Qualified Social Work - East Midlands, United Kingdom - Reed Social Care

Reed Social Care

Verified Company

East Midlands, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Our client, a Midlands Local Authority, is looking for two Qualified Social Workers to join its Adult Disability Team.

The team provides support for adults over the age of 18 with physical disabilities and older people with eligible needs related to frailty and cognitive disabilities, arising from long term conditions such as Dementia, Stroke, Parkinson's Disease and BrainInjury.

The team supports adults with early onset dementia including alcohol related dementia where the primary need is linked to needs arising from dementia rather than alcohol dependency.

Blended approach to working with a mixture of working from home and office-based work.

Responsibilities of the role:

Be responsible for Care Act Assessment, Safeguarding, VARM, Mental Capacity Assessments/Best Interests decisions and Court work.
Delivering service to older people and adults with eligible needs arising from long term conditions.
Working with the Mental Capacity Act and The Mental Health Act. Being able to utilise these to provide your assessments.
Signposting relevant services for service users.
Provide witness statements for s21 appeals if needed.

Requirements of the role:

Must hold a degree in Social Work or equivalent.
Must be fully registered with Social Work England.
Postqualified experience working with a similar client group.
Must hold an ASYE, if relevant.

Benefits of working through Reed, include:

Dedicated Recruitment Consultant
Free CV building and Interview support
Free DBS checks
Weekly payroll
PAYE payroll option with additional benefits including holiday pay, healthcare, pension plus more
CPD contributions

- £250 for referring a friend

Access to full UK jobs market with top tier status across many public and private sector clients
Supporting the Reed Foundation which has given £9.5m to charity since 2010