Adults Social Worker

Our client Manchester city council is looking for an Adults Social Worker to join their Early support team.

• The role holder will work with complex cases in accordance with statutory responsibilities. They will deploy these responsibilities in accordance with national and local policies and procedures to secure positive outcomes for citizens.
• The role holder will manage safeguarding risk effectively, working within a multi‑agency environment, providing a professional social work service.
• To promote the independence and well‑being of adults of working age and/or older people.
• To review citizens' and carers care and support needs and eligibility in accordance with eligibility standards, while keeping the citizen and carer at the heart of care.
• To work in a holistic and strength‑based way, ensuring customers and families remain central to the processes they are part of.

• Effectively manage a complex caseload with appropriate supervision, guidance and support. The role holder will be accountable for highly complex decision making across a range of social work duties and responsibilities.
• Prepare and produce a variety of high quality and professional written documentation on behalf of the City Council in accordance with national and local policies and procedures and within agreed timescales.
• Work in conjunction with and providing consultation to partner agencies to deliver effective planning for adults, their carers and families to ensure positive outcomes. This will include representing the City Council at a range of meetings, proceedings and reviews as required. Ensure that the practice of ethical record keeping is observed and recording is evidence based, accurate and up to date.
• Take an active role in team and service development. This will include supervising students and providing support to colleagues as and when required.
• A personal commitment to continuous self, professional and organisational development.
• Through personal example, open commitment and clear action, ensure diversity is positively valued, resulting in equal access and treatment in employment, service delivery and communications.

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS.

Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.