Job Description

Are you an experienced Adult's Social Worker?

Are you passionate about making a difference to vulnerable adult's lives and creating positive impacts for them?

Yes?

Randstad is recruiting a Qualified Social Worker to join Manchester City Council's Learning Disabilities team. This is a full time role offering 30 per hour.

Benefits:

• Supervision
• Mileage reimbursement
• 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 100's of discounts on the Happi App
• Access to free healthcare and financial advice through the Happi App

Responsibilities:

• Working with adults with learning disabilities which includes working with the autistic adults team as well as the early adulthood team.
• Remit of the work is to complete duty and reviews across all 3 teams.
• The majority of this role will be working from the office as the main source of your role will be duty officer as well as completing reviews.
• Provide intensive support to individuals with learning disability/difficulties who have forensic histories and or complex challenging behaviours.
• Develop and arrange appropriate services for their families and carers.
• Responsible for developing, arranging and monitoring services for service users who have offended or are at risk of committing offenses.
• To work with people with learning disabilities/difficulties who have committed criminal offences or otherwise detained under the Mental Health Act (1983) because their behaviour places people at risk, or their own health and or safety is at risk.
• To work with people with seriously challenging behaviour of such intensity, frequency or duration that the physical safety of the person or others is likely to be placed in serious jeopardy, or behaviour which is likely to seriously limit or deny access to community facilities.
• Detailed assessment of need (Care Act) and effective asset based support planning, taking into account available resources, universal and voluntary services, Carers assessments, Capacity assessment and Best Interest decision making, Continuing HealthCare assessments, Inter disciplinary and multi agency working.
• Safeguarding investigations.

Requirements:

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

Experience:

• Adults
• You need to have experience in learning disability

If you have any further questions, or wish to apply for this role then please contact Hannah on (phone number removed) 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 (phone number removed) 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.