Social worker
Bromley are seeking highly talented and ambitious registered Social Workers and Senior Social Workers to join us on our journey to excellence
About the Role:
The London Borough of Bromley, Adult Learning Disability Team, are looking for Social Workers and Senior Social Workers to join our friendly hard-working team who want to make a difference in the lives of people with a learning disability.
The Team supports people with learning disabilities to live healthy, independent lives and keep safe and well in the community, working closely with the person, their families and carers. As a qualified Social Worker, you will work with a number of people with a learning disability to implement short – long term interventions, utilising a person centred and strengths based approach to ensure that the person’s independence and well-being are promoted in the community. Social Workers will work according to the relevant legislation and statutory guidance for people with a learning disability in need of care and support. Routinely you would be undertaking social care needs assessments, support planning and review, mental capacity assessments, Continuing Health Care decision support tools and safeguarding enquiries when necessary. You may also be involved in engaging in more complex situations, including making applications to the Court of Protection. You will need excellent report writing and computer skills. Record keeping is a vital and necessary part of the job and being able to communicate effectively is central to the role.
The successful candidate will need to be flexible, committed, and hard working with a willingness to work to quality practice standards, keeping the person at the heart of all interventions. They must have experience of working within a multidisciplinary framework and need to have good negotiating skills. The successful candidate will be working with Partner Agencies and will be required to maintain good working relationships. They will be required to work as a duty worker on an occasional basis, undertake statutory Safeguarding work (s42 Care Act 2014), Mental Capacity Act (2007) and best Interest assessments and may also be required to provide supervision/support to less experienced staff. Some experience of supervision is desirable but not essential.
Applicants must hold a Degree in Social Work, (or equivalent). Social Workers are expected to undertake appropriate training and be responsible for their personal Continuous Professional Development.
Essential – Being able to move efficiently both around the Borough and to undertake care needs assessment and reviews of placements in and outside of the Borough is an integral and regular feature of the Bromley LD team social worker role, and therefore having a full current driving licence is desirable; and use of a means of transport is also deemed to be desirable for the performance of the job – please note the availability of a car via the lease car scheme.
Please email your CV to Delanie.heyes@servicecare.org.uk or Call 01772 208964