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Form of work
SalaryAlternative flexible working options available / open to discussion
About us
We’re giving a platform to people inside and outside our community. Because we’re not just home to the UK’s fast-growing economy. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today. And we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. As a Social Worker with the Camden Learning Disability Service, you’ll help create a better future for our adults by ensuring Camden is a place in which everyone has the chance to succeed, and no one gets left behind, and everyone has a voice.
The role
This is an exciting, fixed term/secondment opportunity with Camden’s Learning Disabilities Service. We are looking for a Social Worker, who will bring to this role high quality and effective social work support, delivering excellent strengths-based assessment, intervention, care planning and Social Work service to people with Learning Disabilities.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS.
About you
We are looking for someone who holds DIPSW, CQSW, BA, BSC or MA in Social Work or equivalent and registered with Social Work England with a minimum 2 year checkable experience.
The Ideal candidate will possess a good working knowledge of local care and support resources/options for adults with Learning Disabilities and their carers and where to find these.
You will have an excellent and demonstrable knowledge of relevant social care and health legislation, policies, procedures, and best practice guides. You will have the skills to respond appropriately to unexpected events and crisis and have the ability to recognise signs of harm, abuse and neglect and how to manage these issues.
To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.
Working for Camden
We’re ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your rebellious spirit. Help us redefine how we’re supporting people, and we’ll redefine what a career can be.
If that sounds good to you, we’d love to talk.
At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits as well as joining a flexible working employer. Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' to see full details of our benefits.
Inclusion and Diversity
We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.
To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits'.
To apply, please click “Apply Now”.
Closing date: Monday 1st April
Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias
