Senior Social Worker Adults

Overview

Would you like to improve the outcomes for residents over the age of 18 who have physical disabilities and older people with physical and mental health disabilities? Are you passionate about spending every day at work knowing that you have made a difference in the lives of Richmond Council's residents? If yes, Richmond Council have the perfect role for you!

This is a great opportunity to join Richmond Council's friendly and supportive Richmond and Barnes Locality Social Care team led by engaging and experienced senior managers. The team consists of a Locality Manager, Assistant Locality Managers, Senior Social Workers, Social Workers, and Social Care Assessors who provide a holistic, personalised, strength-based service to residents over the age of 18 who have physical disabilities and older people with physical and mental health disabilities.

The team is based 12 minutes from Clapham Junction in the heart of East Sheen, co-located with Richmond Council's district nursing colleagues and conveniently situated next to two large GP surgeries, the library, Sheen Day Centre, and the Alzheimer’s Carers Café.

Richmond Council is looking for a positive, motivated, and experienced social worker who shares Richmond Council's values and commitment. Richmond Council want to recruit staff who are passionate about improving the lives of residents and want to take the next step in their career to support staff in providing excellent standards of social work.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Manage Richmond Council's busy duty service.
• Carry a small caseload of complex cases to ensure the safety and well-being of Richmond Council's residents.
• Supervise two team members to support them with their statutory duties.
• Facilitate service user choice and empowerment through promoting independence and strength-based practice.

Richmond and Wandsworth Better Partnership Service is committed to making Richmond Council's recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. Richmond Council promote equality and diversity and develop a culture that values differences, recognizing that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way Richmond Council deliver services.

Richmond Council is proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let Richmond Council know.

Richmond Council is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Benefits:

• 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays).
• Flexible working.
• A generous pension plan.