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    Social Worker Adults Learning Disabilities and Autism Team - Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom - Connect2Luton

    Connect2Luton
    Connect2Luton Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    Description

    Role:
    Social Worker Adult


    Contract:
    Temp


    Grade:
    M1 higher

    Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Social Worker on behalf of Luton Borough Council within their people department

    About the Role


    The Adult Social Care Division exists to promote the independence, inclusion and well-being of all adults with social care needs.

    As a Social Worker you will be responsible to:


    Undertaking statutory duties under the Care Act 2014, Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2005, other legislation and guidance relating to service users and carers and maintaining professional registration.

    Overseeing a duty role as necessary and prioritising level of intervention (including allocating initial assessments to social care staff)
    Keeping appropriate case records, statistics and information utilising Council computer case recording systems, and other IT systems where required.
    Providing reports for Court and other purposes, meeting the needs of internal/external agencies, and complying with Luton Borough Council Policies and Procedures

    Working with other professionals and partners to achieve effective joint working through initiatives that require a multi-agency approach, participating in and organising and chairing multi agency meetings.

    Undertaking training and keeping up to date to with legislative changes and best practice
    Ensuring that service users and carers are involved in timely assessment and support planning and review processes.
    Ensuring needs are met through negotiation with service users and their carers and consultation with professional colleagues, and that Support Plans are person centred and focused on individual outcomes, meet assessed needs, address risks, promote independence and choice, respect service user's dignity and rights and meet their cultural needs

    Checking that support plans (or care packages) provide value for money and meet assessed needs and outcomes identified by the user and take account of any changing needs at review.

    Ensuring there is engagement with other professionals and partners to achieve effective joint working through initiatives that require a multi-agency approach.

    Ensuring the provision of an effective service to local people by maintaining high standards of professional practice and implementing quality assurance systems

    When necessary and subject to accreditation, carry out, if required the role of practice teacher for students on professional qualifying courses.

    Skills and Experience

    Substantial post qualifying experience in social/health care field
    Dip SW or CQSW, (or Foreign qualification where certified by General Social Care Council) + at least PQ in one relevant area and hold GSCC or equivalent registration

    Self-motivating and managing, high achiever, dynamic and innovative, able to work as part of a team and meet strict deadlines and targets.

    Able to undertake AMHP and or BIA assessments
    Able to promote the benefits of working together as one multi-disciplinary team and one department to minimise duplication and make best use of scarce resources

    Able to work with complex and challenging cases - with access to support and supervision - where there may be issues of vulnerability and risk and where crisis intervention may be required in compliance with health and safety policies.

    Able to advise, guide, assist, coach and mentor the case work practice of Social Care Assessors.

    Including evidence of ability to evaluate alternative lines of action, identify degrees of priority and urgency and make creative and sound judgments in providing solutions on case work issues.

    Able to represent the Agency in court, or a similar setting.

    About Us


    Luton Borough Council have partnered with Kent County Council to create Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service for all contingent temporary agency, contract, and interim roles at the Council.


    Our heritage and being local government owned which means we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the public sector, with many of our employees having previously worked for the Council or have supplied previously into the Council, for several years.


    We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

    Connect2Luton, part of Luton Borough Council & Kent Commercial Services LLP, is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business and positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates
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