Our client, Herefordshire Council is looking for a Social Worker to join their Adult Locality team.

Prior experience and confidence working in a Locality Team with service users who have mental health needs/mental capacity assessments: learning disability: physical disability: older people & Safeguarding. We use a Strength Based approach to assessment & support planning.

Main Responsibilities / Accountabilities / Key Result Areas:

• The jobholder will be expected to complete the responsibilities / accountabilities effectively in order to deliver the key objectives of the organisation
• To work within legislation, statutory guidance, local policy and procedures to ensure that Adult Safeguarding processes are followed.
• To work within a team which includes Team lead; Senior Practitioner, Social Workers; Assessment and Enablement Officers; Customer Service Officers, to provide a first point of contact regarding Safeguaridng enquiries and referrals.
• To provide professional assessment and intervention as required for service users with complex needs: this will include consideration of Mental Capacity.
• To work in line with, and promote the principals of Making Safeguarding Personal.
• To work with Statutory, Voluntary and Independent Sector Agencies to ensure partnership approaches are undertaken - To carry out initial enquiries relating to Adult Safeguarding Concerns
• To make informed defensible decisions in relation to Adult Safeguarding Concerns
• To provide professional guidance to internal and external agency colleagues and the public regarding Adult Safeguarding
• To ensure accuracy of case recording using electronic recording systems and processes
• Prioritise work load according to risk
• Complete work within Statutory timeframe

You will need to be:

Social work england registered
Eligible to work in the UK
Atleast 1 year post qualifying experience

If you do not have the required experience, you will not be contacted.

Why Choose Remedy?

Competitive pay rates
Access to exclusive roles that aren't available from other agencies
1st tier agency
Up to £250 for each social work professional you refer to us who we place*

If you are interested and would like to find out more please apply to this advert with a copy of your updated CV. Alternatively, please send your CV directly