About the Role:
We are seeking a Social Worker to join our dedicated team at Luton Borough Council.
The Adult Social Care Division exists to promote the independence, inclusion and well-being of all adults with social care needs. It aims to do this by enabling people to:
- Have control over their lives
- Live safe, healthy and fulfilled lives.
- Have an active role in a stronger and prosperous community.
- Access the support they need in order to be as independent as they choose.
 Key Responsibilities:
Complete professional assessments of need and risk for highly complex and challenging cases in respect of service users and carers using Luton Borough Council eligibility criteria. This will include safeguarding cases and undertaking AMHP and BIA assessments. This involves:
- Undertaking statutory duties under the Care Act 2014, Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2005, other legislation and guidance relating to service users and carers and maintaining professional registration
- Overseeing a duty role as necessary and prioritising level of intervention (including allocating initial assessments to social care staff)
- Keeping appropriate case records, statistics and information utilising Council computer case recording systems, and other IT systems where required.
- Providing reports for Court and other purposes, meeting the needs of internal/external agencies and complying with Luton Borough Council Policies and Procedures
- Working with other professionals and partners to achieve effective joint working through initiatives that require a multi-agency approach, participating in and organising and chairing multi agency meetings
- Undertaking training and keeping up to date to with legislative changes and best practice
Coach and mentor and provide support on case work issues to a group of up to 4 unqualified staff / Social Care Assessors. Providing leadership, support and challenge to enable them to undertake assessments, including risk assessments, complete RAS paperwork and support service users and carers with support planning and review tasks. This involves:
- Ensuring that service users and carers are involved in timely assessment and support planning and review processes
- Ensuring needs are met through negotiation with service users and their carers and consultation with professional colleagues, and that Support Plans are person centred and focused on individual outcomes, meet assessed needs, address risks, promote independence and choice, respect service users dignity and rights and meet their cultural needs
- Checking that support plans (or care packages) provide value for money and meet assessed needs and outcomes identified by the user and take account of any changing needs at review.
- Ensuring there is engagement with other professionals and partners to achieve effective joint working through initiatives that require a multi-agency approach
- Ensuring the provision of an effective service to local people by maintaining high standards of professional practice and implementing quality assurance systems
- When necessary and subject to accreditation, carry out, if required the role of practice teacher for students on professional qualifying courses
Undertake research (including benchmarking) or development work on specific issues or problems as required by your manager and inform colleagues of the likely benefit and cost of different options. (This overlaps with tasks identified under 1 and 2 above and is intended to reflect the additional time this may require)
Contribute to the development of Directorate projects or strategic plans and or borough wide and neighborhood projects as required
 Requirements:
- Qualified Social Worker
- Registered with Social Work England
- Eligible to work in the UK
 Interested?
For more information on this role or to apply, get in touch with our vendor department who will arrange for a specialist consultant to get in contact with you:
 0203 906 8670