Social Worker - Adults Learning and Disability - The Guardian : Job Details

Social Worker Learning Disabilities Team

Salary Range £37,766 - £51,127

Permanent/Full Time

Wandsworth, London

Are you passionate about supporting adults with learning disabilities to live fulfilling and independent lives? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment where skills can make a real difference? Join Richmond and Wandsworth Learning Disabilities social work Team.

As a Social Worker in our Learning disabilities Team, you will work with adults with learning disabilities, their families and carers to assess need and provide tailored support plans and coordinate services. Your role will consist of safeguarding the wellbeing of vulnerable adults in the community, promoting their health and well-being while empowering individuals to live their best lives through promoting the independence of the service users and in drawing on their strength-based practice.

You will joining a supportive team who are committed to developing staff through the excellent learning and development training opportunities that are available, and which you will be able to access through Richmond and Wandsworth Adult Social Care Academy. You will have access to a range of professional development opportunities.

You will be required too:

• Work in partnership with service users their relatives and carers using a person-centered approach, with the aim of maximising independence, wellbeing and choice.
• Undertake assessments for adults with learning disabilities to identify needs. Safeguard vulnerable adults by identifying risks and taking appropriate actions to mitigate and minimize risks in line with statutory duties and best practice.
• Applying social work principles and values to guide professional practice and respect diversity. To work within the Care Act 2014 and other relevant statutory frameworks.
• To take responsibility for maintaining a good standard of professional practice and developing the core skills and knowledge required.

To monitor implementation of packages of care and support via the review process and adjust them as appropriate and to ensure that individual care packages, including funding arrangements for any services, are thoroughly reviewed in accordance with statutory requirements.

This role will consist of hybrid working. You will be based at the Councils offices in Wandsworth, working from home and completing visits. You will be supporting adults in Wandsworth borough. Covering the duty rota which is the main source of work coming into the team The duty rota will require you to be on duty once a month subject to service requirements.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

What we will require from you:

• A relevant professional qualification in social work, current registration with Social Work England.
• Evidence of successfully passing the ASYE programme or be able to demonstrate capabilities and knowledge at that level.
• Excellent communication, decision-making and time management skills.
• Post qualification experience along with a good knowledge of relevant legislation and local authority responsibilities in the safeguarding of vulnerable adults.

What we can offer you:

• £3,000 retention bonus for qualified staff (every 2 years’ service)
• Payment of Social Work England registration fee
• Regular reflective supervision and peer group supervision
• Bespoke Personal Development Plans
• Access to range of professional learning and development opportunities

For further information relating to working for Adult Social Care at Richmond and Wandsworth please visit Find your social care career | Richmond Adult Social Care.

Closing Date:  19th February 2025

Shortlisting Date: W/C 24th February 2025

Interview Date: W/C 3rd March 2025 

To arrange an informal conversation please contact Carol Daniel via .uk

We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. This campaign is anonymised.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.