Social Worker - Adults Locality Team - Waverly

Are you an experienced Social Worker looking for a new role? Surrey County Council are looking for an experienced Adults Social Worker to join its dedicated Locality Team in Waverly.

Benefits of Working for Connect2socialwork:

• Free DBS and compliance service
• Access to a wide range of roles nationwide, as well as exclusive roles to C2SW
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive knowledge
• Work for an agency owned by Kent County Council
• Prompt and reliable payroll system
• "Refer a Friend" bonus - get £400for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
• "Warm Welcome" bonus - get £250when you secure a role through our agency*

Duties:

• To provide a professional social work service to adults their families and carers living in Surrey in line with the requirements of the Care Act.
• To engage with individuals, families, groups and communities to assess and intervene, and using professional judgement, employ a range of interventions promoting choice, control and independence.
• To assist individuals, carers and families to develop support plans to meet the outcomes identified, using an asset-based approach and family, friends and community options where appropriate and eligible needs are identified.
• To actively encourage involvement and ownership of the support plan but to take a leadership role where appropriate and will give clear explanation of the use of Direct Payments so that informed decisions can be made.
• To actively promote wellbeing and independence, to enable individuals and carers to retain or regain their skills and confidence and prevent or delay deterioration.
• To engage effectively with families to facilitate contingency planning to anticipate complexity and changing circumstances.
• To ensure that as part of the assessment NHS Continuous Healthcare is considered for all individuals.
• To assist with the duty/intake function of the team as required, providing immediate professional guidance on urgent issues, arranging immediate support to manage risk in line with a personalised approach and escalating issues of concern to more senior staff.
• To understand and apply the Council's duties and responsibilities for safeguarding children and young people as they apply to the role.
• To understand and apply the Council's duties and responsibilities for preventing and detecting crime, including countering terrorism and reducing risks of radicalisation, as they apply to the role.

Person Specification:

• SWE Registration
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Drive and have access to a car
• Post-qualified experience in
• Degree level or equivalent in Social Work

About Connect2SocialWork

Connect2SocialWork is wholly owned by Kent County Council. In addition to our links with KCC, we have managed services in place with Hampshire County Council, Dudley Council, Surrey County Council and Luton Borough Council. We also provide available work with the majority of the local authorities nationwide. Our commitment to you is we will work proactively and tirelessly to market you until we find you that perfect role.

All posts are subject to satisfactory DBS check and references. *Terms and conditions apply.

If this sounds like the type of role you are looking for please get in contact on 07720173648 or email your CV to joe.festorazzi@csltd.org.uk

Connect2Staff/Connect2Kent, part of Commercial Services Trading/Kent Ltd, is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business and positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.