Social Worker

LOCUM SOCIAL WORKERS - ADULTS AND CHILDREN
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, BEDFORDSHIRE AND BIRMINGHAM
UP TO £30.00 PER HOUR (LTD)

Due to recent contract awards, we are looking for HCPC registered Social Workers to work throughout the Midlands, particularly in the Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Birmingham areas.

We need staff to work at all levels including:

* Team Manager
* Deputy Team Manager
* Advanced Practitioner
* Senior Practitioner
* Senior Social Worker
* Social Worker

We have roles in a wide range of teams, including:

* Care Management
* Children in Need
* Looked After Children
* Initial Assessment/First Response
* Fostering Support
* Adoption Support
* Children with Disabilities
* Safeguarding
* Hospitals

You will required to:
* Undertake assessments to provide an appropriate level of social work intervention
* Provide co-ordination of care and services within available resources to meet individual needs
* Ensure that the assessment of needs has a multi disciplinary perspective, taking into account their wishes and feeling
* Monitor and review the individual plans and support packages provided
* Work with other team members and multi-disciplinary team members from other agencies
* Provide information to service users and carers regarding services, resources and welfare benefits, legislative entitlement and other relevant matters, to sign-post to other agencies where appropriate
* Ensure that the views of service users and carers are given appropriate consideration.
* Maintain documentation and electronic systems on social work activities in accordance with approved policy and procedures
* Act to protect vulnerable service users in line with legal requirements and local procedures
* Work in a way that demonstrates awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people's behaviour, physical, social and welfare needs
* Record and provide information for the Team Manager in respect of shortfalls in service need and provision
* Ensure that reasonable care is taken at all times for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and other persons, and to comply with the policies and procedures relating to health and safety within the service

You will need to be able to demonstrate:

* Current HCPC registration
* Direct, extensive and recent experience of delivering a social work service
* A clear understanding of the key roles and values of social work, and the different methods of social work practice
* Knowledge of key legislation that guides social work and social care with adults
* The ability to produce reports and keep records that meet accepted professional standards
* The ability to undertake process of assessment to judge risk, identify need and arrange appropriate services

At Elite we can offer you:

* Excellent Rates of Pay
* Ltd Company/PAYE Options
* A personal service from our experienced, professional staff
* Local Interviews
* Varied Placements
* Regular placement reviews
* Incentives for introducing other Social Workers
* A huge choice of locations to work in the UK

For more information please call us.
All candidates will be subject to an enhanced CRB
Elite Care Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities Employer