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A leading recruitment agency in London is seeking a Social Worker for their Adults division. The role offers newly qualified social workers an opportunity to develop skills while providing high-quality social work services. Successful candidates will have qualifications in social work, understand relevant legislation like the Care Act, and demonstrate values such as equality and inclusion. Competitive pay grade G9–G10 is available based on experience.
Job Title: Social Worker – Adults
Pay Grade: G9 – G10
Directorate: Peoples Directorate
Division: Adults and Public Health
Reports to: Team Manager and Senior Practitioner
To provide a high quality and effective social work service, which responds to the needs of people with lived experiences with care and support needs, their informal carers and their families in a timely manner and within statutory guidelines. All assessments and support plans will be completed in accordance with the wellbeing principles of the Care Act 2014 and reflects a strengths-based approach.
Guidance, support, and supervision will be provided in accordance with the individual’s experience and capabilities and in line with our Supervision Policy.
Harrow’s Adult Social Care Social Worker role provides an opportunity for newly qualified social workers to undertake their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) within our adult service, which is committed to providing high-quality support, assessment and intervention with the residents, carers, and families we work with. Harrow provides wide-ranging training and development opportunities, which will help you to develop excellent social work practice, leading to career advancement at your own pace.
Newly qualified social workers will enter the workforce at Grade 9, undertake their work with support, close supervision and guidance, and will have a reduced caseload. Upon successful completion of the ASYE programme, Social Workers will progress through the Grade 9 pay scale and will work with an increased caseload following the completion of the ASYE Programme.
We want our colleagues to live our values. These values describe what we stand for and how we do things at Harrow whilst inspiring, challenging, and guiding us toward the delivery of our organisational ambitions and goals. Our three values are:
Working Together, Driving Delivery, Shaping the Future
These values will also help us to achieve our equality vision of being a proud, fair & cohesive Harrow, a great place to live, work & visit.
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
Role requirements
Essential
Desirable
Must hold a qualification in social work
✓
Good demonstrable understanding of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 Mental Health Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
✓
Have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
✓
Knowledge of social work models and interventions including strengths based practice models
X
Knowledge and understanding of discriminated groups and the ability to ensure that services are appropriately delivered to meet their needs.
X
The G10 Social Worker is expected to fulfil the criteria above and the one below.
Good demonstrable understanding of the Care Act 2014, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
✓
Qualifications
Role Requirements.
Job specific examples
(If left blank, refer to lefthand column)
Essential
Desirable
Educated to degree level or equivalent or has the equivalent relevant work experience.
BSc/MA in Social Work,
Dip SW/HE or CQSW
✓
Practice Educator and /or Best Interest Assessor qualification(s).
Applicable to G10 role
ONLY
✓
Other Requirements
The job involves travel for business purposes: Yes/No.
Management Competencies
These competencies are relevant to all roles with responsibility for managing staff. (not applicable).
• Resident Focus • Communicating with Impact
• Works in partnership • Financial Grip and Business Focus
• Political understanding • Data-Driven Decision Making
• Managing Performance and Delivering • Nurturing Talent and Building Careers
Results • Corporate Awareness