- 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.
- Driving license is essential.
- Hybrid working – 3 days in office
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Vitalis
Posted 13 hours ago, valid for a day
Liverpool, Merseyside L96GB, England
£43.78 per hour
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- Vitalis Social Care is seeking an experienced and qualified adults' social worker to join a Community Team in Liverpool.
- The position offers a pay rate of £43.78 per hour and requires candidates to have relevant experience in social work.
- Key responsibilities include managing a complex caseload, conducting assessments, and leading safeguarding enquiries in accordance with the Care Act 2014.
- Candidates must possess a driving license and are expected to work in a hybrid model, with three days in the office.
- Interested applicants can contact Molly Rylance for more information about this role or other available positions in social work.
