Overview
Adult’s Social Worker
Team: LD
Location: Leeds
Job Purpose & Context
Responsible for providing a high quality and comprehensive social work service to adults, carers and the community in accordance with statutory guidelines and the Authority’s needs, policies and practices. Responsible for managing a caseload involving high levels of challenging and complexity including the assessment and management of risk.
Accountabilities
* Undertake a wide range of complex assessments including Community Care and Best Interest Assessments and construct innovative and cost-effective solutions
* Carry out Safeguarding investigations within multi-agency procedures
* Carry out risk assessments and identify needs and options
* Using a person-centred approach, develop and maintain effective relationships with service users, their families and carers enabling them to make informed choices
* Promote independence and early intervention, helping resolve conflict where needed
* Contribute to the enhanced screening of new referrals and existing service users
* Work in courts with appropriate support to obtain and implement court orders
* Contribute to the development of practice and services
* Carry out specific pieces of work on cases that are allocated to other teams
* Undertake the Practice Educator Level 2 role
* Participate in the Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) rota where qualified
* Undertake the office duty role as required
Skills, knowledge & experience
* Considerable experience working in a statutory setting
* Planning, managing, prioritising and evaluating work with service users
* Providing a high level of effective written and verbal communication
* Overcoming resistance and exercising assertiveness where appropriate
* Negotiating, challenging and managing conflict
* Solving problems and innovating to promote positive change
* Supporting service plans
* Maintaining accurate service user records, assessments and following policy and procedure
* Chairing multi agency meetings and representing the Authority in a professional capacity
* Supervising, supporting, encouraging and advising qualified and non-qualified staff
* Using reflective practice techniques to critically analyse information to inform decision making and planning
Ashberry Recruitment would ask that applicants meet the following:
* DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work
* Social Work England registration
* Enhanced and in date DBS certificate.
* Excellent communication skills and be able to make good decisions based on information available.
* Can work alone and within/contribute to a team/multi-agency set ups
* Possess knowledge of service needs.
* Competent IT skills and be able to navigate electronic file/recording systems.
* Can write clear, concise, and robust assessment/reports/files.
* Have a flexible approach to work and working hours when the need arises
Why Ashberry?
* Dedicated experienced Consultant providing the ultimate support through your job search
* Friendly compliance team to guide you through the registration and placement process
* Provides your essential Enhanced DBS
* £250 Referral bonus.
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