ASW - Social worker
Listed on 2026-09-16
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Social Work
Family Advocacy & Support Services, Human Services/ Social Work, Community Health
About the job ASW - Social worker 2+ Years
Post title: Adult Social Care Social Worker
Service area: Adult Social Care
Expected grade
: SO2 PO3
Reports to
:
Senior Practitioner / Team manager
Your team
: various
Number of supervises
:
Potential line management of 1-2 staff
Post title: Adult Social Care Social Worker
Service area: Adult Social Care
Expected grade
: SO2 PO3
Reports to
:
Senior Practitioner / Team manager
Your team
: various
Number of supervises
:
Potential line management of 1-2 staff
Primary job function
As a Social Worker you will be carrying out the full spectrum of statutory responsibilities underthe Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and other related law and policy. You will be expected to carry out your role in a strengths based way, to a high quality, and always seeking to reflect on and continually improve your practice. You will be fully committed to working in partnership with residents, carers, community- based organisations and other key professionals involved in enabling people to be as independent as they possibly can.
You will have a comprehensive understanding of the impact a well-functioning resident facing team will have on people in need of care and support and their carers, as well as the council and adult social care department as a whole, in contributing towards maximising peoples independence and managing the demand on council services. In your social work practice you will prioritise delaying and preventing need for social care intervention by having strengths based conversations with people, taking a relationship based and person-centred approach so that all informal sources of support are made best use of and people can continue living life in the way that they wish.
You will be a core member of a multi-disciplinary team of social workers, occupational therapists, case managers and support workers/advisers. The team is extremely fast paced and sits at the heart of Councils corporate customer centre to deliver positive outcomes for residents with adult social care needs. The post holder will be part of a wider Adult Social Care team, further detail of the teams can be found in the Target Operating Model.
Leadership
- To contribute to positive cultural change, embodying and promoting the values and behaviours of the council and supporting and empowering colleagues, service users andcarers to reach their full potential.
- Promote and model a collaborative and strengths based way of working at all times with service users, carers, colleagues, providers and other colleagues
- Ensure that any commissioned packages are cost effective, innovative, using strength based practice values and focussed on recovery
- Ensure at all times, that use of resources is linked to clear impact and measurable outcomes for service users, and that the need for support is kept under continual reviewand changed appropriately
- Comply with all resource and finance governance processes, cost controls and income maximisation in an ever changing environment, fluctuating demands and priorities.
- Identifying and assessing mental capacity during work with service users, undertaking
Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interest reports, making legal referrals and ensuring legal processes are followed in respect of Court of Protection. - To ensure all work undertaken with people, carers and others is recorded accurately and in a timely manner, using information technology systems to carry out duties in the most efficient and effective manner.
- At all times to carry out responsibilities/duties within the framework of the Council'sDignity for all Policy. (Equal Opportunities Policy).
- Ensure legal, regulatory and policy compliance under GDPR, Health and Safety…
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