Social Worker - Gloucestershire, United Kingdom - Search Consultancy

Search Consultancy

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Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Search Consultancy are currently recruiting for a Senior Social Worker to join a fast paced Adults Learning Disabilities team, based in Gloucester.

The team has a supportive and engaged management structure including an integrated Social Care Manager, DeputySocial Care Manager, Social Work Leads, Social Care Lead, Senior Social Worker, Social Workers, Social Care Practitioners and an administration team.

This Senior Social Worker role could be the perfect next step in your career; with this role offering you more challenge and complexity, without the added management responsibility.

We look to our Senior Social Workers to provide expert social work practicein complex situations, assessing and managing higher levels of risk.

You will work closely with a range of professionals and more senior managers to ensure a balance of support and independence is achieved, through offering expert evidence based opinion.

Benefits:

Competitive salary
Permanent contract
Clear career progression path
24.5 days annual leave rising to 29.5 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays
Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision and informal support
Accredited postqualified training opportunities, enabling you to develop your skills
Personal licences to Adults CCINFORM
Transfer options after two years in a post, allowing for continuous development of skills and knowledge in different Adult Social Care settings
Access to mandatory training and additional topical biannual workshops
Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone

Duties will Include:

Carry overall responsibility for the management of a caseload, acting as a care coordinator, as defined by the Care Programme Approach (CPA).
Deliver effective care and treatment that is carried out within a multidisciplinary framework and in collaboration with other agencies.
Safeguarding work
Undertaking care act assessments
Support planning and reviews
Mental Capacity work
Involve service users and their Carers, in planning care that includes all their individual and diverse needs.
Ensuring compliance with your responsibilities as laid out in the council's equal opportunity policy and take an active role in promoting equality and diversity.
Developing, implementing, and evaluating evidencebased programmes of care and standards of care and liaising with other agencies, particularly in relation to people discharged under the Care Programme Approach.
Ensuring that a risk assessment is completed for service users, especially if there is a history of, or a potential for risk.

Key Skills and Attributes:

Social Work England registration
Have completed your ASYE
2 years postqualified experience
Eligible to work in the UK
Hold a full UK licence
Degree level or equivalent in Social Work
Enjoy working in a fast paced environment
Have up to date knowledge of legislation and demonstrable experience of providing credible approaches to practice

Why Join Search?

Free DBS and compliance service
Access to exclusive roles that aren't available from other agencies
Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK

- "Refer a Friend" bonus - get £250 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*- "Find your own job" bonus - get £250 for bringing your own position to us