Social Worker - Learning Disabilities Team - Haringey - Sanctuary Personal

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a qualified Social Worker for the Learning Disabilities Team in Haringey. The role focuses on managing a caseload, developing effective client relationships, and ensuring safe discharge from hospital to community settings. Applicants must be registered with Social Work England and have knowledge of relevant legislation. The position offers a salary of up to £52,194 per year.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a caseload.
• Registered with Social Work England.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.

Responsibilities

• Develop care packages linked to client needs.
• Responsible for assessment and safe discharge of service users.
• Conduct Mental Capacity assessments for service users.

Skills

Caseload management

Effective communication

Legal frameworks knowledge

Assessment skills

Education

Social Work Qualification or equivalent

Job description

Social Worker – Learning Disabilities Team

Sanctuary Personnel has a new permanent position available for an Adult Social Worker within the Learning Disabilities Team to work full time based in Haringey.

The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £52,194 per annum.

• To take responsibility for a suitable caseload and develop experience and competency across the following duties with opportunity to progress from one grade to the next when/if progression requirements are met.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with service users, families, carers and communities to help them make informed decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to service planning that is person centred and strengths based.
• Work effectively within legal, policy and financial frameworks, obligations, structures and culture, in particular, the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act, Human Rights and Equalities legislation and accompanying guidance and codes of practice.
• Construct and implement care packages which are clearly linked to the needs of clients; working creatively with community and voluntary organisations to maximise independence, to minimise risks and improve outcomes and the quality of life for service users and their careers.
• Be responsible for the assessment and safe discharge of service users from hospital back into community settings, working within challenging timeframes and reducing risk of future re admission.
• Undertake a range of Care Act assessments and Section 42 enquiries through the safeguarding process, in accordance with relevant statutory requirements, identifying risks, needs and options, including self-directed support options.
• Undertake Mental Capacity assessments for service users where it is deemed that they may lack the mental capacity to make a specific decision.
• Intervene in emergency situations to protect vulnerable adults and children and initiate the appropriate statutory or other actions required.
• Participate in office duty on a rota basis, responding to new referrals, assessing urgency of requests and implementing actions to meet immediate needs.
• Fully participate in individual supervision and performance appraisal as well as participate in the development and implementation of performance indicators and quality service standards, always striving for improved performance both personally and as a service.

Requirements of this Social Worker job:

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Social Work England registered.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:
Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds and is committed to building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

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.