Social Worker

Connect2Kent; Margate; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social work recruitment agency is seeking a Qualified Social Worker to join its Short-Term Pathways team in Margate. This role requires at least 3 years of experience, particularly in an Adults team. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, developing care plans, and managing services to support client wellbeing. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with service providers and participate in multi-disciplinary meetings.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years experience as a Qualified Social Worker in an Adults team.

Responsibilities

• Carry out assessments considering strengths and capabilities.
• Develop care and support plans promoting wellbeing and independence.
• Manage care and support to clients in partnership with service providers.

Skills

Assessment skills

Care planning

Crisis intervention

Communication

Job description

Overview

Connect2Kent recruit exclusively for Kent County Council. We recruit for a range of Social Work position's both Locum and Permanent. Kent County Council are Ofsted rated as 'Outstanding'. We are currently recruiting for a Social Worker to join the Short-Term Pathways team in Margate. At least 3 years experience is required, including previous experience working as a Qualified Social Worker in an Adults team.

Responsibilities

1. Carry out appropriate and proportionate assessments, which consider strengths and capabilities and what support might be available from the person's wider network.
2. Work with individuals to develop care and support plans that ensure choice and control over support arrangements and which evidence that all interventions promote wellbeing, safety, independence and autonomy.
3. Provide a holistic approach to interventions, working with the whole person, their family or system, building relationships and networks, enabling individuals, their families and carers to achieve sustainable change and agreed outcomes.
4. Manage care and support to clients in partnership with their service provider and local health and social care network. Monitor, review and modify care and support plans with clients, and work with service providers to support clients in working towards their goals and outcomes to optimise their independence and wellbeing.
5. Work closely with service providers to conduct reviews, including annual statutory reviews, of clients' care and support plans to ensure the level of service is appropriate to meet their assessed eligible needs and monitor to address any changing needs.
6. Manage crisis intervention to meet immediate requirements and reduce risk, using positive risk assessment policy and tools.
7. Support and, participate in, joint and integrated working with a range of teams including safeguarding teams, partner organisations and other parties to offer a broad range of options to clients and carers. Participate in multi-disciplinary meetings with partners where required.
8. Develop and maintain knowledge of available resources to support clients and their carers in the commissioning of ongoing services. Through a range of interventions, direct management and signposting, support clients to access the voluntary sector.

Qualifications

Experience: At least 3 years experience, including previous experience working as a Qualified Social Worker in an Adults team.

About Connect2Kent

Connect2Kent is a trading style of Commercial Services Kent LTD - A company wholly owned by Kent County Council. Connect2Kent is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates