Adults Social Worker – Integrated Neighbourhood Team – Manchester

Job Title: Adults Social Worker

Location: Manchester

Teams:  Integrated Neighbourhood Team

Start Date: ASAP

Contract: On going

Hours: 37

Rate: £30

Office Use: 0009 0B83 / 1

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Social Worker to join the Gorton and Levenshulme Integrated Neighbourhood Team.

Key Role Descriptors: 

The role holder will work with complex cases in accordance with statutory responsibilities. They will deploy these responsibilities in accordance with national and local policies and procedures to secure positive outcomes for customers.

The role holder will manage safeguarding risk effectively, working within a multi agency environment, providing a professional Social Work service.

To promote the independence and well-being of adults of working age and/or older people.

To complete assessment and planning of individual packages of care for service users and carers, in line with criteria of eligibility and designated care plan.

To work in a holistic and person centred way, ensuring customers and families remain central to the processes they are part of.

Key Role Accountabilities: 

Effectively manage a complex caseload with appropriate supervision, guidance and support. The role holder will be accountable for highly complex decision making across a range of social work duties and responsibilities.

Prepare and produce a variety of high quality and professional written documentation on behalf of the City Council in accordance with national and local policies and procedures and within agreed timescales.

Work in conjunction with and providing consultation to partner agencies to deliver effective planning for Adults, their carer’s and families to ensure positive outcomes. This will include representing the City Council at a range of meetings, proceedings and reviews as required.

Ensure that the practice of ethical record keeping is observed and recording is evidence based, accurate and up to date.

Through personal example, open commitment and clear action, ensure diversity is positively valued, resulting in equal access and treatment in employment, service delivery and communications.

Ashberry Recruitment would ask that applicants meet the following:

• DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work
• Social Work England registration
• Enhanced and in date DBS certificate.
• Excellent communication skills and be able to make good decisions based on information available.
• Can work alone and within/contribute to a team/multi-agency set ups
• Possess knowledge of service needs.
• Competent IT skills and be able to navigate electronic file/recording systems.
• Can write clear, concise, and robust assessment/reports/files.
• Have a flexible approach to work and working hours when the need arises

Why Ashberry?

• Dedicated experienced Consultant providing the ultimate support through your job search
• Friendly compliance team to guide you through the registration and placement process
• Provides your essential Enhanced DBS
• £250 Referral bonus

If you feel this is the role for you please get in touch as we would love to hear from you!