17 Oct
Service Care Solutions
London Borough of Haringey
Job description
Job Description
Social Work Officer
Service care Solution are currently recruiting for a Social Work Officer in Haringey
The Social Work Officer will work within strengths-based model of practice and holding a non-complex caseload to support residents to improve their independence and wellbeing by working closely with partners and maximizing the use and benefit of community resources.
Pay rate - £16.15 per hour / £19.95 umbrella
Main Responsibilities
As a Social Work Officer, you will be responsible for :
- Undertake strengths-based assessments, reviews and support planning that enable residents to maximize their independence, improve quality of life and build their resilience.
- Provide practical support to residents and carers, that helps support them such as accessing living aids : accessing the welfare benefit system in order to provide advice and information to service users.
- Assist in arranging short term care and in providing clients and carers with respite to reduce carer breakdown
- Work with adult clients, relatives, carers and communities to help them make informed decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to support planning.
- Liaise with colleagues across the Haringey health and social care partnership in order to gather information relevant to assessment and support planning activities.
Requirements :
- Enhanced DBS
- Experience in similar role
Working with Service Care Solutions comes with many benefits, including :
- A specialist consultant within an experience and dedicated recruitment team
- Excellent rates of pay
- Payroll services twice a week
Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed!