuring that supervision is timely and recorded and that practice concerns are communicated to senior staff/line managers.
  • To represent the council in multi-disciplinary working with health, police and other colleagues, working collaboratively to ensure effective communication/information sharing and to support decision making processes.
  • To write reports for court hearings and to present evidence in court, including court of protection and high court,
  • To ensure that council corporate and departmental policies and procedures are followed at all times.
  • To contribute proactively to the effective working of the team with a positive attitude, by sharing knowledge, offering advice and support and by preparedness to be involved in the development of services.
  • To take the lead in organising and conducting peer group developmental sessions within the team and across teams as required.
  • To provide statutory support to adults with care and support needs and their carers/families, which includes information and advice, assessments, support planning and safeguarding.

Requirements of this Experienced Social Worker role:

  • A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
  • Understanding of relevant legislation.
  • Registered or eligible for registration.

Contact:
This Experienced Social Worker job is advertised by Zehnn Young; 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.