Social Worker - Adult Safeguarding Team
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- England,East Midlands,Leicestershire
- Full Time, Temporary
- £34 per hour
Job Description:
Full job descriptionOur client, Leicestershire County Council, is seeking a Social Worker for its Adult Safeguarding team.
The role will last 3 months initially.
Paid at £34 per hour (umbrella).
The role will involve the following:
*The purpose of the Safeguarding Adult Team is to ensure that there is a consistent and timely approach to applying safeguarding thresholds, identifying and addressing immediate risk and establishing the outcomes of the person involved, in line with Making Safeguarding Personal principles.
*The focus is on making safeguarding personal and therefore the service user remains at the centre of the enquiry.
*You will provide short term intervention (usually 3 working days) during which time you will aim to make enquiries to enable you to:
*Apply safeguarding thresholds
*Identify and take steps to address any immediate risk
*Meet or discuss with the person involved to establish what their outcomes are in relation to the safeguarding enquiry.
*Where there are any doubts about the person’s capacity to consent to the enquiry and advise of their outcomes, a mental capacity assessment and if necessary best interest decision in relation to this will be undertaken. ·
*Establish who is involved with the person’s care and who needs to be involved in the enquiry.
*Hold a strategy meeting or discussion
*Average case holding: 15
*Team size and layout: 1 Team Manager. 9 Social Workers and 2 CSW’s
*Hybrid working arrangements: Working from home most of the time. In the office for weekly meetings.
Please let me know if you are interested? Or can you refer a friend for £300 if placed?
Requirements of the role:
*Qualified Social Worker
*Fully Social Work England registered
*Must have significant post-qualified experience in adult social care
*Have knowledge of social work methodologies, social care policies such as person-centred approaches and asset based social work, and relevant legislation including The Care Act, Mental Health Act, and Mental Capacity Act.
*Have excellent Safeguarding and risk management knowledge and expertise
Please apply online or contact Lindsey Morgan asap to discuss in more detail. We are offering £250 joining bonus for new starters with Reed.
Alternatively, we are offering £300 if you refer a friend or colleague and they are placed successfully into this or any other QSW role.
The role will last 3 months initially.
Paid at £34 per hour (umbrella).
The role will involve the following:
*The purpose of the Safeguarding Adult Team is to ensure that there is a consistent and timely approach to applying safeguarding thresholds, identifying and addressing immediate risk and establishing the outcomes of the person involved, in line with Making Safeguarding Personal principles.
*The focus is on making safeguarding personal and therefore the service user remains at the centre of the enquiry.
*You will provide short term intervention (usually 3 working days) during which time you will aim to make enquiries to enable you to:
*Apply safeguarding thresholds
*Identify and take steps to address any immediate risk
*Meet or discuss with the person involved to establish what their outcomes are in relation to the safeguarding enquiry.
*Where there are any doubts about the person’s capacity to consent to the enquiry and advise of their outcomes, a mental capacity assessment and if necessary best interest decision in relation to this will be undertaken. ·
*Establish who is involved with the person’s care and who needs to be involved in the enquiry.
*Hold a strategy meeting or discussion
*Average case holding: 15
*Team size and layout: 1 Team Manager. 9 Social Workers and 2 CSW’s
*Hybrid working arrangements: Working from home most of the time. In the office for weekly meetings.
Please let me know if you are interested? Or can you refer a friend for £300 if placed?
Requirements of the role:
*Qualified Social Worker
*Fully Social Work England registered
*Must have significant post-qualified experience in adult social care
*Have knowledge of social work methodologies, social care policies such as person-centred approaches and asset based social work, and relevant legislation including The Care Act, Mental Health Act, and Mental Capacity Act.
*Have excellent Safeguarding and risk management knowledge and expertise
Please apply online or contact Lindsey Morgan asap to discuss in more detail. We are offering £250 joining bonus for new starters with Reed.
Alternatively, we are offering £300 if you refer a friend or colleague and they are placed successfully into this or any other QSW role.
Job number 3899385
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