Adults With Learning Disabilities Social Worker

Must be Social Work England registered to apply.

The main purpose of this job is to work as a care management Social Worker to assess the needs of vulnerable young adults and their carers, and to support them to arrange services to meet the needs and outcomes identified. The promotion prevention, independence and self-directed support, choice and control will be central to this post. Risk management and safeguarding will also be key parts of this role (including children’s safeguarding where relevant), together with case management support for those adult requiring frequent specialist intervention to meet their needs.

SW posts in the Adults with Learning disability transition team, candidate need to have a background in working with Adults with LD, ADHD, Autism. Need to have completed ASYE , 2 years post qualifying. Must have good skill set including, strength based assessment, reviews, legal literacy, must have good working knowledge of legislation including MCA and DoLS , Safeguarding, Care Act. Equality Act. All assessments and Reviews are undertaken face to face. SW will have access to in house training and wider team learning events for CPD.