Qualified Social Worker - Adult - Working Age

Qualified Social Worker
Adult - Working Age
Location: Merseyside
Pay rate:  £35 per hour

We are looking for experienced and passionate Social Workers join the  Adult - Working Age Team. You would ideally have 2-3 years’ experience within Adults Social Care. Throughout all that you do you will ensure that you uphold and champion best practise.  Together we focus on solving problems before they escalate and we meet the needs of our vulnerable adults, reducing the risk of harm. The Working Age service is extremely busy, working with Adults under the age of 67 who have a learning disability, physical disability and or an enduring Mental Health diagnosis. The service has a homelessness Social Worker and is also responsible for the provisions under the Mental Health Act 1983, running the AMHP service, so any candidates with AMHP qualification are welcome to apply. The role will be to undertake the following tasks - Care Act Assessments, Safeguarding investigations, COP DOL work, Capacity and Best Interest Assessments, Reviews and Duty. Some out of hours work may be required due to the high demand of Mental Health Act Assessments (the service runs up to 8 pm weekdays) You will be provided with monthly supervision, monthly team meetings, informal supervision along with a very supportive team.

This team works alongside a range of professionals within the teams, including colleagues from the health board, therapies, external providers and families. It is an exciting time to join adult social care with friendly, experienced and supportive colleagues who are dedicated to providing a service that puts citizens at centre of our work. 

Working in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, informed by the values and principles of social care; you will be supporting in the delivery of person centred, safe and effective social care services. Using your professional knowledge and experience you’ll make assessments and decisions about the most appropriate interventions. Applying your significant Social Work experience and excellent communication skills you’ll establish and maintain relationships with service users and other agencies to ensure services meet identified needs.

You’ll be committed to ensure positive and sustainable results of your interventions. Using best practice, you’ll strive to provide the best outcomes for Adults. Most importantly however, you’ll have a passion for supporting Adults and their families to ensure that they thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and to be as efficient as possible.

Perfect candidate will be:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Experienced in working with Adults and families including those from vulnerable groups.
• Creative, flexible and forward thinking in approach.
• Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation and understanding of child protection issues.
• Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for Adults.
• Able to use excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
• Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with Adults and families to engage them in assessments and plans
• Committed to providing our service users with a high-quality service
• Experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary, interagency basis
• 4 Years plus Qualified

In this role you will:

• Use skills, knowledge, and experience to make full assessment of risks protection and social care needs.
• Manage an agreed case load.
• Use specialist communication skills to achieve optimum outcomes for service users.
• Devise individual care plans, taking account of diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment.
• Offer advice and support to unqualified staff and students to assist development.

 
This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-
Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to, easy registration process, referral schemes and incentives, ongoing compliance managed for you, prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.
 
This role is ideally located for those travelling from Liverpool, Birkenhead, Widnes, Warrington, Wirral, Huyton, Wallasey, Sefton, Stockport, Manchester, Ellesmere Port, Wirral, Wigan, St Helens, Runcorn, Widnes, Chester, Queensferry, Chester, Wrexham and Skelmersdale

We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this is not the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO (Independence Reviewing Officer), BIA (Best Interest Assessor) Working Age, MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager. 

This role is ideally located for those travelling from Cardiff, Bridgend, Newport, Swansea, Bristol, Bath, Swindon, Weston- Super- Mare, Neath, Port Talbot, Worchester, Strafford- Upon- Avon, Gloucester, Chepstow, Pontypool, Aberdare, Merthyr Tydfil Portishead
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