Social Worker - Adult Localities

Sanctuary Personnel; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive recruitment agency in Gloucester is seeking a dedicated Social Worker for the Adult Localities Team. The role involves supporting individuals in crisis, conducting complex social care assessments, and collaborating with local resources to promote effective care plans. Candidates must possess a relevant Social Work qualification and a commitment to professional development. This full-time position offers a salary of up to £40,777 per annum.

Qualifications

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Registered or eligible for registration.

Responsibilities

• Support people in crisis to regain control of their lives.
• Undertake complex social care interventions, including assessments.
• Develop and maintain an in-depth knowledge of local resources.
• Participate in team development and own professional growth.

Skills

Understanding of relevant legislation

Active listening

Crisis management

Knowledge of local resources

Education

Social Work Qualification or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Adult Localities Team to work Full Time based in Gloucestershire.

The salary for this Social Worker job is up to £40,777 per annum.

Responsibilities

• Listen to the people of Gloucestershire, supporting them to connect to community resources, including promoting digital inclusion, recognising the opportunities and risk of new technologies, digital resources, online communications, virtual environments and social media in social work.
• Prioritise supporting people in crisis to regain control of their lives, working together to achieve effective plans to reduce risk and ensure people are more stable.
• In line with the Care Act, undertake complex social care interventions including assessments, to determine eligibility, and support plans, to ensure individuals are enabled to lead the lives they choose.
• To develop and maintain an in-depth knowledge of local resources, working collaboratively with teams and services both within and outside of Gloucestershire County Council.
• To be an active participant of your team, supporting the development of others and committed to own professional development to deliver the best quality practice for the people of Gloucestershire.
• To take responsibility for obtaining regular, effective supervision from a professional supervisor/manager and appraisal to discuss effective practice, reflection, continuing professional development and career opportunities.
• To take ownership of and responsibility for delivering against team and individual performance targets. Maintaining an awareness of own professional limitations and knowledge gaps and seeking to address these.
• To contribute to the development of the service by communicating new ideas, through means such as briefings, completion of council surveys, and team meetings.

Requirements

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.

Contact

This Social Worker job 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.