We are looking for a Social Worker to join an Adults Team
This role requires a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in a permanent contract/s.
About the Team
This team responds to emergencies by carrying out assessments and reviews. Responsibilities in the team would include providing direct advice and assistance when required, using a range of resources to promote the wellbeing of the service user whist delivering high standards of social care practice.
About you
A degree qualifies Social Worker (Degree/DipSW/CQSW) with a minimum of 2 years’ experience working with adults. You will have the ability to work as part of a multi-agency team. You’ll be familiar with the principles of the MCA Act and be able to apply where appropriate.
What’s on offer
£32 per hour Umbrella (PAYE payment options available also)
Full time hours
Diverse and professional working environment
Continuous support from the management team
For more information, please get in touch
Rodrique Burnett – Recruitment Consultant
0118 948 5555 / 07436399975
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A recently CQC 'Good' rated, Kent-based Local Authority is looking for an Senior Social Worker, within their ADULTS LOCALITY SERVICE.
You will:
Contribute to the delivery of a highly effective Adult Social Care service in an efficient manner. Responsible for professional supervision and overseeing a small number of social care staff ensuring good practice within the service which includes training, coaching and mentoring skills.
You will also provide oversight, professional advice and guidance to the team whilst maintaining a complex case load and demonstrating expert and effective practice in complex situations managing higher levels of risk in a way that ensures the safeguarding and welfare of individuals.
Benefits for you:
Salary up to £51,100 per annum
Contributory Pension Scheme
Progression Opportunities
Local government pension scheme
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About The RoleThe Support Worker will provide a structured, personalised resettlement service to every service user at Mildmay House. To seek to support service users who have experienced homelessness to move into their own homes in a planned and supported way.To offer advice, training, information and one-to-one/group support to help service users through this process. The support offered very much depends on the individual, but can include advice on housing rights, accompanying individuals to meetings, and practical support to move in, such as obtaining furniture and setting up payment plans for household bills. Ensure that service users who are ready to move on are given the security and support to maximise their independence, dignity and choice, in accordance with the aims and objectives of the project.Please note this is a full time role working on a rota basis - generally a week of day shifts, a week of night shifts and working every other weekend. What you will be doing:
Providing service users with information on housing options, assist them to make applications for accommodation, advocate on their behalf with housing providers and accompany them to interviews and viewings if appropriateActing as a key-worker to a caseload of residents, enabling them to take ownership of their journey with Salvation Army HomesEnsuring that clients receive the necessary practical help to move in, either directly or through liaison with other support services. This would include, personal and housing benefit claims, assistance with community care grants, domestic fuel connections etcCarrying out a strengths-based assessment with applicants, facilitating the co-production of a person-centred plan, that enables individuals to achieve their goals and aspirations and the opportunity to identify and develop their talentsDeveloping and maintaining effective working relationships with specialists and agencies who might offer resources, funding, or individual services relevant to service user needs, e.g. Registered Social Landlords, Local Authority, Community Psychiatric Services, Benefit Agency and other government agencies, referral agencies, charitable trusts, other voluntary agencies. About the Service:Mildmay House is a 47 bed supported accommodation service for single homeless males and females aged 16 upwards, clients who live at our service come from a variety of backgrounds/circumstances including relationship breakdowns, rough sleeping, mental health, drugs & alcohol use. At Mildmay we seek to provide a warm, respectful and supportive environment for clients. We want every person who walks through the door to feel that Mildmay is their home from Day 1. Staff aim to support and encourage clients throughout their stay/journey with us as they move towards independent living. What our Staff Say: I love working at Mildmay House because there is never a dull moment. The relationships that are developed with the clients are extremely important and I think that it is one of the key things that supports us truly transform lives. This role is known internally as Support Worker About The CandidateA Support Worker will instinctively share Salvation Army Homes delivery values and behaviours, loving your work, helping people to thrive and always finding a way to be effective. You will need to:
Have experience of or knowledge related to working with homeless peopleHave experience of working with clients to overcome the barriers to effective resettlementProven ability to network with outside agencies and develop partnerships that support effective resettlement.Proven capacity to deal successfully with difficult and complex situationsCapacity to understand individual action plans, personal development programmes and need and risk assessmentBe a confident and capable communicator, not fazed by difficult situationsBe able to build trusting, professional relationships and have a high level of resilience.Take an asset-based approach to empowering people to develop their skills, strengths and talents.Benefits of working as a Support Worker:
26 days annual leave rising to 31 days£100 when you start work, plus £250 at 6 months’ service and another £250 at 12 months’ serviceAn extra day off on your birthdayA High Street discount scheme (great savings both on and off-line)Pension with life assuranceDiscounted private medical insuranceLoans available for financial emergenciesOccupational Sick PayA full Induction package and training relevant to the roleLong service awards from 2.5 yearsSupport to learn and develop your careerAbout The CompanyA registered social landlord and one of the leading providers of supported housing in the UK, Salvation Army Homes is dedicated to transforming lives by providing accommodation and support for some of the most vulnerable members of society - mainly people with complex needs and/or experiencing homelessness. Salvation Army Homes is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.Our aim is to work with individuals to build on their strengths, creating person centred, individualised strategies and plans that transform lives, support recovery and enable positive behaviour. In order to succeed, however, we need the right people in place. Our workforce is one of our greatest assets, but only by recruiting the very best can we continue to deliver comprehensive, good quality housing services, support and resettlement. services to our residents. That’s where you come in.As an equal opportunities’ employer, Salvation Army Homes is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We invite and welcome applications to apply for Salvation Army Homes opportunities without concern of bias or discrimination. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.....Read more...
We are Looking for a Social worker to join our Adult Safeguarding Service.
This role requires a Social Work Qualification with a minimum of 3 years post qualified experience.
About the team
The team are responsible for managing complex cases under CPA, developing co-produced care plans with service users and risk assessment and management. This post involves providing your own advice and skills in the day-to-day running of the team, supervising social workers and other unqualified professionals in the team, and reporting to senior management on performance. Working effectively with connected services is essential to ensuring the best outcome for every case.
About you
A degree within Social Work (Degree/DipSW/CQSW) with a comprehensive understanding of Mental health procedures and a minimum of 1 years’ experience managing Social Work Professionals.
What's on offer?
£32.50 ph (PAYE payment options available also)
Opportunity to improve on and learn new processes.
Enhance your CV and Skill set
Parking available onsite
For more information, please get in touch with:
Thomas Sherwood
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We are Looking for a Social worker to join our Adult Safeguarding Service.
This role requires a Social Work Qualification with a minimum of 3 years post qualified experience.
About the team
The team are responsible for managing complex cases under CPA, developing co-produced care plans with service users and risk assessment and management. This post involves providing your own advice and skills in the day-to-day running of the team, supervising social workers and other unqualified professionals in the team, and reporting to senior management on performance. Working effectively with connected services is essential to ensuring the best outcome for every case.
About you
A degree within Social Work (Degree/DipSW/CQSW) with a comprehensive understanding of Mental health procedures and a minimum of 1 years’ experience managing Social Work Professionals.
What's on offer?
£32.50 ph (PAYE payment options available also)
Opportunity to improve on and learn new processes.
Enhance your CV and Skill set
Parking available onsite
For more information, please get in touch with:
Thomas Sherwood
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We are looking for a Social Worker to join our Children's Looked After Team
This role requires a Social Work Qualification with a minimum of 3 years post qualified experience in Frontline and assessment work.
About the team
The team take responsibility for managing a caseload of more complex and higher need cases within a child looked after and care proceedings context. You will be required to take the appropriate course of action when working to support children and their families. You will also support other practitioners in the team through mentoring, advice, support, and occasional shadowing on visits or for meetings.
You will have a proficient ability to communicate in English and be able to influence others to help coordinate services and supports in the best way possible to keep children as safe and well cared for as possible.
About you
Knowledge and experience working within a Frontline Team such as Child Protection or Referral and Assessment is essential for this role. You will need to hold a degree within Social Work (Degree/DipSW/CQSW) as well as 3 years post qualifying experience. A Social Work England registration and access to your own vehicle is a requirement.
What's on offer?
Up to £37.00 per hour umbrella (PAYE payment options available also)
Hybrid working arrangements.
Opportunity to improve on and learn new processes.
Enhance your CV and Skill set
Parking available onsite
For more information, please get in touch with:
Thomas Sherwood
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We are looking for a Social Worker to join our Family Safeguarding Service
This role requires a Social Work Qualification with a minimum of 3 years post qualified experience in Frontline and assessment work.
About the team
The team makes decisions and performs statutory functions to ensure the correct outcomes for children and their families are achieved. They do this by working with children from a range of services, such as CIN (Children in Need) and CP (Child Protection), and due to holding court cases, a few of the children are also in LAC (Looked After Children). Experience with LAC would be desirable but not essential. This post involves providing your own advice and skills in the day-to-day running of the team, supervising social workers and other unqualified professionals in the team, and reporting to the Team manager on performance.
About you
Knowledge and experience working within a fast-paced Frontline Team such as Child protection and Referral and assessment is essential for this role. You will also hold a degree within Social Work (Degree/DipSW/CQSW) As well as 3 years post qualifying experience.
You will need to have a Social Work England registration and access to your own vehicle.
What's on offer?
Up to £38.00 per hour umbrella (PAYE payment options available also)
Hybrid working pattern.
Parking available on site
Opportunity to progress court experience
For more information, please get in touch with.
Thomas Sherwood
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We are looking for a Social Worker to join our Children's Looked After Team
This role requires a Social Work Qualification with a minimum of 3 years post qualified experience in Frontline and assessment work.
About the team
The team take responsibility for managing a caseload of more complex and higher need cases within a child looked after and care proceedings context. You will be required to take the appropriate course of action when working to support children and their families. You will also support other practitioners in the team through mentoring, advice, support, and occasional shadowing on visits or for meetings.
You will have a proficient ability to communicate in English and be able to influence others to help coordinate services and supports in the best way possible to keep children as safe and well cared for as possible.
About you
Knowledge and experience working within a Frontline Team such as Child Protection or Referral and Assessment is essential for this role. You will need to hold a degree within Social Work (Degree/DipSW/CQSW) as well as 3 years post qualifying experience. A Social Work England registration and access to your own vehicle is a requirement.
What's on offer?
Up to £38.00 per hour umbrella (PAYE payment options available also)
Hybrid working arrangements.
Opportunity to improve on and learn new processes.
Enhance your CV and Skill set
Parking available onsite
For more information, please get in touch with.
Thomas Sherwood
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We are looking for a Social Worker to join our Family Safeguarding Service
This role requires a Social Work Qualification with a minimum of 3 years post qualified experience in Frontline and assessment work.
About the team
The team makes decisions and performs statutory functions to ensure the correct outcomes for children and their families are achieved. They do this by working with children from a range of services, such as CIN (Children in Need) and CP (Child Protection), and due to holding court cases, a few of the children are also in LAC (Looked After Children). Experience with LAC would be desirable but not essential. This post involves providing your own advice and skills in the day-to-day running of the team, supervising social workers and other unqualified professionals in the team, and reporting to the Team manager on performance.
About you
Knowledge and experience working within a fast-paced Frontline Team such as Child protection and Referral and assessment is essential for this role. You will also hold a degree within Social Work (Degree/DipSW/CQSW) As well as 3 years post qualifying experience.
You will need to have a Social Work England registration and access to your own vehicle.
What's on offer?
Up to £42.00 per hour umbrella (PAYE payment options available also)
Hybrid working pattern.
Parking available on site
Opportunity to progress court experience
For more information, please get in touch with.
Thomas Sherwood
07442 576 906
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Make a positive change – work for The Alcohol & Drug Service Substance Misuse Social Worker – Open Access and Assessment TeamThe Alcohol & Drug ServiceFull-timeDoncaster Salary £25905 - 31611 Depending on experience. The Alcohol & Drug Service (ADS) are a registered charity who have been transforming the lives of people affected by drugs and alcohol misuse for over 40 years.Aspire is a partnership between ADS and Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH). It combines the strengths of both NHS provision under the leadership of a consultant with the strengths of the voluntary sector provided by ADS. The partnership has worked together for over 20 years providing Drug and Alcohol Services to our local communities. It is a forward thinking and innovative partnership that works closely with the recovery communities it serves to provide flexible, responsive services which offer the best possible outcomes for its service users and community it serves.It is a very exciting time to be working in the drug and alcohol field with significant new career opportunities being created.The Open Access and Assessment (OAT) team provide advice and brief interventions, some structured key working, assessments and a needle exchange service to people entering the treatment system.If you are a qualified and registered Social Worker, with experience or an interest in working with substance users we would like to hear from you.This post is full time (37.5 hours). The office hours are Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm with a late night to 7.30pm on a rota basis.To arrange an informal discussion with Claire Beevers or Stephen Mitchell, contact Tel: 03000 213900Interviews will be held in Doncaster on 25 February 2026PLEASE NOTE: The successful candidate must, by the commencement of employment, have the right to work in the UK.In return, ADS are offering:- Generous annual leave, 29 days annual leave per annum, rising to 31 after 2 years’ service and 34 after 5; plus, Public Holidays- Attractive Pension Package (6% employer contribution)- Health Scheme- Training opportunities in line with the personalised learning and development plan- Enhanced sick pay.- Social Work registration paid.- Along with joining ADS at a time of exciting and fast-growing change.Working at ADS is more than a job, it’s an investment of time to make a difference to the lives of people with substance misuse issues and their families.This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.The ADS is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity. We promote the fair and equal treatment of potential and existing employees and service users. To apply please click on the link provided.
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We are recruiting for Qualified Social Workers to join a Children with Disabilities Team in the Merseyside area.
PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU ARE A QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER, REGISTERED WITH SOCIAL WORK ENGLAND AND HAVE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK WITH UK EXPERIENCE
What’s on offer?
Up to £44,075
Mileage coverage
Retention Payment
Generous Annual Leave
Continuous Training Development
About the team
This team directly works with children and young people and their families whom have a permanent disability or a life-limiting illness. They provide counselling, advice and support for children and their parents. The team also makes alternative care plans such as family placement, respite, and specialist placement.
About you
The ideal candidate will have post-qualifying experience in Children's Social Work. Experience within Looked After Children or Duty and Assessments lends well to this position. A degree in Social Work (Degree/DipSW/CQSW). You will also need to be Social Work England Registered.
Job type: Full-time
Samantha Cunningham, scunningham@charecruitment.com, 07825213518
What do you get from working with me?
CV enhancement
Application form enhancement
Access to many jobs in the market
One central point of contact
Interview preparation assistance
Expert consultation
Questions answered
Offer negotiation
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The recovery support worker will be part of a team providing effective, responsive, high-quality, resident focussed support services to address the presenting needs of our Residents. You will be responsible for leading and coordinating the support for allocated clients by providing practical and personal support to residents in a way that is approachable, engaging, empathetic and flexible. You will be responsible for formulating comprehensive needs assessments and risk assessments resulting in an agreed support plan, you will need to be resilient, innovative, creative and have a commitment to working collaboratively within a harm minimisation and strengths/recovery framework.
Ø Provide high-quality support, care and advice to our residents that focuses on their strengths and goals and is delivered in a way that suits them, within a framework of active engagement, positive risk taking and person-centred support planning. Ensuring that support plans are SMART and evidence progress for the resident, including regular review and monitoring ensuring that actions and tasks are carried out as agreed
Ø To carry out comprehensive needs assessments in conjunction with other team members with prospective residents. Following the interview, this will involve comprehensive documentation and contribute to referral decisions
Ø To assess factors which could impact on the safety of residents or others, and to develop high quality and comprehensive risk management plan with the resident and any other services involved in delivering relevant support to an individual. Following this, you will monitor and review risk plans in line with policy guidelines and procedural timescales and in response to changing levels of risk
Ø To identify and work with a range of agencies to ensure all residents have access to relevant services including both statutory and non-statutory support and community resources.
Ø Working in partnership with residents and others involved in their support, to translate needs assessments into support and action plans which are person centred, outcome focussed, and able to demonstrate clear and appropriate goals and actions in order to enable residents to realize their aspirations. This includes acting as a central coordination point for external support services and to increase or taper support in line with presenting need.
Ø To accompany clients to appointments with other services where appropriate or liaise with a Support Assistant to ensure that the resident is supported appropriately
Ø To support and encourage clients to undertake housekeeping and cleaning duties as necessary to maintain a clean and safe physical environment.
Ø To complete onward referrals to identified move-on accommodation to and support residents to prepare effectively for move on
to complete detailed and thorough sign-ups to ensure that new residents understand the rights and responsibilities of both themselves and of under their tenure agreements and to assist with all areas of their move in to ensure new residents are made to feel comfortable and are given information concerning their tenure agreement, the local area and other services.
To be flexible, to share skills and knowledge and support colleagues by participating in team meetings and being fully prepared to share and discuss ideas and offer solutions.
To assist with the development and implementation of opportunities for individuals and groups of clients to help them build and engage in their community
Ø To assist the Complex Needs Coordinator in developing and implementing opportunities for individuals and groups of clients to help them build and engage in their community
Ø To assist the Complex Needs Coordinator in developing and implementing resident involvement opportunities
Ø To deal with the immediate support needs of all residents as appropriate including providing crisis intervention where necessary. Supporting colleagues to diffuse difficult or dangerous situations and to summon outside assistance when necessary.
Ø To challenge disruptive or unacceptable behaviour in a sympathetic and assertive way, balancing the needs of the individual with responsibilities for the safety of the service
Ø Accurately record all relevant contact with residents using the appropriate processes on the InForm Data base
Ø To take personal responsibility for feeding back to colleagues/managers any information or comments that would contribute to ensuring the service is relevant and responsive.
Ø Being proactive in reviewing and evaluating own performance and identifying and acting upon areas for improvement and development.
Ø To keep abreast of current housing legislation, welfare benefit legislation and other matters relevant to successful support and resettlement of clients.
Ø To attend shift handover meetings, weekly Team Meetings, team review days and other meetings as agreed with the Unit. To chair and take minutes of meetings, as requested.
Ø To take personal responsibility for a professional approach that enhances the reputation of the service at the project both internally and externally.
Ø To carry out premises inspections, and health and safety inspections and tests, ensuring prompt and accurate record keeping and appropriate follow up of issues.
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