Qualified Social Worker for Adults with ref.

Job description

Remedy Recruitment Group are currently seeking a Qualified Social Worker for Adults.

You will need to be:

SWE registered
Eligible to work in the UK

Job Description:

To assess clients' and carers' needs, using your ability to present ideas relating to the individual needs to include a range of options.
To facilitate client independence and empowerment as far as possible by ensuring that the client and carers are kept fully informed of their rights at all stages of a client's assessment and have access to all relevant information.
To ensure that individual care plans are responsive to people's needs, including their religious, cultural, and linguistic needs, and the needs of disabled service users.
To ensure that users have access to translation and interpretation services and that Braille and signing facilities are made available wherever possible.
To maintain a courteous, helpful and polite response to people and ensure that individual needs are recognised and supported.
To be sensitive to the dynamics of the client's social and cultural situation and facilitate communication, offer sensitive social work support and an appropriate level of counselling.
To attend multidisciplinary case conferences, meetings, and reviews, as appropriate, identify people's needs, recommend appropriate packages of care, and ensure that service users and carers are supported in contributing to meetings.
To understand, and commit to, the principles of the Council's Equal Access Policy and an ability to work sensitively in the delivery of service.
To liaise and consult with users, carers, colleagues, and a range of statutory and voluntary agencies in compiling information to assess client needs.
To respond effectively and sympathetically to any complaints made about services following the appropriate Council complaints procedure.
Ensure the health and safety of staff and clients by complying with relevant legislation and guidance issued on safe working practices.
To maximise the use of the office automation package provided.
To maintain records using database and spreadsheet applications for record-keeping to ensure an excellent social work practice. This will include using the Community Care Information System (CCIS) to input and retrieve data and produce reports.
To produce detailed assessment/care plans/reviews/reports as necessary and maintain up-to-date computerisedclient records of a high standard to ensure good social work practice.
To ensure targets are met following the Service work program and produce statistics relating to workload.
To participate fully in the development and maintenance of good liaison and co-operation with the local community, community groups, and other agencies and non-statutory organisations.
To participate in regular supervision with Senior Practitioners.
To participate fully in the council's employee communication system.
To attend and participate positively in team meetings as required to promote the development of an integrated response to clients' needs, concentrating on efficiency and effective service.
To provide cover for the work of other team members in their absence as required.
To keep up to date with local policies and procedures and follow them accurately at all times.
To perform all post functions consistent with legislation and within the policies, plans, strategic aims, standards, and guidelines established by the Authority.

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