Adults Social Worker - Community central team

Remedy Social Work; Sale; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Professional supervision

Job summary

Trafford Council in the UK is seeking an experienced Adults Social Worker to join the Community central team at Sale Waterside. The role focuses on social work assessments and interventions for adults with diverse needs, including long-term conditions and safeguarding duties.

You will work within an integrated community service, balancing caseloads and collaborating with health and social care partners. Flexible working and professional supervision are offered to support delivery and

Qualifications

• 3+ years post-qualifying experience in adult social care
• Experience in statutory Adult Social Care
• Commitment to safeguarding vulnerable adults
• Outcomes-focused, strengths-based assessment approach
• Ability to work in a busy, multidisciplinary team
• Flexible and motivated to adopt new ways of working
• Commitment to continuous improvement and peer learning

Responsibilities

• Engage in social work assessments and interventions using strength-based approaches
• Manage a caseload and balance team responsibilities
• Build professional relationships with health and social care services for coordinated responses
• Contribute to duty rotas and urgent caseloads
• Oversee safeguarding enquiries in line with the Care Act and local policy

Job description

Our client Trafford Council is looking for an Adults Social Worker to join their Community central team.

Trafford Council are recruiting social worker to join their integrated community service within the Central Neighbourhood Team based at Sale Waterside.

The team works with Adults in a range of situations with varying disabilities including long term conditions, adults at risk drug abuse, Hoarding, dementia and alcohol issues.

We are looking for skilled, experienced and motivational social workers to work within a busy and challenging role.

A significant part of your role will be to provide social work assessment and interventions utilising a strength based and person centred approach, if necessary secure appropriate levels of funding where necessary in line with the Reshaping Trafford Policy. You will have at least 3 years post qualifying experience.

In addition you will be required to provide an effective response to safeguarding enquiries in line with both the Care Act and local policy and procedures.

In return we offer flexible working arrangements and provide regular support through professional supervision.

About you

• Motivated for challenging existing ways of working
• Understand the importance of continually improving the service
• Enthusiastic to engage in adopting outcomes focused and strengths based assessments.
• Committed to peer support and learning, making the most of the diverse range of experiences all team members bring
• Committed to safeguarding the vulnerable adult population
• Experience working in a statutory Adult Social Care service
• A qualified experienced level 3 Social Worker

About the Role

• A significant part of the role will be to engage in informative and preventative conversations which will include outcomes focused and strengths based social work assessments and related interventions.
• You will be required to manage a caseload of work organising your working hours to make best use of your time ensuring this work is balanced with the responsibilities and work demands of the team
• You will build effective professional relationships with other disciplines and with other local health and social care services to enable a coordinated response to the local population.
• You will share responsibility with other colleagues for the work load of the team, supporting each other to make best use of each other's strengths, skills and knowledge in response to the adult social care demands from the local population.
• There will be a requirement for all team members to contribute to a duty rota responding to urgent demands for support for individuals in a state of crisis.
• In addition you will need to demonstrate a commitment to providing an effective response to safeguarding the vulnerable adult population within the local area and oversee enquiries in line with both the Care Act and local policy and procedures.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

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Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS.

Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.