Senior Social Worker

Redbridge; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The London Borough of Redbridge is looking for a Senior Social Worker in the First Contact Team to provide support to the community. This role is critical in managing service demands and ensuring high-quality person-centred care in a diverse and fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates are resilient, experienced, and skilled in decision-making and staff supervision.

Qualifications

• Experience in staff supervision required.
• Comfortable managing high service demands.
• Good decision-maker and resilient.

Responsibilities

• Manage the First Contact Team for service delivery.
• Provide support to adults with care needs and their carers.
• Work in an integrated team to deliver high-quality services.

Skills

Decision Making

Staff Supervision

Resilience

Managing High Service Demands

Job description

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Senior Social Work Practitioner in the First Contact Team

Permanent – Full Time

Location: Lynton House, 255-259 High Rd, Ilford, IG1 1NY

Redbridge is an ambitious, diverse and exciting east-London borough. What we do is driven by changing our relationship with local people to support our vision. As a result, we've developed innovative ways to build our communities and transform our Council.

We're one of the fastest growing parts of the country and the third most diverse London borough. Our communities are attracted by a mixture of excellent schools, relatively affordable housing, high-quality open space and rapid transport connections into the heart of the city.

Our First Contact Team is the front door for information, advice, and support to our community, we work in conjunction with the Community Health and Social Care teams and consist of district nurses, social workers, rehabilitation therapists, occupational therapists, mental health workers, learning disability workers. We work in partnership with other health and social care teams such as specialist nursing or children services. This integrated way of working allows us to deliver high-quality person-centred services that meet the needs of the residents. Our services are innovative and rewarding for both clients and the workers

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly experienced individual to step into this key role, who is:

• Comfortable managing high levels of service demands
• Committed to ensuring continued support of adults with care & support needs including their carers
• A very good decision maker
• Experienced in staff supervision
• Able to make decisions at pace
• Resilient
• Thrives in a busy challenging work environment
  
  

Interviews to be confirmed

To apply for this post please complete the online application form and attach your CV and a Covering Letter addressing how you meet the criteria for the role as stated in the person specification.

If you want an informal conversation about this position, please contact the recruiting manager, Zakir Umar on 020 8708 6951 or

All short-listed applicants will need to demonstrate proof of right to work in the UK.

We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment and welcome applications from qualified applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, colour, race, religion, or belief.

Senior Social Work Practitioner in the First Contact Team

Permanent – Full Time

Location: Lynton House, 255-259 High Rd, Ilford, IG1 1NY

Redbridge is an ambitious, diverse and exciting east-London borough. What we do is driven by changing our relationship with local people to support our vision. As a result, we've developed innovative ways to build our communities and transform our Council.

We're one of the fastest growing parts of the country and the third most diverse London borough. Our communities are attracted by a mixture of excellent schools, relatively affordable housing, high-quality open space and rapid transport connections into the heart of the city.

Our First Contact Team is the front door for information, advice, and support to our community, we work in conjunction with the Community Health and Social Care teams and consist of district nurses, social workers, rehabilitation therapists, occupational therapists, mental health workers, learning disability workers. We work in partnership with other health and social care teams such as specialist nursing or children services. This integrated way of working allows us to deliver high-quality person-centred services that meet the needs of the residents. Our services are innovative and rewarding for both clients and the workers

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly experienced individual to step into this key role, who is:

• Comfortable managing high levels of service demands
• Committed to ensuring continued support of adults with care & support needs including their carers
• A very good decision maker
• Experienced in staff supervision
• Able to make decisions at pace
• Resilient
• Thrives in a busy challenging work environment
  
  

Interviews to be confirmed

To apply for this post please complete the online application form and attach your CV and a Covering Letter addressing how you meet the criteria for the role as stated in the person specification.

If you want an informal conversation about this position, please contact the recruiting manager, Zakir Umar on 020 8708 6951 or

All short-listed applicants will need to demonstrate proof of right to work in the UK.

We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment and welcome applications from qualified applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, colour, race, religion, or belief.

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