Adult Social Worker - Community Team

Sanctuary Personnel; Bristol; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative recruitment agency is seeking a dedicated Adult Social Worker to join a Community Team in Bristol. This role involves assessing the needs of individuals and their carers, planning and implementing support strategies, and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation. The successful candidate will work autonomously, managing a caseload while collaborating with various agencies to provide optimal care. This position offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in the community, supporting individuals in making informed decisions about their care and promoting their independence. If you are passionate about social work and want to contribute to a diverse and inclusive environment, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Qualified social worker with experience in adult services.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and legislation.

Responsibilities

• Assess needs and implement support plans for individuals.
• Manage caseloads and collaborate with health and care sectors.

Skills

Assessment Skills

Strengths-based Practice

Multi-agency Collaboration

Risk Assessment

Safeguarding Policies

Education

Social Work Qualification

Understanding of Relevant Legislation

Job description

Brislington, Bristol , City of Bristol , England
BS4

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

The salary for this Adult Social Worker job is up to £44,711 per annum.

1. You will assess the needs of people and their carers. You will plan, implement, review and evaluate outcomes for and with individuals. You will ensure the principals of choice and control are used in supporting people to make their own decisions about the way they organise their support and how to manage the risks involved.
2. Demonstrate commitment to strengths-based practice and skills in supporting people to identify and build support networks to achieve their identified outcomes.
3. You will work autonomously to manage a caseload and demonstrate a multi-agency approach integrating their practice with colleagues across the health and care sector.
4. To practice in accordance with Social Work England, professional capabilities framework and knowledge and skills statement for social workers in adult services.
5. Manage a workload commensurate with level of competence, qualification as an Experienced Social Worker, within eligibility criteria, prioritisation of service delivery and available resource.
6. Undertake assessments to identify the outcomes and the personal budget for the provision of services.
7. Develop and review support plans and provision against outcomes and changing needs.
8. To undertake risk assessments and be responsible for actions in situations where a person's safety or liberty is at risk, observing safeguarding adults' policies and procedures, the legal principles of the Mental Capacity Act and Care Act and the principles of positive risk taking.
9. To advise on and enable the creative use of universal and community resources, including tech enabled support and other equipment.
10. To contribute to the development and supervision of social care workers. To undertake student supervision.
11. To ensure that information shared with people who draw on care and support is in an appropriate format. To ensure information shared with other professionals is in accordance with the Data Protection Act, GDPR and other information sharing protocols, including the safeguarding adult's information sharing protocol.
12. Undertake an additional role including Approved Mental Health Professional, Best Interest Assessor, Practice Assessor, or another role as agreed by the career progression panel. You will be expected to take on the additional duties associated with the role including, active participation on a rota or having a Social Work Student along with undertaking ongoing CPD to maintain your currency to practice in chosen specialism.

Requirements of this Adult Social Worker job:

1. A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
2. Understanding of relevant legislation.
3. Registered or eligible for registration.

Contact:

This Adult 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.

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

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.