Remedy Recruitment Group are looking for a Qualified Social Worker for a Adults Team for a Local Authority in South London.

Job Purpose

• To promote and maintain independence for vulnerable adults
• To protect adults at risk by the use of procedures to safeguard adults from abuse.
• To assess the needs of individuals and their carers in line with fair access to care criteria
• Together with the service users and carers, formulate and implement personal budgets and support plans
• Monitor, review and evaluate services and direct payments in order to ensure that they are provided in accordance with need.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Ensuring the ethos of supporting independence is adhered to when working with vulnerable adults and their carers.
• Participate in the operation of duty and respond accordingly to need, which will involve Safeguarding Adults/Children (SA).
• Provide an assessment service to individuals, their carers and other agencies in accordance with Care Act 2014
• Initiate and co-ordinate support plans for and with individual service users and their carers, in conjunction with professional colleagues and representatives of voluntary and private agencies.
• Supervise and support staff as agreed with Line Manager and in line with Council procedures.
• Offer support and advice as appropriate to service users and their carer
• Monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of individual support plans.
• Review the needs of individual service users and their carers.
• Identify and report unmet need and service shortfalls in the construction of individual support plans.
• Maintain client records in accordance with Council policy.

You will need to be:

HCPC registered

Eligible to work in the UK

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*

Receive up to £250 for finding your own job*