Social Worker

My Social Work News; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a full-time Adult Social Worker to manage a complex social work caseload in Uxbridge, England. Candidates must hold a social work qualification and be familiar with relevant legislation. Key responsibilities include safeguarding adults and mentoring trainees. The salary is up to £44,019 per annum.

Qualifications

• Registered or eligible for registration.
• Experience in the specialism of Family Placement work.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex social work caseload including safeguarding adults.
• Provide support for trainees and other employees.
• Demonstrate expertise in areas of social work practice.
• Maintain knowledge of current team plan and own contribution.

Skills

Social Work Qualification or equivalent

Understanding of relevant legislation

Knowledge of foster carers and adoptive parents

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an Adult Social Worker within the Hospital Team to work Full Time based in Hillingdon.

The salary for this permanent Adult Social Worker job is up to £44,019 per annum.

• Manage a wider, increasingly complex social work caseload including safeguarding adults, with more autonomy.
• Demonstrate expertise in one or more areas of social work practice.
• Use range of frameworks for assessment and intervention.
• Provide support for trainees and other employees, including acting as a ‘buddy’ for inductees.
• Take responsibility for obtaining regular, effective supervision from appropriate Social Worker to ensure effective practice, critical reflection and career development.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding and use of knowledge related to area of practice, including critical awareness of current issues and new evidence-based practice research.
• Recognise discriminatory practices and appropriately challenge service users, colleagues and senior staff.
• Be responsible for proactive measures in response to emergency safety and liberty issues.
• Demonstrate cost-consciousness in the application of available resources.
• Maintain knowledge of current team plan and of own contribution in delivery this.
• Demonstrate awareness and compliance with required standards including the social work professional capabilities framework.
• Use a wide range of evidence sources to inform decision-making.
• Clearly report and record judgements, decisions and analysis using the appropriate system.

Requirements of this Adult Social Worker role:

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.
• Knowledge and understanding of the role of foster carers and adoptive parents and experience in the specialism of Family Placement work.

Contact:
This Adult Social Worker job is advertised by Zehnn Young; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

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

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