Adults Social Worker - Preparing For Adulthood Team

Our client Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is looking for an Adults Social Worker to join their Preparing for Adulthood Team.

• Provide a local and personal social care service for vulnerable customers and contribute to the range of voluntary and statutory social work activities.
• Carry out investigations and planned assessments, providing written evidence‑based reports for highly complex cases.
• Assess a customer's needs in accordance with Council policy and within the relevant legislation, including joint assessments with other relevant bodies, developing preventative intervention strategies and support services.
• Develop support plans, identify, negotiate and coordinate the services necessary to meet the needs of the individual, utilising informal support networks of care where possible, and authorise care packages within agreed financial constraints and delegated powers.
• Monitor support plans to ensure service delivery meets acceptable standards and best working practices, reviewing individual circumstances and needs and amending service provision as appropriate.
• Promote the principles of prevent, reduce and delay, ensuring at all times that the person in receipt of support is at the centre and whose rights to dignity, respect and self‑determination are upheld.
• Provide information, advice and guidance to customers and carers on the availability of local services and support available from voluntary and statutory agencies.
• Provide ongoing advice and support to vulnerable clients and their carers, including the role of case worker.

• 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.