Adults Community Social Worker

Adults Community Social Worker

London Borough of Redbridge are looking to expand their current team with a dedicated Adults Community Social Worker looking for an opportunity to join a well-structured and organised team. As well as joining a well supervised team our client also offers opportunities for training to enhance your skills and excellent support within the team. This Adults Community Social Worker role will be for an initial 3-6 months with potential for extension subject to internal circumstance and your performance.

Adults Community Social Worker responsibilities:

• Undertake assessments, care and support planning, reviews of people and carers with a range of needs, working within a multi-disciplinary framework.
• Provide a person-centred, asset-based interventions to enable people to optimise and maximise their abilities, by utilising a strengths-based approach
• Support people to maintain their independence, within their homes and by utilising support in the local community and their own personal networks.
• Ensure people receive the required health and social care support within the community, prevent hospital admission and pro-actively work with the principles of admission avoidance.
• Work collaboratively with health colleagues to ensure people are discharged from hospital within agreed timeframes and with appropriate support mechanisms in place.
• Will undertake the legal and statutory duties of the post, as required by the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act, and any other appropriate legislation.

Experience preferred:

• Evidence a clear understanding of the principles and benefits of integrated working for self, service users and carers
• Experience of working with vulnerable service users and carers to assess their needs and circumstances and support them to make informed decisions and choices
• Experience of planning, carrying out, reviewing, and evaluating health or social care practice with service users and carers
• A clear understanding of asset based and outcome focused assessments
• Demonstrate a sound knowledge of social care processes and responsibilities in line with the Care Act
• Experience of work in relation to Mental Capacity Act and deprivation of liberty safeguards legislation.
• Experience of writing court reports and providing professional expert evidence

Minimum Requirements:

• SWE Registration
• 2 years post qualifying experience within UK Social Care industry
• Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you)
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Benefits of working with Ackerman Pierce:

• Your own personal consultant
• Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Nationwide
• DBS and Compliance Service
• Quick and Easy Registration Process
• Access to CPD
• Guaranteed weekly payment

To discuss this Adults Community Social Worker position, or any similar vacancies we have available in London Borough of Redbridge, please contact Sydnee Hannam, or email your updated CV today.