Social Worker

5 Star Recruitment; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

5 Star Recruitment are assisting a local council in Cardiff to recruit a Grade 7 social worker. The role involves reviewing legal, policy and procedural frameworks, assessing needs and risks, and supporting individuals to increase independence.

You will work within current legislation and council policy to assess, commission and review services for a specific client group. Based in Wales, you will participate in duty rotas, document outcomes, and use corporate systems.

Qualifications

• Review and update knowledge of legal, policy and procedures in social work.
• Help individuals make informed decisions and contribute to service planning.
• Assist users to enhance independence and coping skills.
• Assess needs, risks and options including child protection and safeguarding.
• Record unmet or inappropriately met needs per policy.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and review circumstances of individuals and families.
• Work actively with individuals to identify and meet support needs.
• Prepare for and participate in decision-making forums.
• Manage workload with professional judgement.
• Record and share client data in line with policy.
• Participate in supervision, appraisal and team meetings.
• Work within service budget to identify packages of care.

Skills

Policy knowledge

Social work practice

Decision making

Team collaboration

Record keeping

Job description

To assist people to resolve major difficulties in their lives and to enhance their independence and coping skills.

To work within current legislation and Council policy, procedures and practice to assess, commission and review services, including planned interventions, for a specific client group.

To work within the statutory guidance and policy/procedural framework to assist in protecting those who are at risk or vulnerable.

Job Specific Requirements

Grade 7

• To review and update knowledge of legal, policy and procedural frameworks and demonstrate professional competence in social work practice as laid down in the Code of Practice for Social Workers.
• To work with the individuals indicated by your preferred team to help them make informed decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to service planning.
• To assist users to enhance their independence and coping skills.
• To assess needs, risks and options, taking into account legal and other requirements, including child protection and protection of vulnerable adults.
• To assess, identify, plan, implement and review the circumstances of individuals and their families and the need for procedural and legal intervention to meet their immediate needs.
• To work actively with individuals to identify and meet their support needs.
• To prepare for and participate in decision-making forums.
• To manage and prioritise the workload, carry out duties using accountable professional judgement.
• To monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of work, using professional and managerial supervision and support to improve practice.
• To contribute to the identification and agreement of outcomes required of the service.
• To work with colleagues to agree a team approach to individual cases.
• To participate in duty rotas as appropriate.
• To record unmet or inappropriately met needs in line with Council policy and procedure.
• To participate in supervision, appraisal and team meetings.
• To work within the budget framework of the service to identify specific packages of care to respond to individual assessments.
• To record and share client data in line with Council policy and procedure.
• To use corporate systems to support core business and care management process.

Corporate Requirements

• To participate actively in supporting the principles and practice of equality of opportunity as laid down in the organisations Equal Opportunities Policy.
• To take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other persons who may be affected by your acts or omissions and to comply with all health and safety legislation as appropriate.
• As a term of your employment you may be required to undertake such other duties and/or times of work as may reasonably be required of you, commensurate with your grade or general level of responsibility within the organisation
• As a term of your employment you may be required to undertake such other duties and/or times of work as may reasonably be required of you, commensurate with your grade or general level of responsibility within the organisation.
• Although you will be provided with a base, you will be required to work from various locations in accordance with the needs of the role.