Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and over 400+ reviews has an exciting Locum opportunity available for an experienced Social Worker/Care Coordinator to join a well-established Adults service based in Chelmsford, Essex.
Team/Specialism: Mental Health
Pay Rate: £32 per hour (assignment rate)
Contract: Locum, 3-Months
Hours: Full-time
Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:
- Fully online and paperless registration service
- Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
- Exclusive access to fully managed service social work projects (some outside IR35) with high rates of pay, flexible working, support from experienced social work practitioners, accommodation assistance (if applicable), retention bonuses (if applicable) and extensive equipment provided.
- Revalidation/registration renewal based on length of service
- £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
- Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience recruiting to social work roles (public & private sector)
- Daily payroll and in-house payroll system
- Access to our online career’s hub
Main Duties:
- Assess, manage, careplan, support and review care needs in line with policy, procedures and legislation, including the provision of aftercare under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act. Act as a care coordinator for your own caseload
- Provide a clear picture of how a person’s independence can be promoted and maximised. Promote conversations to draw on the support around each person, their networks, local community and personal resources and support with delivering statutory responsibilities under the Care Act (2014)
- Provide and receive complex, sensitive information in a hostile or highly emotive atmosphere ;highly complex, sensitive, contentious information/ in a hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere
- Establish therapeutic relationships with service users, their families and carers. Maintain a person centred approach balanced with need to manage risk of harm or deterioration
- Prepare and present clear assessments and other reports as necessary to set out the basis of decisions made in respect of service users. Maintain all records to a high standard in accordance with relevant legislation, policy and procedures
Requirements of the Social Worker:
- Degree or equivalent in social work
- Current Social Work England registration
- Significant frontline experience in Adults Services
- Prior experience working within a mental health setting would be ideal
Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Rihana Chowdhury; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from Social Workers who meet the above requirements.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced Social Work candidates who meet these requirements for this Social Work role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.
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.
