Qualified Social Worker -Adult Assessment Team

Are you a committed Qualified Social Worker?

Do you have a passion for working in the Adult Social Work Sector?

We are supporting Sheffield City Council to recruit a Qualified Social Worker for their Duty & Assessment Team. This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a well-established, very experienced team.

The successful candidate will be paid up to £30 per hour dependant on experience.

Responsible for:

Specific Duties And Responsibilities
To undertake assessments of need at an appropriate level, with the agreement and guidance of the team manager/senior practitioner/mentor.
To identify risks from presenting needs.
To determine eligibility for service provision.
To manage the situation where there are problems with home support provision, or any other provision where there are issues about the quality and service.
To undertake planned and unplanned reviews of the needs of adults living in long stay residential and nursing homes. With the guidance and support of the team manager/senior practitioner.
To undertake emergency assessments of needs and arrange support services required.
To identify risk or incidence of possible abuse and carry out safeguarding in line with S42 of the Care Act.
To work on complex cases using Sheffield VARMM (Vulnerable Adults Risk Management Model) which will be provided.
To make emergency placements where applicable in liaison with a team manager.
To take responsibility for seeking support from team managers as necessary.
To use ICT systems to complete the electronic social care records and to implement the assessment and care management process.
To make long-term placements in residential nursing homes.

Minimum Requirements:

​-​SWE​ Registration

-2 year post qualifying experience within UK

-Eligibility to work in the UK

Benefits of working with Randstad:

-£300 referral scheme

-Dedicated consultant

-Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Nationwide

-DBS and Compliance Service

-Quick and Easy Registration Process

-Access to CPD

To discuss this role or similar vacancies available please contact Nathan Emmerson via:

t: (phone number removed)

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