Social Worker - Mental Health Team

Location
Job type Contract
Salary Up to £30.00 per hour
Reference HQ00101233_1580479728

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to work full-time in Tower Hamlets, within the Mental Health Team. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in Adults' Services and be registered with Social Work England.

The pay rate for this locum Social Worker job is £30 per hour (Assignment rate) and is an initial 3-month contract.

Duties of the Social Worker:

  • Comply with the statutory requirements of the relevant childcare, mental health or Care Act legislation and in line with the requirements of the Council's policies and procedures.
  • Respond to requests for assistance, taking enough basic information about the needs in question to be able to determine the level and type of assessment required as per Care Act and other legislative requirements.
  • Maintain case records and fulfil procedures and statutory duties in line with national and local policies, practices and procedures.
  • Inform the line manager of specific needs that may be unmet because of the unavailability of services. To utilise community resources to meet such needs as appropriate.
  • Work within budgetary limits laid down by Council policy and operate within the Financial Regulations and Standing Orders of the Council.
  • Carry out assessment of needs, and sub-contract parts of such assessments where they are of a specialist nature within the process of the Care Programme Approach and Care Act.

Requirements of the Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work
  • Current Social Work England registration
  • Significant senior level frontline experience within Adults' Services

Contact:

This Social Worker job is advertised by Jake Merry; 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.