Adult Social Worker - First North & West, First South

Sanctuary Personnel; Bristol; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated recruitment agency is seeking an Adult Social Worker in Bristol to assess needs and develop support plans for individuals. The ideal candidate will possess a social work qualification, strong understanding of legislation, and skills in strengths-based practice. This full-time role offers a competitive salary of up to £44,711 per annum.

Qualifications

• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.

Responsibilities

• Assess the needs of people and their carers.
• Plan, implement, review, and evaluate outcomes.
• Provide advice and support to other adult care practitioners.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding policies and regulations.
• Manage workload according to eligibility criteria.

Skills

Strengths-based practice

Assessment and planning

Knowledge of safeguarding policies

Effective communication

Education

Social Work Qualification or equivalent

Job description

Adult Social Worker - First North & West, First South

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 First North & West, First South Team to work Full Time based in Bristol.

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

Responsibilities:

• You will assess the needs of people and their carers, will plan, implement, review, and evaluate outcomes for and with individuals. The Social Worker 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.
• You will demonstrate commitment to strengths-based practice and skills in supporting people to identify and build support networks to achieve their identified outcomes.
• Provide advice and support to other adult care practitioners in relation to the people they are working with.
• To practice in accordance with Social Work England, professional capabilities framework and knowledge and skills statement for social workers in adult services.
• Manage a workload commensurate with level of competence, qualification as an Experienced Social Worker, within eligibility criteria, prioritisation of service delivery and available resource.
• Undertake assessments to identify the outcomes and the personal budget for the provision of services.
• Develop and review support plans and provision against outcomes and changing needs.
• 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.
• To advise on and enable the creative use of universal and community resources, including tech enabled support and other equipment.
• To contribute to the development and supervision of social care workers. To undertake student supervision.
• 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.
• Undertake an additional role including Approved Mental Health Professional, Best Interest Assessor, Practice Assessor, or another role as agreed by the carer 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:

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• 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. 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).

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.

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