Senior Social Worker – Adult Services (ID 04269

Job title:

Senior Social Worker – Adult Services ()

Job Category:
Social Care Qualified

Pay: £33.00 per hour

Job Purpose

To deliver a high quality social work service to adults and their families to achieve positive outcomes in line with the Service's visions and priorities.

Social Workers are expected to provide support and to develop resilience and independence, ensuring that adults and their families are at the centre of decision making about their lives and the outcomes that they want to achieve without compromising their safety.

The social worker will develop an understanding of the culture, health and social needs of the locality or community to inform practice.

Basic preventative work will be undertaken in order to reduce the need for managed care or accommodation and where necessary the social worker will make and support placement arrangements and future plans for individuals.

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

Qualification in Social Work i.e. Degree in Social Work or recognised predecessor equivalent such as DipSW.

Be registered with the Care Council for Wales as a Social Worker and re-register at three yearly intervals.

At the end of Year 2 having completed 1st year in practice requirements, be able to demonstrate an initial consolidation of Social Work practice.

An approved Continued Professional Education and Learning (CPEL Consolidation Programme should commence on completion of the First Year in Practice and be completed by the time the person is 3 years post qualified.

On completion of CPEL Consolidation Programme a portfolio of evidence will need to collated for progression to grade 9

Employment Checks/ Specific Requirements

Denbighshire Direct Payments Support Team