Social Worker - Adult Community Team - Wakefield

Job Title: Social Worker - Adult Community Team
Location: Wakefield
Rate: £35 per hour

The Wakefield Council is seeking a qualified social worker with experience of working with adults to join their team. 

What will your responsibilities be?
In this role, you will engage in strengths-based conversations with service users, families, and advocates to determine eligibility and support planning. You will undertake Capacity and Best Interest Assessments in line with the Mental Capacity Act 2005, conduct NHS Continuing Healthcare checklists, and participate in Decision Support Tool (DST) meetings. Additionally, you will manage a caseload effectively within a fast-paced environment and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team, including health, pharmacy, housing, Age UK, and Carers Wakefield.

Benefits:

• Hybrid working


• High pay rate


• Regular support and supervision from the Management team 

Qualifications and Experiences:
To be successful in this role you must have Social Work England registration, be eligible to work in the UK, hold a qualification in Social Work at degree level, and have post-qualified experience. You must have relevant experience working with adults. You should have a thorough understanding of the Care Act 2014 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005, along with experience in undertaking Capacity and Best Interest Assessments. Familiarity with NHS Continuing Healthcare, including checklists and DST meetings, is essential. You must have a proven ability to manage a caseload effectively within a fast-paced environment, and possess strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

How to apply? 
If this is a job for you, feel free to click apply below or if you want to learn more about it, please contact 0345 241 9590.

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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