About the Role:
We are seeking a Social Worker to join our dedicated Transitions Team at Southwark Council.
Contracted Hours – 36 hours per week (Full-Time)
The All Age Disability Service (0-25) service provides a comprehensive and integrated social care pathway for children and young people with Learning Disabilities and other disabilities from childhood into adolescence and on into adulthood through a seamless care pathway.
To be responsible for providing comprehensive and effective integrated social work service to respond to the needs of children and young people with Learning Disabilities and other disabilities in accordance with Children’s and Adults’ legislation, departmental policies and practice.
To undertake strength based social care assessments, determining the need of an individual and producing outcome focussed support plans. Ensuring focused interventions are delivered to safeguard children and young people and promote independence, positive outcomes and promote the use of assistive technology.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide focused and purposeful social work interventions, including dealing with a wide range of problems presented by children and young people facing crisis.
- To take responsive action in accordance with the statutory provision and departmental policy/practice to ensure that individual needs are met.
- To work within a systemic framework to provide a comprehensive and effective integrated social work service to respond to the needs of children and their families in a timely manner.
- To be responsible for decisions on the assessment of individual needs and the provision of services at individual customer level. Decisions may have implications on the short and long term future of customers.
- To ensure the co-ordination and completion of a strength based approach to assessment, the completion of outcome focussed support plans, to support individuals to be active and engaged within their local community and maximise their independence.
- Work directly with service users and their families and/or carers undertaking clear and accurate strength based assessments, undertake interviews and observations and gather information to capture their voice and that of their family and/or carer.
- Use a variety of professional skills, including consultation (i.e. pre-referral work), identification, assessment, intervention planning / delivery, review, etc. to (a) promote effective partnerships between service users, their parents and practitioners who work with them and (b) achieve positive outcomes for vulnerable children, young people, adults and families/carers.
- On the basis of assessed needs and risks, devise, implement and review outcome focussed care plans, including the development and management of protection plans within a child protection framework.
- Manage a caseload of children and adults (0-25) as directed and organise and plan work activities prioritising tasks and responsibilities within appropriate statutory timeframes.
- Ensure that statutory responsibilities are undertaken; including visiting, arranging reviews, reporting to the court. Delivering within timescales and meeting any other departmental or national performance targets.
- Use Social Work expertise to provide reflective case discussion with practitioners and, if appropriate group work or other Social Work services, to individuals, families and other groups.
- To work closely with other Departments, statutory and independent agencies to meet the complex needs of service users and families/carers within the community.
- To establish, build links and support local groups, customer representatives, and other local resources which provide informal networks of care.
- Provide written and verbal reports, that are concise, informative, based on analysis of complex evidence and which make cogent arguments based on evidence.
- Establish a rapport and build and maintain a professional, respectful and honest relationship with the service user and their family/carer to develop trust and assist in safeguarding and promoting positive and timely outcomes.
- Maintain case records and management information on appropriate systems, ensuring that case files and all administrative related to the social work function are organised and up to date.
- Apply research knowledge of social work interventions and statutory guidance to inform social work practice and keep up to date with changes in legislation and developments within social work; to assess the implications of change on children and adults and advise team colleagues accordingly.
- To actively recognise, uphold and promote the Council’s Equal Opportunity and Diversity agenda.
- Deliver services flexibly across different parts of the service (as dictated by service need) and within homes, schools or community settings as required.
- Undertake other duties appropriate to the post and grade that may reasonably be required from time to time.
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