Locality Adults Social Worker

Seven Resourcing is working with Herefordshire County Council to recruit a Locum Adults Social Worker within their adults locality team.

Initial 3 months contract with the onlook of extension.

Full-time 5 days per week but can be flexible.

Rate up to £35 per hour Umbrella

up to £150 accomodation per week allowance (no travel to/from work)

Essential: face to face visits required.

Job Purpose:

Herefordshire Community Wellbeing Directorate is a welcoming and supportive place to work. We are seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated, professionally confident Social Worker to complement our permanent workforce. We are looking for a Social Worker who enjoys fast paced work with experience of working with adults with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health needs and older people. 

Duties:

Herefordshire Adult Social Care is looking for a qualified locum social worker with experience in adults’ community social work.  This role has the benefit of having a wide variety of adult social work, including Care Act Assessments and support planning, using a strength based approach, CHC and s117 work, section 42 Enquiries, Mental Capacity Assessments and Community DoLS.  

We are looking for someone with strong interpersonal and organisational skills. You will have good communication and IT skills and an ability to work within set timescales. 

Herefordshire Adult Social Care uses Mosaic IT system so experience with this database would be an advantage, but training will be provided as required.

We are currently working a hybrid system of part office/part home based working. There is a requirement to be able to work face to face for two days per week in the office in Hereford and be able to travel throughout the county as required.

If you are a qualified Social Worker and registered with Social Work England, with a strong commitment to promoting wellbeing through strength based practice, then a warm welcome awaits you in our beautiful and diverse rural county, rich in history and community.

In return we will invest in you with regular supervision, and you will be part of a supportive social care team.  

Applicant Requirements:

Qualifications:

Degree approved by the Social Work England Register (SWE).

Experience: 2+ years working with adults as a qualified Social Worker in the UK.

Compliance: Up to date passport and DBS and SWE Registration.

Travel: Clean UK driving license with the ability to commute to and from work independently.

Hours: 37 hours p/w.

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