Adult Social Worker

Adult Social Worker
Wokingham
Rate: up to £35 per hour
 
We are recruiting for motivated qualified social workers to join our busy team. This role is with one of the UK’s highest performing local authorities, serving as one of the best places to live and work in.
 
This is a qualified role requiring you to be SWE registered and have relevant experience in adult services.
 
Service Purpose:
 
To work within the Adult Social Care team 18+, undertaking direct work with customers who have a learning disability, physical disability, long term conditions and the elderly frail. The main aim of the service is to enable individuals to live safely in the community, maximising individual’s abilities to care for themselves and supporting carers to continue in their caring role as long as they are able to.
Working in accordance with key legislative framework, the service will support individuals to access support services in line with their eligible needs, with an emphasis on health, safety and wellbeing for vulnerable individuals.
 
Job Description:
 

• To work in accordance to the Care Act 2014 to determine eligibility for the provision of Community Care Services.
• There will be an emphasis upon working creatively to identify whether needs can met in different ways. The aim will be to: assess needs; provide advice and support with signposting; maximising social capital; collaborate with key teams to provide a seamless service for individuals; and identify themes and solutions for savings.
• The worker will need to apply a strengths based model of care. They also need the skills to be assertive, deliver change, and challenge differences in a respectful manner.

 
This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:
 

• An easy registration process (all done online)
• Referral schemes and incentives
• Ongoing compliance managed for you
• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more

 
Please contact Joe Thomas-Samuels on 07860876427 or joe.thomas-samuels@pprsocialcare.co.uk for more information.