Qualified Social Worker - Adults Enfield Council

Posted 17 May 2022
Salary £31 - £32 per hour
Job type Contract
Discipline Social Care
ReferenceBen - Adults_1652780855
Contact NameBen Holden

Job description

Enfield Council are looking for a Qualified Social Worker to join their Adults Service.

Enfield Council Housing have an exciting opening for an experienced Level 3 Social Worker (Adults) to work within the street homeless accommodation service. The service provides in-reach support to Housing first tenants with a history of rough sleeping with high/complex needs and circumstances living in a one bed or shared property within the Borough of Enfield, as part of the Rough Sleeper Accommodation Project (RSAP). The successful applicant will be required to work as part of a support team, which includes support staff and welfare, debt and employment advisors. The successful applicant will require an In-depth knowledge of the Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (20005) and Mental Health Act (1983). Knowledge and experience of working with mental health and addiction would be essential in this post. Key Duties and Responsibilities Include: * Undertaking needs assessments in line with the Care Act 2014. * Providing intensive support with integration into society and crisis intervention where proportionate and appropriate. * Fostering a multiagency approach to the support. * Supporting the sustainment of tenancy and progression to suitable and longer term accommodation, reducing returns to the street. * The Enfield RSAP will offer accommodation to up to 20 Housing First tenants