What's involved with this role:
Interim Adults Social Worker Level 2 – Adult Social Care
Reference no: Sheffield TCL 0008 C79E / 1
Pay Rate: £22.69 per hour PAYE
37 Monday to Friday, 08:45 – 17:15
This opening assignment is for 2-3 months
City: SHEFFIELD
Enhanced DBS disclosure required
Hybrid working
An experienced Adults Social Worker is required to support clients in the Transitions team. To manage a case load and complete assessments, support plans and reviews with adults. Experience of working with challenging client groups is essential for this role.
Key Responsibilities
Manage a case load and complete assessments, support plans and reviews with adults.
Complete Court of Protection documents, best interests and safeguarding investigations.
Assess risk, explore suitable placements (Supported Living, residential and housing) alongside health professionals.
Support the team and to ‘hit the ground running’ with experience and knowledge of working with challenging client groups.
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:
Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
Qualifications:
Social Work qualification (MA/BA Honours, DipSW, or equivalent) and ASYE fitness to practice certificate.
Current registration with the Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) maintaining registration and adhering to HCPC standards and code of ethics.
Knowledge:
Sound knowledge of relevant legislation.
Experience:
Experience of working with challenging client groups is essential.
Significant experience in statutory services with strong communication, engagement and analytical skills to allow you to safeguard and engage effectively with a wide range of agencies.
Liquid Logic experience - preferable
Experience of writing high standard reports and written records for a variety of purposes including those in a legal context.
Experience of managing a high level, complex and diverse caseload within agreed parameters, policy and procedures.
Experience and skills in multi-agency partnership working.
Skills & Abilities:
Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).
Ability to prioritise work with competing demands, frequently changing demands.
Ability to communicate, negotiate, challenge and manage conflict, acting respectfully when people are resistant to change, managing tensions in ways that show persistence, determination and professional confidence.
Ability to work as an autonomous professional, exercising own professional judgement using written guidance and established procedure, recognising one’s own professional limitations and how and when to seek advice from a range of sources, including practice supervisors, senior practice leaders and other multi-agency providers.
A high level of effective written and verbal communication and the ability to pass information accurately and concisely with a range of partners.
Able to apply consistently high standards to ensure better outcomes.
Self-motivated, innovative and creative.
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Job Ref: Sheffield TCL 0008 C79E / 1
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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