Adults Community Social Worker

London Borough of Redbridge are looking to expand their current team with a dedicated Adults Community Social Worker looking for an opportunity to join a well-structured and organised team. As well as joining a well supervised team our client also offers opportunities for training to enhance your skills and excellent support within the team. This Adults Community Social Worker role will be for an initial 3-6 months with potential for extension subject to internal circumstance and your performance.

Adults Community Social Worker Responsibilities include:

• Undertake assessments, care and support planning, reviews of people and carers with a range of needs, working within a multi-disciplinary framework.
• Provide a person-centred, asset-based interventions to enable people to optimise and maximise their abilities, by utilising a strengths-based approach
• Support people to maintain their independence, within their homes and by utilising support in the local community and their own personal networks.
• Ensure people receive the required health and social care support within the community, prevent hospital admission and pro-actively work with the principles of admission avoidance.
• Work collaboratively with health colleagues to ensure people are discharged from hospital within agreed timeframes and with appropriate support mechanisms in place.

Experience preferred / Minimum Requirements:

• Demonstrate a sound knowledge of social care processes and responsibilities in line with the Care Act
• Experience of work in relation to Mental Capacity Act and deprivation of liberty safeguards legislation.
• SWE Registration
• 1 year post qualifying experience within 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 Adults Community Social Worker position, or any similar vacancies we have available in London Borough of Redbridge, please contact Sydnee Hannam, or email your updated CV today.