Adult Social Worker - Community Team - Newquay

Job Title: Adult Social Worker - Community Team - Newquay
Location: Newquay/Cornwall
Pay Rate: £ 32/per hour

Adult social care in Cornwall is evolving, seeking innovators to develop a top-tier model. Ideal candidates are passionate professionals advocating for independence and person-centred care. They are resilient, trustworthy, promote self-learning, adhere to practice standards, and help their team grow by sharing expertise.

Job Description:

• To work with other team members and multi-disciplinary team members from other agencies to meet the needs of vulnerable adults, operating as an effective member of the operational team ability to be based or travel to a required location.


• To ensure the views and wishes of individuals and carers are given appropriate consideration and are central to all decision making , ability to complete MCA and Best Interest decision making. 
  If required to complete COP applications and attend hearings.


• To act to protect adults in need of support services in line with legal requirements , ability to complete safeguarding enquiries, self-neglect intervention. 


• To act within a framework which promotes independence, prevention, re-ablement and self-determination, facilitating effective communication with families, carers, individuals, and other agencies.


• Any special requirements - Essential to be based within travel distance of Watergate PCN or ability to travel as required daily into the area.

Requirements:

You will be a social worker qualified with a Social Work Degree, Social Work Qualification (Dip. SW) or equivalent and registered with Social Work England, who will have:

• Expert knowledge and experience of relevant legislation, social work theory, policy and principles and evidence of these in your practice.


• Previous experience of working in a social care environment with a proven track record of excellent strengths-based practice.


• Ability to undertake, analyse and translate complex assessments of need, risks, and strengths.


• Proficiency at recognising and responding to behaviour that may indicate resistance to change, ambivalent or selective cooperation with services, and recognise when there is a need for immediate action. You will be able to deliver difficult messages.


• Ability to form strong professional relationships with other partners within a multi-disciplinary setting.


• A high level of written and verbal communication skills.

Why Liquid Personnel? 

• New ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly


• Twice weekly payroll


• Free DBS and compliance service


• Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies


• Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal


• 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 £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*


• “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.

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 by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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