Social Worker

Global Healthcare Jobs, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within a charity to work full time based in Pontypridd.

The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £ 30,307 per annum.

Main duties:

• Ensure that referrals are actioned and prioritised in accordance with policies and procedures, allocating cases to social work assistants, considering capacity, location and skills set
• Provide support, guidance and casework supervision for the wider staff team in the absence of the Senior Social Worker
• Support the team in safeguarding issues in conjunction with, and in any absence of, the Senior Social Worker
• Participate in the induction process of new team members, supporting them to meet the key requirements of their post and understand organisational policies and procedures
• Co-ordinate learning and development opportunities for the personal welfare team in conjunction with the Senior Social Worker
• Collect and analyse data and contribute to report writing regarding team performance and impact
• Effective use of the organisation database to accurately record work undertaken for analysis
• Manage a caseload of clients with a variety of needs to enhance physical, emotional and social wellbeing
• Carry out high quality assessments of need in accordance with policies and procedures
• Gather, assess and record information and provide timely and accurate comprehensive reports within the requirements of GDPR
• Provide a range of interventions in response to the assessed needs of clients, including welfare benefits advice, advocacy, emotional support and practical advice to improve quality of life
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with partner agencies to establish a range of networks and to ensure an integrated, holistic and multidisciplinary approach
• Contribute to the development of new services including the potential for group work activities
• Co-ordinate publicity and marketing of services in the region in collaboration with the Senior Social Worker and regional office to promote and advertise services
• Represent the organisation at events and meetings as required
• Promote the services to clients and other professionals
• Work in an efficient and flexible manner using own initiative, but able to seek advice where appropriate and report relevant issues
• Attend and participate in required meetings, training and development opportunities
• Take responsibility for own professional development and uphold social work registration
• Undertake any other duties as requested and reasonable to the post

Requirements of this job:

• CQSW, DipSW, BA Social Work of equivalent professional qualification
• Knowledge of relevant legislation
• Evidence of learning through continued professional development and its application to practice and/or mentoring
• Experience of undertaking professional assessments, planning and intervention
• Knowledge and understanding of the values and principles underpinning working with vulnerable adults and their carers within the community
• Ability to travel independently to all required areas by the job’s responsibilities

Contact:

This Social Worker job is advertised by Harry Smy; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications within qualified social work roles from team managers, senior practitioners, advanced practitioners, practice managers, senior social workers, and social workers more as we might have other roles applicable to you.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Global Healthcare Jobs is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Global Healthcare Jobs takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Global Healthcare Jobs is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.