Social Worker - Adults Mental Health - Waltham Forest - Sanctuary Personal

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a dedicated Social Worker to join their Adults Mental Health team in Waltham Forest. The role involves conducting assessments, planning interventions, and ensuring high-quality care for vulnerable individuals. Candidates must hold a relevant degree, be registered with Social Work England, and have experience in Children’s Services. Salary up to £41,586 per annum offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Social Work or equivalent qualification.
• Must hold a current registration with Social Work England.
• Proven experience in Children’s Services is required.
• Full Drivers Licence and access to a vehicle is essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct needs assessments to identify and determine intervention.
• Assess risks to self and others to ensure safety.
• Plan and implement interventions for allocated cases.
• Monitor and review complex cases with guidance.
• Provide expert advice to colleagues and partner agencies.
• Liaise with colleagues from other agencies for support.
• Document case files and prepare standard reports.
• Ensure high-quality and compliant social care practice.
• Implement Making Safeguarding Personal principles.

Skills

Needs assessments

Risk assessment

Intervention planning

Case monitoring

Professional guidance

Collaboration with agencies

Record keeping

Safeguarding awareness

Team support

Education

Degree in Social Work or equivalent

Current Social Work England Registration

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Adults Mental Health team to work full time, based in Waltham Forest.

The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £41,586 per annum.

Responsibilities

• Conduct needs assessments to identify needs and determine intervention/referral to the appropriate service.
• Conduct assessment of risk to self and others.
• Plan and implement interventions and actions for allocated cases.
• Monitor and review cases, and assess in more complex cases with guidance.
• Provide professional advice and guidance to colleagues and partner agencies supporting vulnerable people.
• Liaise internally and externally and work with colleagues from other agencies to ensure vulnerable people and carers are supported.
• Maintain properly documented case files, records and information. Prepare standard reports as required including tribunal reports
• Carry out all duties with an awareness and understanding of the Safeguarding requirements within area of responsibility.
• Proactively develop professional knowledge, skills and behaviours.
• Supports colleagues in the team.
• Act in accordance with all policies and procedures which apply to the job and understand the reasons for this.
• Be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high quality and legally compliant social care practice to agreed standards for the staff within the remit of the post.
• To ensure the implementation of Making Safeguarding Personal.
• To ensure that the assessment and support planning process is robust and meets agreed guidance and standards.

Requirements of this Social Worker Job

• Degree or equivalent in Social Work.
• Current Social Work England Registration.
• Experience within Children’s Services.
• Full Drivers Licence and have use of a vehicle.

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 in their role. This has significantly contributed to previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards and 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.