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Southend-on-Sea, Essex
Adults Social Worker
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Job Type: Full-time |
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Salary: £31,371 per annum |
Overview
I am seeking an experienced Social worker for the adult learning disability team at Southend Council. This Vibrant, Seaside Town has a strong vision for improvement and working together towards a better future for all. The council have exciting plans for their town and their Social Workers. Offering flexibility, competitive pay and an excellent range of benefits, this is the time to make Southend your Career Destination. The Learning Disability team has statutory responsibility to complete assessments, provide support plans and services and to review these on a regular basis. The successful social worker will undertake Care Act assessments and will support and review adults with a Learning Disability via Self Directed Support with a view to supporting them to achieve greater levels of independence and to achieve agreed outcomes. You will have significant support from the Team Manager, 2 Practice Leaders and social work colleagues, many of whom have significant experience of working with adults with a Learning Disability. The successful candidate will need to use a strengths-based approach to social work practice and will work closely with all partners across Health and Social Care, to ensure that there is effective coordination of interdependence including the management of and resolution of risks and other issues that may arise. The post holder will need to have excellent awareness of self and others and be able to work effectively with a range of staff groups and partners across the system. To be considered for this role you must: SWE/HCPC registered Post 2 year qualified Social Worker with experience in Adults Knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act Liquidlogic, NHS Continuing Healthcare Experience of undertaking safeguarding investigations If you are interested please send your CV to , or contact me for further details WHY CHOOSE REED • Dedicated expert consultant - Covering Permanent Vacancies across the Country • A smooth & speedy registration process – we guarantee to meet you at a place & time that’s convenient for you, and everything else can be done online • Regular progress reports and face-to-face service reviews • Office hours 8am-6.00pm to provide support/advice • Referral/recommendation bonus paid at up to £250 If this isn’t the job for you, please have a think about whether you can recommend a friend or colleague – we are offering £250 PER successful recommendation.