Social Worker - Adult Social Care

Social Worker - Adult Social Care

Employer: Wokingham Borough Council
Salary: £40,221 - £46,464 per annum, plus benefits
Location: Resource House
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week.
DBS Check: Enhanced
Closing Date: 30/06/2024 at 23:00
Reference: 704941

We have a fantastic opportunity available for a Social Worker to join our Integrated Adult Mental Health team at Wokingham Borough Council, on a full-time, permanent basis. 

In your role as a Social Worker, you willprovide specialist Social Care to people who have serious or enduring mental health conditions, working closely with health colleagues, and focusing on statutory duties under the Care Act, MCA, and MHA.    

You will join a passionate and dynamic team, playing an integral role as we collaborate with The Health Trust to transform our services and develop a dedicated Social Care pathway.

Both Wokingham Borough Council and The Health Trust recognise the benefits of integration, which include holistic support for people accessing the service, peer support and working collaboratively on casework for CMHT (Community Mental Health Team) colleagues.

Benefits:

We offer a fantastic range of employee benefits including a generous annual leave allowance of 30 days (rising to 35 days after 5 years of local government service), plus bank holidays, an excellent local government pension scheme, flexible working, employee assistance programme, sports and leisure discounts and much more!

Key Responsibilities:

• To hold a mental health caseload of varied complexity, providing care and services for people to assist them in their recovery.
• To adopt a strengths-based approach to the role and maintain a professional and respectful working relationship with individual customers and carers.
• To work collaboratively with individuals, their carers, families and other stakeholders to gather information for the purpose of assessing and reviewing the individual’s needs and to identify the best options available.
• To effectively manage time, priorities, workload and conflicting pressures and escalate if appropriate.
• To establish professional relationships with relevant stakeholders including voluntary services to enable collaborative multiagency working.
• To proactively engage in relevant meetings and 1:1’s and contribute to the development of the service.
• To produce care plans and ensure their effective implementation.

Candidate Requirements:

• Registered with Social Work England, and have experience working in a health or Social Care setting.
• Knowledge of Adult and Children Safeguarding Processes and procedures.
• Be a skilled communicator, with the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and customers.
• Be well organized with excellent time management skills.
• Strong IT skills.

Our Area

Wokingham Borough is set in the heart of Berkshire with excellent transport links to Reading and central London. Our area comprises of a vibrant and historical market town, attractive villages, and miles of beautiful countryside.

We’re home to a range of high performing schools including 69 primary and 21 secondary, a host of international businesses and an incredible community. We have a strong local economy with accelerated growth, a range of excellent public facilities and low levels of crime, offering an exceptional quality of life.

If you’re interested in this exciting opportunity, click the link below and apply today!

Alternatively, for more information or to arrange an information discussion, please contact Godfrey Karambakuwa (Service Manager CMHT) via email godfrey.karambakuwa@wokingham.gov.uk. 

Closing: Sunday 30^th June 2024, 11pm

Interviews: TBC

Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.     

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.

How to apply

Please apply online via the link provided.

Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.

Further information on this vacancy

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