Social worker

Liverpool council are recruiting for an Adult social worker

About the Role

The pay rate for this role will be up to £43.78 per hour.

Social worker is required to complete work in a community team to hold and effectively manage a complex and varied caseload with appropriate supervision, guidance and support.

Ensuring a strength-based conversation tailored to people's needs underpins all conversations and assessments.

Accountable for complex decision making and risk management in relation to caseloads ensuring professional judgement, evidence-based tools, critical reflection and analysis to inform this.

There is a requirement to participate in a duty system.

Ensure that reports are up to date, of a high quality and submitted according to appropriate timescales.

Undertake mental capacity and best interests' assessments and ensure the findings are recorded in a timely manner, in line with the Mental Capacity legislations.

Lead safeguarding enquiries, ensuring completion within timescales and outcomes recorded and shared with relevant parties, in line with the Care Act 2014.

Undertake direct work with people, carers and families in line with interagency safeguarding adults.

Communicate skilfully and confidently in complex or high-risk situations and escalate to senior management, as appropriate.

There is an expectation that the post holder will be a driver and be office based 3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Complete work in a community team


• Manage a complex and varied caseload with supervision


• Ensure strength-based conversations tailored to people's needs


• Accountable for complex decision making and risk management


• Participate in a duty system


• Ensure timely and high-quality reports


• Undertake mental capacity and best interests' assessments


• Lead safeguarding enquiries


• Undertake direct work with people, carers, and families


• Communicate skilfully and confidently in complex situations


• Be a driver and office-based 3 days per week

Qualifications

Degree in social work and a Social work England registration

The pay rate for this role will be up to £43.78 per hour

Please email your CV to Delanie.heyes@servicecare.org.uk or call 01772 208964