Qualified Social Worker, Community Learning Disability Team

Pertemps; Stretford; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local recruitment agency is seeking a Qualified Social Worker to join the Community Learning Disability Team in Trafford Council. The successful candidate will assess and provide support for adults with learning disabilities, manage caseloads, and ensure compliance with safeguarding regulations. Experience is essential, and registration with Social Work England is required. The pay rate is £30 per hour for this contract role.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified Social Worker with valid registration.
• Experience in working with adults with learning disabilities is preferred.
• Familiarity with the Mental Capacity Act and related legislation is required.

Responsibilities

• Assess the care and support needs of adults and their carers.
• Provide interventions related to safeguarding adults.
• Complete capacity assessments and manage caseloads.

Skills

Assessing care and support needs

Safeguarding adults

Capacity assessments

Social work service management

Report writing

Education

Registration with Social Work England

Job description

Qualified Social Worker, Community Learning Disability Team

Pay rate £30 per hour

Contract role

Vitalis are recruiting within for a Qualified Social Worker to work in a Community Learning Disability Team in Trafford Council.

The Community Learning Disability Team is co‑located with colleagues in health. They are dedicated to assess, support plan and complete interventions for people aged 18 upward who have a diagnosed Learning Disability and connected needs (note that there is some work related to planning and preparation for adulthood – aged 14‑17).

Main tasks

• Assessing the care and support needs of adults/carers in accordance to guiding legislation – The Human Rights Act (1998) / The Mental Capacity Act (2005) / The Autism Act (2009) / The Equality Act (2010) / The Care Act (2014) and The Down Syndrome Act (2022)
• Interventions that relate to safeguarding adults
• Completing capacity assessments and when required Best Interest Meetings/decisions in line with the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• Supporting adults who may lack capacity to consent to their accommodation and care needs and applying to the Court of Protection for authorisation of any deprivation of liberty.
• Managing a caseload providing a social work service to people with care and support needs, which will include adults at risk of harm and neglect.
• Undertaking administration (including keeping of appropriate up-to-date records) and management of personal workload providing statistical information as required.
• Applications and oversight when a person’s presenting needs mean that they could be eligible for CHC (Continuing Health Care) Funding
• The role will require evidenced registration with Social Work England

Don’t forget, if this role isn’t the perfect fit, we’re confident we can find one that is. We recruit across a wide range of public sector specialisms, including:

Other roles we recruit across

• Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO)
• Best Interest Assessor (BIA)
• Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
• Looked After Children (LAC)
• Children’s Social Work
• Adult Social Work
• Service Manager
• Head of Service
• Team Manager
• Assistant Team Manager
• A wide range of housing roles
• Careers in SEND in local authorities

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