An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified social worker to join integrated Learning disability team in Hackney. You will be working alongside clinical leads and social care managers. We are looking for an experienced Social Workers with extensive knowledge and experience of completing care Act Assessments, Mental Capacity Assessments, community DOL assessments and to take a part in our eligibility assessments process. The post is for a candidate with an extensive knowledge and experience of working with Adults with Learning Disabilities and their carers, people with complex care needs. The candidate would need to ensure that the requirements of the MCA 2005 are met and that the service users rights under the ECHR (human rights Act 1998) are upheld. The candidate would need to complete Mental Capacity and /or Best Interest Assessments, eligibility assessments and relevant documents for the community DOL. Although some of the role is working from home the social worker will need to go to see service users in the community in order to assess them. We are looking for a person with an excellent understanding of the community DOL assessments. In return we will provide an excellent training to extend their knowledge in order to equip this person with the understanding around the eligibility assessment. The social worker would need to generate enough output to achieve one eligibility assessment and two DOL assessments a week. Hackney is one of the UK’s highest performing local authorities, serving one of London’s best places to live and work. We have achieved a huge amount: our services, our schools, our public spaces are all amongst the very best. We have changed the reputation, not just of the Council, but of Hackney itself. Bringing jobs and investment into the borough, securing the legacy from the 2012 Games, and making this a place of which we can all be proud. We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and the workforce can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive. Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently under represented in our workforce.