Preparing for Adulthood Social Worker

3 weeks ago


UK, UK, United Kingdom Ackerman Pierce Ltd Full time

Preparing for Adulthood Social Worker

Somerset County Council are looking to expand their current team. The Preparing for Adulthood team is looking for a Social Worker to join a well-structured and organised team. As well as joining a supportive team our client also offers a competitive salary, opportunities for training to enhance your skills and potential progression within your team. This Preparing for Adulthood Social Worker role will be for an initial 3-6 months with potential for extension subject to internal circumstance and your performance.

Preparing for Adulthood Social Worker Responsibilities Include:

  • Progress cases of service users from Children Services to Adult Services
  • Work jointly with Special Education Needs Co-ordinators re: funding matters in cases where joint funding is required
  • Work jointly with Health services within the integrated Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities
  • Attend meetings/set up meetings relevant to the actions needed to be undertaken and to draw holistic support plans with all relevant stakeholders.
  • The ability to work closely with families and service users and to promote their views as well as their wellbeing in all interventions
  • Raise and/or manage safeguards raised on any case allocated and to address all relevant matters
  • To present cases at the weekly Risk Panel when needed to request funding for new cases/amended care packages and in this process to be fluent with the cases presented, to be thorough in knowledge of those cases and detailed in relation to understanding of what is required for service user.

Requirements / Experience preferred:

  • HCPC Registration
  • 1-2 years post qualifying experience within the UK Social Care industry
  • Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you)
  • Eligibility to work in the UK.

Benefits of working with Ackerman Pierce:

  • Your own personal consultant
  • Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Nationwide
  • DBS and Compliance Service
  • Quick and Easy Registration Process
  • Access to CPD
  • Guaranteed weekly payment.

To discuss this Preparing for Adulthood Social Worker post or any similar vacancies we currently have available in Somerset, please email your updated CV to us at Ackerman Pierce or contact Harry Bannister at or on (phone number removed).


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