Social Worker – Sefton Council – Adult’s Learning Disability Team

Social Worker – Sefton Council – Adult’s Learning Disability Team, Sefton

Location: Sefton, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: a65014f25306

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Posted: 23.01.2025

Expiry Date: 09.03.2025

Job Description:

Job Title: Social Worker – Sefton Council – Adult’s Learning Disability Team

Location: Sefton

Rate: £35.00

An exciting job role has recently become available at Sefton Council. They are looking for a new member for their Adult’s Learning Disability Team.

What will your responsibilities be?

In this role, you will manage a complex caseload with supervision, ensuring compliance with policy, procedures, and legislation. You will prepare statements and represent clients in court, working within legislative frameworks. Using professional judgment, you will make complex decisions involving service users and needs-led assessments. You will assess risk and need in complex cases, conduct safeguarding investigations, and maintain updated care plans. Additionally, you will develop care plans with other agencies, ensuring they reflect service user wishes and lead to personalized care. Negotiating care arrangements with individuals, you will balance choice with budget constraints. Collaboration across multi-agency teams and direct work with adults and their families are key aspects of this role. Effective communication in high-risk situations, modeling strong communication and decision-making skills, is essential.

Benefits of the role:

• Supportive and friendly team
• Training available

Qualifications and Experiences:

You must have Social Work England registration, be eligible to work in the UK, and hold a full UK driving licence. Post-qualified experience and a degree level or equivalent qualification in Social Work are also required.

How to apply?

If this is a job for you, feel free to click apply below or if you want to learn more about it, please contact 0345 241 9590.

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