Social Worker

Social Worker First Response

Adult Social Care First Response team is based in the Civic Centre in Morden.  We are a team of 17 comprising of qualified and unqualified, but experienced staff. We offer a high level of support and co operation within the team and have many years of experience and a lot of knowledge between us. Merton is a good place to work and we have a generally low turnover of staff but we currently have vacancies for 2 Qualified Social workers due to staff who are moving on to fresh fields.

The person appointed to this post will be a member of a Community or Hospital based Social Work Team and will be contributing towards the maintenance of high quality services and the promotion of independence of service users and their carers by assessing, support planning, monitoring and reviewing their needs and service provision in accordance with Merton’s eligibility criteria. This will include arranging domiciliary packages of care and care home placements.

The worker will also hold a caseload of approximately 10 -  12 cases which will include complex cases, Continuing Health Care assessments and safeguarding so it is important that the successful candidate has experience in these fields. Good, clear communication is very important on the telephone, in person and in writing. Ability to write clear and concise case note records and reports is essential.

Wide-Ranging Training: Access our comprehensive training offer to support your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for registration requirements. We work closely with Kingston University as part of the Developing Together Work Teaching Partnership.

The partnership offers to the staff variety of post qualifying opportunities to promote continuous professional development such as: Practice education opportunities. LB Merton, Adults Social Care staff are given ongoing opportunities to attend conferences, workshops and have access to research and practice resources to support their ongoing professional development.

Additional Information

-We pride ourselves on being a diverse, tolerant and welcoming Borough and we aim to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve. 

-As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from all backgrounds and look forward to receiving your application.

-We are proud to be recognised as a Disability Confident employer.

 What we offer

Please see our why work for us page on our website for more information about a great range of benefits that go beyond salary and offer flexibility to suit you