Description
Role: Social Worker
Rate of Pay: Hourly rate up to £30 depending upon experience.
Hours: 37
Work schedule: Monday to Thursday 9.00 till 5.30 with one hour break. Friday 9.00 till 5.00. Hybrid working model, currently at least 2 days office based.
Location: Sandwell Council House/ Wednesbury
Start Date: ASAP
Contract type: Agency
Job Description and Personnel Specification are attached, which also provides more information above the role.
Brief description:
This is an exciting time to join Sandwell Metropolitan Brought Council Adult Social Care. We are currently looking to recruit additional Social Workers into the Tipton and West Bromwich Community Social Work team.
We are looking for committed and hardworking qualified Social Workers with Adult Social Work experience with older people, people with physical disabilities and sensory impairments, as well as mental health issues. You will need to be motivated and flexible with high professional standards and sound knowledge and experience of current legislation including the Care Act 2014, Safeguarding, Continuing Health Care, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and Community DOLS/LPS.
You will be expected to work with vulnerable adults and their carers with a strength-based approach to support them to achieve their outcomes within the wider community. You will need to be confident in undertaking safeguarding investigations, mental capacity assessments, best interest decisions, carrying out outcome focused assessments, with support planning, to meet their care and support needs.
You must be able to work with a diverse group of individuals and with our partner agencies to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and their carers.
You will be given an induction, appropriate training opportunities and regular supervision with an experienced manager. You will be working in a friendly environment with in a skilled, diverse and supportive team.
We offer the Golden Hello Scheme, a payment of £1,000 (pro-rata if part time) which will be applied to newly recruited Social Workers in Sandwell ASC.
You must have a degree in Social Work, Dip SW, CQSW or equivalent.
You will also be required to undertake Enhanced DBS with Children's and Adults Barring List Check.
Our Values; Trust, Unity and Progress make us unique, they define how we do things and are reflected in the way we behave. They are important to us, guiding and shaping our organisational culture. Our values are key to us achieving Sandwell's Vision 2030 and also guide us when we recruit.
Please note this advert is also out with our Master Vendor
You will receive further information regarding invoice terms if your candidate is appointed to this role. Invoices must be sent electronically on a weekly basis to templink_1@sandwell.gov.uk along with your workers authorised timesheet supplied by your agency. Payments are then released 14 days from the...