Senior Social Worker

Promote the wellbeing of Kingston residents and support team in achieving high level of performance and support vulnerable residents in adherence with relevant legislative framework

- Work alongside team manager and other senior practitioners to maintain good performance within the team and allocate cases
- Budget responsibilities and approval of care plans, Care Act Assessments, care reviews and Mental capacity assessment and Best Interest Meeting
- Carry out regular supervision with qualified/unqualified staff and support staff
- Maintaining motivation and aiding staff retention
- To be fully responsible for managing a caseload including people with complex needs in adherence with Care Act and Mental Capacity Act

About Us

Kingston hub is responsible for supporting vulnerable residents who need support under Care Act 2014

Kingston hub is a highly performing team comprising 15 members, which include qualified and unqualified members, senior practitioners and a team manager. Each team member embraces the STAR Values, being Supportive, Transparent, Appreciative and Respectful in their daily practice.

Staff are responsible for completing Care Act Assessments, care reviews and Mental capacity assessment and Best Interest Meeting, they also liaise with colleagues in Brokerage to implement care services.

We work collaboratively with GP practices and health colleagues and strive to provide an integrated service and regularly facilitate hospital discharges for Kingston residents under Discharge to Assess pathways.

The team deal with Safeguarding enquiries and promote the residents wellbeing and carry out enquiries to protect vulnerable adults who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing abuse and neglect and make sure they are receiving adequate support and/or information and advice.

Social workers also complete CHC Checklists, attend DST and work with colleagues in ICB

The team is responsible for providing information and advice and signpost to external agencies whenever required.

Registered with Social Work England
- Sound knowledge and relevant work experience on the Care Act 2014, the Mental - Capacity Act 2005 and other relevant legislation.
- Demonstrable understanding of the principles and application of excellent adult social care
- Managing competing demands and complex caseload and support team leader and other senior practitioners in running the team
- Demonstrable experience of creating effective working relationships with internal and external customers
- Strong literacy, numeracy, interpersonal and IT skills

Ideally the candidate would have experience of supervising staff members and budget responsibility, Disability Confident
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As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we're committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We're constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.

In addition we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff supported by our IT infrastructure, Google Chromebooks and Google Apps, which have acted as a key enabler for collaborative and streamlined working. We operate hybrid working, a flexible working model which allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week. It enables staff to achieve a work life balance whilst still meeting the needs of the organisation.

Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:

- Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)
- Three volunteering days per year in Kingston
- Flexible and agile working arrangements
- Comprehensive learning and development programme
- Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
- Zip car scheme
- Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
- Confidential wellbeing and counselling support
- Subsidised gym membership