Social Worker - Adult Social Care West Team

Sanctuary Personnel; Newbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known social care agency in Newbury is seeking a Social Worker for the Adult Social Care West Team. This full-time role offers a salary up to £41,418 per annum. You will provide quality advice, support service users, and coordinate care plans. Required qualifications include a Social Work Qualification and relevant experience. The agency is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.

Qualifications

• Social Work Qualification or equivalent required.
• Understanding of relevant legislation is essential.
• Relevant Social Work experience is needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality advice and information related to care and support.
• Respond suitably to contacts from people in need of support.
• Connect people to community resources and review support arrangements.
• Ensure service users are safeguarded by acting according to relevant acts.
• Assist in constructing Support Plans tailored to users' needs.
• Promote equality and treat everyone with fairness and dignity.

Skills

Social Work Qualification or equivalent

Understanding of relevant legislation

Relevant Social Work experience

Job description

Social Worker - Adult Social Care West Team

Sanctuary Personnel has a new permanent position for a Social Worker within the Adult Social Care West Team, based in West Berkshire. This is a full-time role with salary up to £41,418 per annum.

Responsibilities

• To provide people with good quality advice and information relating to care and support.
• To receive and respond suitably to contacts from people who need support and their carers.
• To work with people to connect them to community resources, with people in crisis to stabilise their situation, to meet long-term care and support needs and review care and support arrangements.
• To ensure that service users are safeguarded by acting in line with the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act.
• To assist service users and carers to construct a Support Plan which meets their needs, outcomes and covers identified risks, offering flexibility and choice through engagement with families, the community, activities, voluntary organisations, and provider services.
• To develop relevant expertise and knowledge appropriate to the role of a Social Worker.
• To provide social work expertise to other team members and undertake supervisory responsibilities as directed by the Team Leader.
• To record all records/reports accurately and clearly in the required formats.
• To promote equality and to treat everyone with fairness and dignity.
• To comply with health and safety requirements and the WBC Health and Safety policy.
• To ensure own practice meets the required standard by following relevant policies, procedures and guidance.
• To actively participate in supervision, appraisal and relevant training.

Qualifications

• A Social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Relevant Social Work experience.

Additional information

Contact: This Social Worker job is advertised by Zehnn Young; if you are interested, please click above to apply now.

Due to high volume of applications, we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

Sanctuary Personnel is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds. We provide annual EDI training and strive for a fair selection process. Reasonable adjustments are available during recruitment and in the workplace on request.