RQ1509619 – Adults with Learning Disabilities Social Worker

• £28.51 per hour
• 35 hours per week

This role is to undertake reviews and re-assessments for the Adults with learning disability and transition team 3/4 per week. Candidates need to have a background in working with adults with LD, ADHD, and Autism. Must have completed ASYE and have 2 years post-qualifying experience. Good skill set required including strength-based assessment, reviews, legal literacy, and a working knowledge of legislation including MCA, DoLS, Safeguarding, Care Act, and Equality Act. All assessments and reviews are undertaken face to face. The social worker will have access to in-house training and wider team learning events for CPD.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The main purpose of this job is to work as a care management social worker to assess the needs of vulnerable adults and their carers, and to support them in arranging services to meet the identified needs and outcomes. The promotion of prevention, independence, self-directed support, choice, and control will be central to this post. Risk management and safeguarding will also be key parts of this role (including children’s safeguarding where relevant), along with case management support for adults requiring frequent specialist intervention to meet their needs.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITY AND PERSONAL DUTIES:

1. Ensure service users and their carers receive timely and proportionate care management assessments of their needs that identify the outcomes they wish to achieve.
2. Promote service user independence and recovery, including the promotion of Enablement and linking the service user to community-based services that enhance personal wellbeing.
3. Work as part of multi-agency teams providing seamless health and social care services.
4. Ensure that service users and carers are involved in individualised and creative support planning, encouraging choice and control through the use of personal budgets, including Direct Payments as the default position.
5. Work with Community Development Staff to help people access community-based services.
6. Ensure that risk management and adult safeguarding procedures are adhered to in social work practice, and be aware of any potential children’s safeguarding concerns, liaising as appropriate with Children’s Social Care Services.
7. Carry out assessments and service users' reviews to a high standard in a timely manner in accordance with procedures reflecting the needs and outcomes of the service user and carer.

Contact: rebeccabentum@carringtonblakerecruitment.com