Qualified Social Worker | Safeguarding

Are you an experienced Adult Social Worker?

Do you have safeguarding experience?

Are you passionate about making a difference to someone's life?

Yes?

Randstad are recruiting for a Qualified Social Worker to join Stockport Council's Adult Safeguarding Team. This is a full time role offering a great pay rate of £30 per hour.

Benefits:

• Hybrid working
• Mileage reimbursement
• Supervision
• Competitive rates of pay
• Weekly pay
• One committed and dedicated point of contact
• An unlimited referrals incentive, giving you a £300 voucher for anyone you refer to us (T&Cs apply)
• A full range of free training available
• Access to 100s of discounts through the Hapi App
• Free healthcare, medical and financial advice available

Responsibilities:

• Manage a dynamic and complex caseload, balancing risk versus choice and rights of the individual.
• Undertake duty worker functions to screen new safeguarding concerns, manage immediate risk and make decisions in line with the Section 42 criteria.
• Mental capacity and best interest work, including Court of Protection where the need arises.
• Provide support to students, newly qualified and less experienced colleagues with their development and complex cases.
• Work closely with colleagues in Commissioning and the Care Quality Commission to escalate poor quality and care of providers.
• Work closely with partner agencies to co-ordinate a shared response to risk management including the Police and NHS.
• Co-ordinate Section 42 enquiries in line with the Care Act 2014 and Making Safeguarding Personal where the focus is on achieving customers' outcomes.
• Support customers, colleagues and partner agencies to understand their role within safeguarding adults to promote 'Making Safeguarding Everybody's Business'.
• Be committed to 'Continuing Professional Development' keeping up to date with policy and practice changes, training needs and SW England registration requirements.
• Prepare for and participate in formal supervision every 4 weeks with your reporting manager.

Requirements:

• Social Work Degree or equivalent
• Social Work England registered
• Enhanced DBS

Experience:

• Adults

If you have any further questions, or wish to apply for this role then please contact Hannah on 0330 024 8775 otherwise Apply Below and I will be in touch soon.

Are you thinking about a change in your career but not sure about this role? Whether you are an existing candidate, new to the locum market and are exploring some options or looking for a new permanent role, we have several exciting opportunities with competitive pay & flexibility. If you wish to discuss this further please call 0330 024 8775 and we would be happy to have a confidential discussion.

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.