JOB-20241107-791d94d2
Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Adult Safeguarding Team to work full time for Swindon.
The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £40,478 per annum.
Main duties:
* To provide statutory support to adults with care and support needs and their carers/families, which includes information and advice, assessment, support planning, and safeguarding.
* Comply with the legal framework for social care in line with personalisation principles, which aim to put individuals, families, and communities at the heart of care and wellbeing; and in doing so, strengthen relationships between members of that community and build social capital.
* Work in partnership and liaison with partners including primary, secondary, and tertiary health care, private providers, voluntary sector organisations, and others to provide coordinated support for individuals and/or carers.
* To undertake person-centred social work with individuals and to plan for the provision of support and/or services with them in order to assist them to meet their outcomes and to live as independently as possible.
* To have a well-developed understanding of assessment, support planning, and the management of risks for individuals and be able to apply council policy and support people to manage risk appropriately.
* To gather sufficient information about individuals in order to be able to accurately assess their needs against eligibility criteria. To ensure that local knowledge about universally available services is up to date including what is available within the voluntary and community sector, as well as the service area’s commissioned and contracted services and to signpost/advocate for people accordingly.
* To ensure that support plan reviews are carried out in a timely and person-centred way, as required and identified by departmental targets. To ensure agreed outcomes have been met. To evidence the need for continuing support at all times, in accordance with eligibility criteria and to work with individuals and care providers to identify promotion of increased independence.
* To fully engage and prepare for own supervision and appraisal through self-evaluation, ensuring that continual professional development is evidenced.
* To provide advice, guidance, and support to colleagues to ensure whole team achievements are met.
Requirements of this role:
* A Social Work Qualification or equivalent.
* Understanding of relevant legislation.
* Registered or eligible for registration.
Contact:
This 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.
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