Social Worker

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Social Worker to join the Learning Disability Team.

As a Social Worker you will receive and manage incoming referrals, undertake a range of assessments and reviews, manage safeguarding concerns and enquiries whilst ensuring a needs led approach, ensuring a focus on community assets in partnership with service users, carers and other professionals and where applicable arrange appropriate support packages that address the eligible social care needs identified., Responsibilities will routinely include Social Care assessments for adults and carers, reviews, care and support planning and continuing health care decision support tools along with adult safeguarding enquiries. This will require accurately maintaining client records and ensuring that these records are logged correctly on to the departments IT system along with strong report writing and communication skills. You will also be supported with regular supervision and performance management sessions. Along with a relevant qualification you should have relevant knowledge and experience in Adult Social Care either in a formal or informal capacity and be able to fully meet the requirements of the post and cover the whole geographic area of the City either by possession of a current and valid driving licence or by, Evaluate social circumstances, family dynamics and risk factors as part of the assessment process

Develop individualised care and discharge plans alongside multidisciplinary teams (MDTs)

Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns (adults and sometimes children)

Work within frameworks like the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act

Coordinate with housing, community services, and family support systems

Advocate for patients' rights, preferences, and needs

Empower individuals to be involved in decision-making

We are a city of strengths, with a proud heritage and bright future. Working for Stoke-on Trent City Council is more than just a job, it's about making, protecting and improving the services for the local population, reducing inequalities and improving independence for the people who live and work in the city. And that's where you come in. We arealways looking for people of the highest calibre with skills, knowledge and experience to help us deliver our compelling vision., Stoke-on-Trent City Council's diverse and talented workforce is its greatest asset and most valuable resource. The skills, knowledge and experience of our c.4,600 employees are essential to delivering our ambitions and vision for our organisation and Stoke-on-Trent. We want to be an employer that people are proud to work for, and where our staff are supported, developed and rewarded in an inclusive way that helps them to excel and to deliver the high-quality services that our residents need.