Social Worker - Adult Learning Disability & Autism Team - Leatherhead - Sanctuary Personal

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Social Worker for the Adult Learning Disability & Autism Team in Surrey. The role involves managing caseloads, providing support, and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation. Candidates must have a professional Social Work qualification and a sound understanding of legal requirements. This position offers a salary of up to £43,735 per annum.

Qualifications

• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.
• Good working knowledge of legislation.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload including individuals, children, families, and carers.
• Provide information, advice, and guidance in line with legislation.
• Maintain up to date case work records.

Skills

Professional responsibility

Judgement about risk

Assessment procedures

Safeguarding concerns

Reflective supervision

Education

Professional Social Work qualification or equivalent

Job description

Social Worker – Adult Learning Disability & Autism Team

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Adult Learning Disability & Autism Team to work Full Time for Surrey.

The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £43,735 per annum.

• Take professional responsibility as directed for managing a caseload which will include individuals, children, families and carers who require support and guidance. Enable them to identify their needs and plan support to meet those needs using the full range of options, seeking advice and support where appropriate.
• Demonstrate confident and effective judgement about risk and accountability in decision-making.
• Use assessment procedures discerningly in response to the presenting needs and to ensure that a proportionate assessment is completed in a way that enables maximum participation.
• Provide information, advice and guidance in line with current national legislation and to recognise the need for, and appropriately signpost to other agencies, services or providers.
• Understand the forms of harm and their impact on people and be able to identify safeguarding concerns.
• Where relevant and with support undertake assessment and planning for safeguarding.
• Share and present professional knowledge and expertise with colleagues within the team.
• When appropriate provide professional reflective supervision to staff who are not professionally qualified.
• Take professional and personal responsibility for clear recording of analysis and judgements, maintaining up to date case work records on the database as required by Surrey.
• Take responsibility for working within the Directorate’s data protection policies.

Requirements of this Social Worker role:

• A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.
• Have a good working knowledge of the relevant legislation.

Contact: This Social Worker role is advertised by Zehnn Young; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.