Ackerman Pierce is currently supporting a leading local authority who are looking to recruit a Social Worker – Adult’s Prevention team based in Southend (Hybrid). The Social Worker – Adult’s Prevention Team vacancy will be on a permanent basis paying £39,152-£45,091 P/Annum. Main Purpose of the Role As a professional, Social Work England (SWE) registered social worker, you will support adults aged 18 and over, young people transitioning to adult social care and their carers, who are ordinary resident in Southend, playing a key role in promoting independence, wellbeing, and choice by providing a proactive, preventative, strengths-based social work service Work directly with individuals and their carers to help them understand their strengths, assets, and desired outcomes; empowering them to identify and build solutions that enable them to lead safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives Manage a complex and diverse caseload while operating at all times within the Professional Capabilities Framework (link), carrying out strengths-based statutory assessments and reviews, specialist mental capacity assessments, and safeguarding investigations.Responsibilities include: Undertake Care Act (2014) assessments, carers assessments and statutory reviews; take professional responsibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare assessments, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, safeguarding enquiries (including large scale investigations)...