Social Worker – West Connect to Community

Description

Connect2Surrey Surrey County Council

Social Worker – Adults Services

Woking

We are recruiting Social Workers to join Connect to Community – a new and innovative front–door service designed to transform how adults, carers and families access support.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a service in its early stages and play an active role in embedding strengths–based practice, shaping ways of working, and influencing how support is delivered at the first point of contact.

Job Role

As a Social Worker in Connect to Community, you will deliver professional social work practice within a fast paced, front–door environment, supporting adults at times of change, risk or crisis.

You will:

Undertake strengths–based assessments in line with the Care ActWork with adults, carers and families to identify outcomes and develop proportionate support plansPromote independence, wellbeing and prevention through timely advice and interventionContribute to duty and intake activity, including responding to urgent situations and arranging immediate support to manage riskIdentify safeguarding concerns and contribute to safeguarding planning with guidance from senior colleaguesEnsure NHS Continuing Healthcare is considered as part of assessmentsWork collaboratively with partners to deliver joined up, person–centred responses

Connect2Surrey is a trading style of Surrey & Kent Commercial Services LLP – A joint venture between Surrey County Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Surrey is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Ad ID: 5418231711