Senior Social Worker - Locality Team

Senior Social Worker - Locality Team

Are you passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of vulnerable Adults?

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils is looking for experienced Senior Social Workers within Adults to join our Localities Teams.  We are focused on improving outcomes to vulnerable adults and their carers while supporting independence.

The team consist of a Service Manager, Assistant Service Managers, Senior Social Workers, Social Workers and Social Care Assessors who provide a holistic, personalised, strength-based service to residents over the age of 18 who have physical disabilities and older people with physical and mental health disabilities.

We are committed to develop our staff through the excellent learning and development training, you will be able to access through Richmond and Wandsworth Adult Social Care Academy. You will have access to a range of professional development opportunities.

You will be required too:

• Undertake assessments of individual and carers needs and risks to encourage independence, provide support and prevent harm. Work in partnership with service users and carers using a person-centered approach.
• Applying social work principles and values to guide professional practice and respect diversity. To work within the Care Act 2014 and other relevant statutory frameworks 
• Safeguard vulnerable adults in line with statutory duties and best practice.
• To take responsibility for maintaining a good standard of professional practice and developing the core skills and knowledge required.
• To assist with the management of budgets, ensuring that processes and procedures are carried out in a timely and effective way, including authorising assessments, reassessments and arranging necessary funding to meet the requirements of individual support plans within available resources.
• Supervise a Social Worker and Social Care Assessor within the team, max of approximately 5 members of staff
• As a Senior Social Worker, you will be dealing with complex cases and leading by example through your practice.

This role will consist of hybrid working including based at the Councils offices in Wandsworth, working from home and completing visits where required.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• A relevant professional qualification in social work, current registration with Social Work England.
• Evidence of successfully passing the ASYE programme or be able to demonstrate capabilities and knowledge 
• Excellent communication, decision-making and time management skills.
• Post qualification experience along with a good knowledge of relevant legislation and local authority responsibilities in the safeguarding of vulnerable adults.

We can also offer you:

£3,000 retention bonus for qualified staff (every 2 years’ service)

Payment of Social Work England registration fee

Regular reflective supervision and peer group supervision

Bespoke Personal Development Plans

Access to range of professional learning and development opportunities.