Working Age Mental Health Social Worker, Stockport
Client: Stockport, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 18efffe1d929
Job Views: 7
Posted: 22.02.2025
Job Description:
Working Age Mental Health Social Worker
SO2 (£36,124 - £40,476)
37 Hours, Full Time
Permanent
Hybrid - Home based and Baker Street office (expected to be office based 75% of the week)
Your Role
This role will include completing Care Act assessments, support planning, and risk assessments. You will need to ensure legal compliance and knowledge of legislation, especially relating to mental health and adult social care. You will work autonomously with a high standard of recording and strengths-based working. You will be working under the Care Act 2014 and will also be expected to complete mental capacity assessments and social circumstance reports. You will be part of a duty rota, office-based, and supported by a duty manager, dealing with reviews and urgent tasks for cases awaiting allocation.
You will join a well-established team and work closely with the community mental health team and other health colleagues. You will need to work in a team but also autonomously and have experience in mental health and knowledge of the Mental Health Act. You will undertake safeguarding enquiries and work in a strengths-based way, following the values of Stockport to keep the people of Stockport at the heart of what we do. Regular supervision and reflective supervision will be provided to manage an appropriate case load. There may also be elements of complex ministry of justice cases and cases that carry a high level of risk.
You will undertake regular training provided by adult social care. You will have development reviews and will be expected to work in a hybrid way, being in the office at least 75% of the working week for support. Initially, you will be in the office more often during the induction period.
The post holder is expected to have completed the ASYE programme successfully and have experience working with people with severe and enduring mental health needs and those eligible for S117 aftercare.
About You
We seek a motivated social worker who is committed to providing care to the people of Stockport while maintaining service users' independence and utilizing community resources in an asset-based approach. You should be a qualified and experienced social worker with knowledge, interest, and passion for mental health social work. Experience and knowledge of completing complex mental capacity assessments, knowledge of the court of protection, and experience writing legal court reports are essential. Knowledge of direct payments and social work theory and law related to adults with severe and enduring mental health issues is beneficial.
About Us
There are opportunities for career progression, regular formal and informal supervision within our service, networking with health colleagues, and training opportunities. You will access peer support from a well-established team and have the chance to complete practice educator or AMHP qualifications and the ASYE programme if required. There is also an opportunity to become a best interest assessor following the necessary training.
At Stockport Council, we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works, and spends time in the borough. Working for Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviors to ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognized under the Good Employment Charter as an organization committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognized as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions, and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more about the role, please contact Sarah Kerr or Dave Rankin on 01615130041 or email [email protected] or [email protected] for an informal discussion about the role.
The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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