Overview
Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for an Adult Social Worker within the Learning Disabilities Team to work full time based in Haringey, London (N4).
The salary for this permanent Social Worker role is up to £52,194 per annum.
Responsibilities
* Take responsibility for a suitable caseload and develop experience and competency across the duties listed, with opportunity to progress from one grade to the next when progression requirements are met.
* Develop and maintain effective relationships with service users, families, carers and communities to help them make informed decisions, clarify and express their needs, and contribute to person-centred and strengths-based service planning.
* Work within legal, policy and financial frameworks and obligations, including 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 clearly linked to client needs; work creatively with community and voluntary organisations to maximise independence, minimise risks and improve outcomes and quality of life for service users and their carers.
* 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 safeguarding enquiries, identifying risks, needs and options, including self-directed support options.
* Undertake Mental Capacity assessments for service users where capacity to make a specific decision may be lacking.
* Intervene in emergency situations to protect vulnerable adults and children and initiate appropriate statutory or other actions required.
* Participate in office duty on a rota basis, responding to new referrals, assessing urgency and implementing actions to meet immediate needs.
* Fully participate in supervision and performance appraisal and contribute to the development and implementation of performance indicators and quality service standards, striving for improved performance personally and as a service.
Requirements
* A Social Work Qualification or equivalent.
* Understanding of relevant legislation.
* Social Work England registered.
Contact
This Social Worker job is advertised by Zehnn Young. If you are interested, please click above to apply now.
Due to the 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). We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates reflects the clients we support. We provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or workplace where needed.
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