Social Worker - East Locality

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Interim Social Worker - East Locality
Reference no: Walsall (HQ) TCL WC17055
Pay Rate: £26.15 per hour PAYE
37 Monday - Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 3 months
City: WALSALL
Complete Care Act assessments, support plans and reviews of package of care and care home placements. Also completed carers assessments and support plan. Use mosaic IT system to record all work including case notes, assessments, reviews and support plans. Work on duty to screen new referrals and respond to telephone calls from services users, carers, and other professionals. Complete safeguarding section 42’s and Mental capacity assessments.
NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobs@tclrec.com by quoting the job reference and job title exactly.
To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF
If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Qualifications:
Degree or diploma in Social Work, or CSS, or CQSW.
Registered Social Worker with Social Work England
Knowledge:
Knowledge and understanding of relevant Health and Social Care legislation.
Knowledge of current policy and practice within Health and Social Care.
Knowledge of electronic case management systems.
Experience:
Experience of preparing and presenting reports and other documents and contributing to teaching and delivering presentations.
Experience of working effectively under pressure within departmental procedures and to respond effectively in a crisis.
Experience of assessing risk and taking appropriate action.
Experience of managing complex relationships.
Experience of working with service users or within a social care setting.
Experience of supervising others.
Skills & Abilities:
Ability to communicate clearly and appropriately with members of the public and relevant professionals both verbally and in writing.
An ability to develop and change in light of the changing health and social care policy environment.
Able to provide direct emotional and psychological support.
Ability to liaise effectively within the Department and other agencies and voluntary organisations.
Ability to plan, manage and prioritise workloads, demonstrating good time management skills.
Ability to undertake social care assessments, plan packages of care and monitor and review their effectiveness within the self-directed support framework.
Able to demonstrate good keyboard skills with a view to using various computerised and electronic case management systems.
Able to adopt a learning attitude and have the ability to adapt to change.
Able to work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, as appropriate.
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Job Ref: Walsall (HQ) TCL WC17055
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed.
Please note that we do our level best to take down ads as soon as roles have been filled. We are not in the business of harvesting CVs.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.