Qualified Social Worker
| Posting date: | 16 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £33 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2025 |
| Location: | Southwark, South East London |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Total Social |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 202505161525758DMS |
Summary
Total Social are working with Southwark Council who are looking for an experienced locum Adult's Social Worker for their Transfer of Care (TOC) Review Team - Adult Social Care (Older Adults and Physical disabilities).
To provide a comprehensive, effective, integrated, systemically-informed social work service, within Southwark’s practice framework, managing complex cases
To deliver excellent social work practice, assessing complex need, planning and working purposefully with families, support networks and other professionals to manage risk, safeguard adults and promote positive outcomes
To provide a social work service which is both relationship based and which responds in a timely manner within statutory guidelines
To work collaboratively with the team, supporting the development of best practice and confident practitioners through coaching and mentoring of students, newly qualified social workers and less experienced practitioners
This role is predominantly requires home visits (clients own homes or nursing/residential placements) to complete Care Act Assessment and Reviews from clients recently discharged form hospital
All assessments are carried out in person. This post requires 3-4 days per week office presence, generally 1 day/week working from home for write-ups is unproblematic for this post.
To provide a comprehensive, effective, integrated, systemically-informed social work service, within Southwark’s practice framework, managing complex cases
To deliver excellent social work practice, assessing complex need, planning and working purposefully with families, support networks and other professionals to manage risk, safeguard adults and promote positive outcomes
To provide a social work service which is both relationship based and which responds in a timely manner within statutory guidelines
To work collaboratively with the team, supporting the development of best practice and confident practitioners through coaching and mentoring of students, newly qualified social workers and less experienced practitioners
This role is predominantly requires home visits (clients own homes or nursing/residential placements) to complete Care Act Assessment and Reviews from clients recently discharged form hospital
All assessments are carried out in person. This post requires 3-4 days per week office presence, generally 1 day/week working from home for write-ups is unproblematic for this post.