Social Worker
5 months ago
About the Role
Join Adult Social Care as a Social Worker and receive a Welcome Bonus* of £ paid in your first month's salary or a Retention Bonus* of £ paid for every complete year in service (*subject to pay scale). With a total package of up to £50, including bonuses and benefits, this is an excellent opportunity to advance your career in social care.
We've got an exciting opportunity for you as a Social Worker in Adult Social Care. Our mission is to empower young adults to live independently as possible, and we need your expertise to make it happen. This role will challenge you in a dynamic and diverse environment, helping you expand your skills and knowledge in the practice of social care. Your duties and responsibilities will include:
Conducting new Care Act compliant eligibility assessments for young people and their carers, to identify eligible social care needs and developing focussed, person centred and strengths based outcomes within the support plans. Monitoring, reviewing and maintaining up to date support plans, ensuring they meet the changing needs of young people and reflect good value for money whilst advocating for young people's rights, choices, and access to services. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people, adhering to relevant legislation and policies, including being able to identify and assess levels of risk and need (within statutory frameworks) in complex situations and undertake relevant safeguarding investigations to deliver protective and/or supportive services for individuals at risk, including work that may be required by the Court of Protection where necessary. Hold and effectively manage a complex and varied caseload with ability to make sound professional judgement with appropriate supervision, guidance, and support, reflecting the function of the team in accordance with policy, procedures, guidance and legislation. Identify young people who have complex and/ or primary health needs and initiate the Continuing Healthcare Process to enable access to NHS funding for individuals who are eligible. Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, including children's services, education, healthcare professionals and community partners to enable a holistic approach to meeting the needs of the young person.As a Social Worker within the Transition Team, you will have an essential role as the first point of contact for our young people in Sutton, supporting their journey into adulthood. You will begin to develop the relationship with the young person aged 16, and work in collaboration alongside them, their carers and colleagues in childrens, health and education services to ensure they have the required level of support to meet their needs.
Are you ready to take the next step? We are here to support your growth as you begin your career at Sutton.
About UsAdult Social Care is undergoing a significant transformation to address the rising demand for our services. We're implementing wide-ranging changes to improve care for adults and create positive working environments for our staff. We have new leaders and experienced managers who bring innovative ideas to the service and are driving meaningful changes throughout your service delivery. Our goal is to deliver exceptional care that enhances outcomes for our community whilst providing an inclusive, diverse and stable environment for staff to grow their career.
Mental Health, Learning Disabilities & Transition
Within our boroughwide specialist service, there are three social work teams - The Transition Team, The Learning Disability Team, and the Mental Health Team.
The Transition Team in Sutton takes pride in supporting staff to learn and develop, with a comprehensive induction programme and access to regular training on a diverse range of topics. Staff have regular professional supervision which covers probation, performance and annual appraisals to focus on career development. Staff are able to work flexibly between home and office to meet the needs of the service, with a minimum requirement of 2 office based days per week, as we recognise the benefit of a hybrid model of working in managing work life/ balance.
For more information on our new operating model and teams .
About YouThis position offers an excellent opportunity for individuals with outstanding communication skills and a compassionate manner, who are capable of effectively managing fast paced work. Candidates should have the experience and ability to work under-pressure in a fast paced environment, in order to manage competing demands. We encourage applications from candidates with experience in adult social care and those passionate about delivering person-centred care and prevention strategies to manage risk.
In addition, we would expect the following from all suitable candidates:
Qualified Social Worker with current registration with Social Work England and eligibility to work in the UK. 2 years post qualifying experience working in adult services, assessing and supporting individuals with diverse needs and successful completion of their ASYE. Sound knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act as well as social work theories Experience in Adult Safeguarding work Strong assessment, outcome focussed care planning, and risk management skills Ability to travel across the borough to visit individuals, occasionally being required to undertake visits out of boroughFor more information about the role and/or an informal conversation, view the Role Profile or contact Meera Padhiar, Team Manager at
Our Offer To YouAs an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across - however big or small - will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
In addition, we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff, supported by our IT infrastructure, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps. Our Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme embraces new ways of working. It provides improved work life balance for our staff as it allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week.
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:
Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) Flexi-time (Please note, this applies to roles at grades 1-9 only) Three volunteering days per year in Sutton Comprehensive learning and development programme Local and national discounts for shopping, eating out and leisure activities Interest free season ticket loans Local Government Pension Scheme Car parking scheme Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme Zip car scheme Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses Confidential wellbeing and counselling support Subsidised gym membership-
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