Brief Description of job role and department
● As a social worker in the London Borough of Sutton your role will be to act as an officer of
the Local Authority and execute statutory functions ensuring that individuals are
safeguarded and supported to achieve positive outcomes.
● You will work in partnership with people, other professionals and agencies and intervene to
safeguard individuals, promote social change, maximise independence and provide
appropriate information and advice about third sector and universal services which support
positive outcomes.
● You will have the ability to apply professional curiosity and use social work theories and
knowledge to formulate and test hypotheses reaching a professional judgement and
decision.
● You will produce a good standard of professional documentation relevant to your service
area and be able to prioritise your workload and work within defined timescales.
● Principles of human rights and social justice are fundamental to the role and you will be
required to be able to effectively balance the protection of individual rights against the need
to use professional authority and accountability effectively to safeguard vulnerable
individuals.
● You will uphold the profession and act a representative of the Local authority in a variety of
forums.
Representative accountabilities
● Deliver service activities and manage caseloads to ensure intended outcomes for customers
and the Council are delivered within agreed service standards.
● Identify and implement improvements in own work area in order to deliver continuous
service improvement and improved outcomes to customers.
● Liaise with customers to review service requirements and resolve problems.
● Keep up to date with changes in policy/legislation/contractual requirements in order to
ensure service delivery is effective and complies with appropriate regulations