social worker Bridgend, Wales
Job description
Job Title: Social Worker
Role: Agency Social Worker
Pay Rate: £39.00 (PAYE – Inside IR35)
*Candidates must be at least 1 year qualified and not working in a substantive post for another Welsh Council.*
Further Information:
Allcare and Education Recruitment Limited are working alongside Caerphilly Council to source a small team of locum Social Workers to supplement the existing team.
JOB PURPOSE:
To work as part of a Social Work team to provide an enabling response to adults affected by the issues of disability, frailty, ageing and dementia. To provide a Social Work service that will promote the independence and wellbeing of individuals and their carers, through advocacy, uphold the service user’s rights. You will also identify any practical, environmental, financial, social and emotional strengths /needs of service users and their family/carers You will work with people using a strengths based approach to situations that require a well-timed social work response. You will work with people and their carers by promoting user empowerment and facilitating their independence. To offer appropriate information advice and signposting where appropriate to alternative services to meet identified need.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES:
- Undertaking the assessment of social care needs, of service users and carers. Ensuring provision is person centred, outcome focused and aligned to service users directed aspirations.
- Ensuring the involvement of the individual, their carers and other significant persons in the preparation, decision making and agreement of Intermediate Care plans that include assistance and intervention, by clearly explaining the process and specifying the responsibilities of those involved.
- Monitoring and reviewing support plans and the outcomes within the Intermediate Care time period working within the multi-disciplinary team. Undertaking a final review at the end of the period and to develop support plans for any long term care needs which will be actioned by other Providers.
- Working effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and contributing to multi-disciplinary working. Taking part in the initial joint planning/assessment meeting for each potential service user and further review meetings if required.
- Liaising and negotiating with council departments and other agencies both statutory and voluntary in nature in the best interests of the service user to ensure efficient and effective outcomes for service users.
- Operating within statutory frameworks and Council’s policies and procedures to promote and deliver outcome focused, person centred and evidence based social care practice.
- Maintaining and developing professional practice consistent with registration by the Social Care Council as a social services practitioner and participating in any training and development activities in order to maintain own professional development or to enhance competence within job role.
- Monitoring the agreed referral procedures/pathways/interfaces between social care services and the Community Resource Team ensuring that they are working effectively at all times.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract, Freelance
Contract length: 3 months
Part-time hours: 40 per week
Salary: £39.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Bridgend: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- Bachelor's (required)
Experience:
- social work: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Social Care Wales Certification (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 31/07/2023
Reference ID: SCPhil01
Expected start date: 01/08/2023
