Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for an Adult Senior Social Worker within the South Transfer of Care Team to work Full Time based in Cambridgeshire.
The salary for this permanent Senior Social Worker job is up to £52,885 per annum.
Main duties:
* To provide professional leadership in situations which have highly complex case arrangements for assessment and support planning in situations which involve risk, complexity, and safety of the service user and others.
* To provide written and verbal reports which are concise, informative, and based on analysis of complex evidence.
* Complete support planning with service users to ensure that outcomes identified at assessment are met through the provision of support, equipment, adaptations, and enabling programmes.
* Actively engage with, assist, and provide advice to carers, conducting carers assessments when appropriate, to enable them to sustain their caring role.
* Lead, guide, and direct team members to ensure work plans are in place and accountability taken by each member for the cases held.
* To provide written and verbal reports, appropriate for courts and other legal purposes, which are concise, informative, and based on complex evidence to support problem solving and resolution.
* To provide more specialist social work practice skills and knowledge of Adult Services user group and to make independent decisions.
* Case manage and undertake proportionate assessment and effective risk management of complex situations, understanding when to take positive risks as appropriate.
* To provide regular line management and practice supervision to direct reports, ensuring relevant training needs are met. Lead on the management of employee relations matters day to day at the informal stage, ensuring these are addressed in a timely and appropriate manner, seeking advice as appropriate.
* To lead the induction of Social Workers and Adult Support Co-Ordinators as required.
* To contribute to the development of integrated services and policy and to promote new ways of developing service user care, taking account of national initiatives and performance indicators.
* Take a lead role in the development of quality assurance systems within the team, ensuring the team achieves the Performance Indicators and Quality Assurance standards.
* To represent Cambridgeshire County Council in multi-agency networks and meetings, working jointly with partners in assessing, planning, and implementing integrated care to promote independence and choice, admission avoidance, facilitation of discharge, and secure the appropriate funding stream for individuals.
* Work in partnership with other organisations at a strategic level to achieve positive outcomes for service users and carers.
* Carry out duties in a timely and responsive manner, in line with Cambridgeshire County Council Standards, the Professional Capability Framework, and Cambridgeshire County Council behaviours – working together, integrity, respect, excellence.
Requirements of this Senior Social Worker role:
* A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.
* Understanding of relevant legislation.
* Registered or eligible for registration.
* Have a good working knowledge of the relevant legislation.
Contact:
This Senior Social Worker role is advertised by Zehnn Young; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
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