Social Worker

Charles Hunter Associates; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Social Worker to join their Adult Assessment and Safeguarding Team. This role is pivotal in providing first-point interventions for service users and their carers, ensuring effective case management and support. The ideal candidate will possess a Social Work qualification and have a minimum of three years' post-qualified experience. You'll thrive in a hybrid working environment, contributing to co-produced care plans and collaborating with longer-term teams to enhance service user independence. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a specialist setting.

Benefits

Hybrid working schedule

Parking available

Easily accessible via car or public transport

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years post qualified experience in social work.
• Ability to engage with service users from diverse backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Managing short-term assessments and developing care plans.
• Supporting service users and their families to improve independence.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Time Management

Experience with Adults with Psychosis

Education

Social Work Degree/DipSW/CQSW

Job description

We are looking for a Social Worker to join our Adult Assessment and Safeguarding Team.

This role requires a Social Work Qualification with a minimum of 3 years post qualified experience.

About the team

The team are responsible for the first point of intervention for service users and their respective carers following a referral. Completing short-term assessments managing cases under CPA, developing co-produced care plans with service users are some of the key responsibilities in this team. The team works cohesively with the longer-term teams to make sure each case that needs to be escalated is effectively managed. The team works hard to support not only the service users to improve their independence where possible - but also their careers and families to ensure the wider support network is effective.

About you

The ideal Social Worker will be able to manage time effectively to prioritise their workload as well as have good interpersonal skills. Experience working with adults with psychosis and the ability to able to engage with service users from diverse backgrounds is key to the success of the role. A degree within Social Work (Degree/DipSW/CQSW) with a minimum of three years' experience is essential in order to be considered for this role.

What's on offer?

• Up to £38.00 per hour umbrella (PAYE payment options available also)
• Hybrid working schedule
• An opportunity to work in a specialist environment
• Parking available / nearby
• Easily accessible via car or public transport

For more information, please get in touch with:

Thomas Sherwood - Candidate Consultant

07442 576 906