Social Work Assistant - Pontypridd, United Kingdom - Sanctuary Personnel

Sanctuary Personnel

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Pontypridd, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new fixed term 12-month position available for a Social Work Assistant within a charity to work full time based in Pontypridd.

The salary for this permanent Social Work Assistant job is up to £25,817 per annum.

Main duties:

Provide high quality, communitybased advice and support for former miners and their dependants, who may be experiencing issues such as ill health, disability, financial, social, or emotional
Deliver a service on an individual basis within the clients homes but may also include group work within community venues
Actioning referrals to the organisation in an efficient and effective manner
Carrying out high quality assessments and providing a range of interventions in response to the assessed needs of the client
Providing a range of interventions in response to the assessed needs of the client including welfare benefits advice, advocacy, emotional support and practical advice
Gather and analyse information in relation to the client and maintain accurate records and ensuring the database is kept up to date
Liaising with and building relationships with a variety of external agencies/partners and promoting the service to other professionals and the clients
Utilising basic counselling skills, providing accurate information and written reports for internal and external communication in line with GDPR
Undertake any other duties as requested and reasonable to the post

Requirements of this job:

Experience of working in a social work/social care environment
Knowledge of and experience of providing welfare benefits advice
Experience of undertaking assessments, planning and providing interventions, experience of working with older people and/or those with disabilities
Excellent communication skills
Good IT skills and be proficient with Microsoft packages and used to working with databases
Knowledge and experience of former mining communities would be an advantage along with experience of working in the charity sector
A social work qualification is not essential but is desirable
Ability to travel independently to all required areas by the job's responsibilities

Contact:

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 youthroughout the process and into your work placement.