Latest social work jobs from greatsocialcare.co.uk

Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T16:59+00:00

To provide a social work and case management service to adult service users with social care needs including mental health issues, substance misuse issues, physical, sensory, age-related and learning disabilities and their carers

To assess the needs of and risks to adult service users with social care needs including mental health issues, substance misuse issues, physical, sensory, age related and learning disabilities and their carers.

To manage a specialist caseload in accordance with departmental and divisional priorities, policies and procedures.

To commission, co-ordinate, monitor and review community care services to service users and their carers in a way that meets the diverse population of people living in the City ofLeicester.

To develop and build on partnership working arrangements and advocate the social work role

To be a representative of Leicester City Council’s Adult Social care services within any multi-agency working fora and to ensure that a social work and anti-oppressive perspective informs decisions and practices regarding people served by these teams.

To undertake the statutory functions of Leicester City Council’s Adult Social Care & Health service as relevant to the post including the Safeguarding Adults function.

To be able to recognise mental health and adult/child protection issues and other concerns and risks that require appropriate referrals.

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Leicestershire
Salary: £18.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: TBC

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T16:47+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

We require a Senior Social Worker to work within a Looked after Children Team based in Shropshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £20 - £25 per hour.

Duties include -

Managing caseloads.
Writing reports for court.
Attending management meetings.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Craig Davis, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Shropshire
Salary: £20.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

QSW- Adults with Learning Disabilities

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T16:42+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults with Learning Disabilities - West Yorkshire

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Adults with Learning Disabilities team in West Yorkshire.

Working within the Adults with Learning Disabilities team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

To act as duty officer on a rota basis.
Manage a caseload of people with multiple and complex and profound learning disabilities.
Work in partnership with other professionals in the same team such as community nurses as well as with providers, carers, psychologist, occupational therapist and community psychiatric nurse.
Act as an appropriate adult under PACE.
Working with vulnerable adults with making Best Interests decisions under 'The Mental Capacity Act'.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in West Yorkshire or in the Adults with Learning Disabilities field please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 366 2374 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current social work vacancies please visit our website.The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: West Yorkshire
Salary: £20.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Social Services Job Mental Health Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T16:42+00:00

Social Services Job – Mental Health Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Mental Health team in based in South West London. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £21 Ltd per hour.

Duties Include –

To assess the needs of people with acute, complex or enduring Mental Health problems and the needs of their carers.
Together with the service users and carers, formulate and implement care plans appropriate to their needs.
To monitor, review and evaluate services in order to ensure that they are provided effectively and in accordance with need.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by James Carr, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: South East London
Salary: £19.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Child Protection

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T16:34+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Child Protection – County Durham

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join a busy Child Protection Team in the County Durham area.

Working within the Child Protection team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

To arrange and coordinate such assessments where appropriate.
To interview the patient in a suitable manner
To ascertain whether the criteria for detention are met and that detention is the most appropriate way of providing care and treatment
To reach an independent decision about the need for detention

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the County Durham area or in the Social Work field please contact Daniel Thompson at The Synergy Group on 0113 366 2376 or email your CV to (email address removed).

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Access to free training courses that count towards your GSCC registration
Excellent rates of pay
Honest & personal service from a consultant with over 6 year's industry experience

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current vacancies please visit synergygroup.co.uk
The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: Durham
Salary: £18.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Social Services Job Adults Hospital Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T16:31+00:00

Social Services Job – Adults Hospital Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Adult’s Hospital team in based in South West London. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £22 Ltd per hour.

Duties Include –

To arrange and undertake assessments of individual need for hospital patients, primarily negotiating and arranging placements in nursing or residential care homes or support in the community where Reablement / rehabilitation is not appropriate.
To hold a caseload appropriate to the level of expertise, experience and personal development of the post holder and provide case management, guidance, support and expert advice to partner staff as and when required, so as to maintain the highest level of professional service.
To ensure that support plans and other information regarding individual care packages is shared with the service user, carers and other agencies as required and within the Department’s policy on confidentiality.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by James Carr, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Richmond upon Thames
Salary: £20.00 - £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Services Job Senior Practitioner

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T16:26+00:00

Social Services Job – Senior Practitioner

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work as a Senior Practitioner within an Adult’s team in Herefordshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is negotiable.

Duties Include –

Carrying out needs assessments.
Assessing levels of risk.
Drawing up and managing a care plan in conjunction with other professionals.
Implementing individual and/or group therapy sessions.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. All applicants must have at least at least two years previous experience as a Senior Practitioner within Adults Social Services.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Deane Garrard, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Hereford & Worcester
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker Job Children in Need / Child Protection Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T16:22+00:00

Social Worker Job – Children in Need / Child Protection Team

We require Qualified Social Workers to work within a Children in Need / Child Protection Team based in Peterborough. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is negotiable.

Duties Include -

Looked after children casework.
Family group conferences.
Preparing CP Conference reports.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Tom Loomes, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Peterborough
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Community Mental Health Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T16:22+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Community Mental Health - Lancashire

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join the Community Mental Health Adults team based in the Lancashire area.

Working within the Mental Health team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

To carry out high quality, service user-centred assessments taking into account, risk, health, social and cultural needs.
To carry out risk assessments, following the local policy.
To act as a social supervisor fulfilling the responsibilities under section 41 of the Mental Health Act.
To undertake reviews of packages.

The successful social worker will be GSCC registered and hold a current CRB.

To discuss this role or any other jobs in the Lancashire area or in the Community Mental Health field please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 366 2374 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

Access to a broad selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Access to training courses free of charge
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Bonuses for referring social workers
Personal and honest service from a consultant with over 6 years social care experience

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work and Public Sector jobs, to view a full selection of our current vacancies please visit (link removed) Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: Lancashire
Salary: £16.00 - £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 - 6 Months

QSW Children with Disabilities

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T16:15+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Children with Disabilities - Greater Manchester

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join a Children with Disabilities team in The Greater Manchester area.

Working within the Children with Disabilities team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

To be responsible for the day to day interpretation and implementation of statutory and departmental policy in the provision of casework and, if appropriate, group work or other social work services to individuals, families and other groups.
To be responsible for the negotiation and allocation of appropriate service provision to clients and their families; through the determination of service provision contracts with providers, ensuring that the complex needs of users are met, providing value for money.
To ensure the implementation and co-ordination of complex assessments, the purchase of agreed packages of care and the monitoring of service contracts, in partnership with the users / carers and advocates.
To work closely with other Departments, and statutory and independent agencies to meet the complex needs of users and their carers within the community.
To provide an effective social work service at individual client level by ensuring the use of appropriate resources from the Council, and statutory and independent agencies.
To attend child protection conferences, reviews and Court as the Council representative as appropriate. Write complex reports and undertake all administrative duties related to the social work function.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in The Greater Manchester area please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 366 2374 or email your CV to (email address removed).

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £17.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Group Facilities Manager

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T16:08+00:00

This role will be responsible for all non-franchised catering operations at a major London NHS Trust, including food production for patent and retail services, external chilled food contracts, retail operations and hospitality. The role will have direct operational management responsibility for the catering services team on site, including budgetary responsibility. The budget holder will also have responsibility for policy implementation and service development.
The role will ensure the delivery of the strategic development of the service and the delivery and control of the service specifications within the agreed budget parameters.

Essential

Experience of Hard and Soft service delivery

Experience in Project Management and Organisational Change.

Experience of working within an environment of change, improving quality and reducing cost.
Encourages co-operation with other departments and works to resolve inter-departmental conflicts

DESIRABLE

Management of hotel services within an NHS or healthcare environment.
Demonstrable track record in leading and motivating staff, particularly during periods of re-organisation and change.
For more information please contact me on the details provided.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Location: City of London
Salary: £23.91 - £34.45 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 13/02/2012
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Child Protection

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T16:08+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Child Protection – Merseyside

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join a busy Child Protection Team in the Merseyside area.

Working within the Child Protection team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

To arrange and coordinate such assessments where appropriate.
To interview the patient in a suitable manner
To ascertain whether the criteria for detention are met and that detention is the most appropriate way of providing care and treatment
To reach an independent decision about the need for detention

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the Merseyside area or in the Social Work field please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 366 2374 or email your CV to (email address removed).

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Access to free training courses that count towards your GSCC registration
Excellent rates of pay
Honest & personal service from a consultant with over 6 year's industry experience

Location: Merseyside
Salary: £18.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Older People Hospital

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T16:04+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Older People Hospital Discharge Team - Cheshire - Part Time

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Older People's Hospital Discharge Team in Cheshire on a part time basis working 22 hours a week.

Working within the Older Peoples Hospital Discharge Team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

Identification of individual needs through assessment.
Planning and designing individual care plans to meet those needs.
Ensuring the delivery of services identified in care plans.
Ensuring that regular monitoring and review of care plans is carried out.
Accepting responsibility for actions in relation to the liberty or safety of clients in emergency situations.
Including carers and clients’ families in the assessment process in line with the Equal Opportunities Act 2004.
Liaising with colleagues and other agencies as appropriate including domiciliary, day and residential services.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience. Knowledge of relevant legislation such as the Delayed Discharges Legislation 2003 would be advantageous.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the Cheshire area or in the Older Peoples Hospital Discharge field please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 366 2374 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current Social Work vacancies please visit our website. The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: Cheshire
Salary: £20.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Part-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3-6 Months

Social Work Job - Adult's Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T15:59+00:00

Social Work Job - Adult's Team

We require Qualified Social Workers to work within an Adult's Team based in Surrey. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £16 - £20 per hour.

Duties Include -

Reviewing/duty team older people.
To undertake social work assessment with customers and their Carers.
To ensure that the primary responsibility of safeguarding vulnerable adults is delivered in accordance with the law and local policy and guidance.
Mainly review hospital discharge care packages but need someone flexible.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Christopher Tin, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Surrey
Salary: £16.00 - £20.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Hospital Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T15:55+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Hospital Discharge – Merseyside

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join a Hospital Discharge team in the Merseyside area.

Working within the Hospital Discharge team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

Visiting and interviewing clients to make assessments.
Assessing priorities and writing reports to develop care plans.
Accepting responsibility for actions in relation to the liberty or safety of clients in emergency situations.
Including carers and clients' families in the assessment process in line with the Equal Opportunities Act 2004.
Liaising with colleagues and other agencies as appropriate including domiciliary, day and residential services.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience. Knowledge of relevant legislation including Delayed Discharges Legislation 2003 would also be advantageous.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in Merseyside area please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 366 2374 or email your CV to (email address removed).

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Access to free training courses that count towards your GSCC registration
Excellent rates of pay
Honest & personal service from a consultant with over 6 year's industry experience

Location: Merseyside
Salary: £20.00 - £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months Min

Qualified Social Worker - Older Persons Community Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T15:50+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Older Persons Community Team - Merseyside

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Older Persons Community Team in the Merseyside.

Working within the Older Persons Community Team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

To manage a caseload which includes vulnerable users and / or those with complex problems, taking action where necessary to protect the users and others in emergency situations.
To make appropriate assessments of individual’s social care needs, within specified time limits and in collaboration with health and other relevant agencies, taking into consideration the wishes of individuals and their carers.
To plan relevant responses to meet individual needs in collaboration with relatives, carers, advocates and representatives, and in consultation with health and other agencies.
To secure the delivery, within the financial resources available, of services to meet assessed needs.
To maintain an effective system for coordinating, monitoring and reviewing care plans and service standards, to identify gaps in services and to advise the Line Manager accordingly.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the Merseyside area or in the Older Persons Community Team field please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 366 2374 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current Social Work vacancies please visit synergygroup.co.ukThe Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: Merseyside
Salary: £20.00 - £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6 Months

Social Work Job - Adult's Hospital Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T15:22+00:00

Social Work Job - Adult's Hospital Team

We require Qualified Social Workers to work within an Adult’s Hospital Team in Liverpool. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £19 - £24 per hour.

Duties Include -

Able to conduct rapid assessment.
Delegate meetings.
Needs to be able to supervise staff.
Chair meetings.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the GSCC, SSSC, Care Council of Wales or NISCC, be eligible to work in the UK and must have 3 years experience within a similar team. All applicants applying for this role must have Framework I experience.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by John Rudland, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Liverpool
Salary: £19.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Adult's Older Persons Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T15:16+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adult's Older Persons Team

We require a Qualified Social Workers to work within an Adult's/Older Person’s Team based in Liverpool. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £19 - £24 per hour.

Duties Include -

Managing a large and diverse case load.
Undertaking risk assessments of service users and develop risk management strategies.
Hospital Discharge.
Care Packages.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by John Rudland, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Liverpool
Salary: £19.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job - Referral and Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T15:04+00:00

Social Work Job - Referral and Assessment

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Referral and Assessment Team based in Luton. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £32 per hour.

Duties Include -

Manage and supervise a number of qualified social workers and other staff, as delegated by the Manager within the dedicated team.
Support the manager to direct, co-ordinate and provide leadership to all staff within the dedicated team.
Support to operational arrangements within the dedicated team.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Tom Loomes, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Luton
Salary: £30.00 - £32.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

QSW - AMHP Approved Mental Health Practitioner

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T15:00+00:00

Job Spec

The Main Duties will include

Supporting them in the community
Team case-load
AMHP duty
Taking referrals and making home visits
Reviewing packages of care
Providing early intervention
Implementing basic care plans
Monitoring & managing medication
Giving advice on own recovery
Multi-disciplinary meetings
AMHP reports
Tribunal Reports

Candidates MUST have Expereince in ann Hospital Setting to be considered
To apply for this Qualified Social Work job please do not hesitate to contact Hays Qualified Social Work Desk on 0208 477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format
Successful candidates will be called within 48 hours

Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Location: London
Salary: £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Domestic Violence Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T13:59+00:00

SUPPORT WORKER
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Our client is looking for an individual with experiencing in supporting women who are or have been experiencing domestic violence. Our client is an outreach floating support team that delivers support through regular individual sessions and they always work direct with the clients. As it is a short term support service they have a high turn over in cases with each individual carrying around 15 cases.

You will be required to carry out risk and needs assessments as well as individual support plans with each woman that reflects her needs and requirements. You will be required to offer emotional support and advocate on the womens behalf.

You will liaise with other services such as Children’s Services. You will be required to attend meetings such as CIN-meetings, Core group meetings and CP-conferences.

Location: Croydon
Salary: £350 - £595 pw
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6 Months

Qualified Social Worker Adults Care Manager

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T12:19+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adults Care Manager

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work as an Adult’s Care Manager based in Teesside. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is negotiable.

Duties Include –

Completion of core assessments.
Dealing with all aspects of court work.
Dealing with care proceedings.
Dealing with child protection cases.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Andrew Scully, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Middlesbrough
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker Job - Children and Families

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T12:15+00:00

Social Worker Job - Children and Families

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work as a Team Manager within a Children and Families Team based in the North East. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is negotiable.

Duties Include -

To provide Social Work Services to vulnerable children and families, and resource providers as directed by the line manager, or Senior Manager.
To be the Primary Worker with case responsibility for allocated work, and assist the department in achieving permanence in the best interests of children.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Andrew Scully, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: North East
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job - Child Protection Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T12:06+00:00

Social Work Job - Child Protection Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Child Protection Team based in Teesside. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £20 - £26 per hour.

Duties Include -

Looked after children casework.
Family group conferences.
Preparing CP Conference reports.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Andrew Scully, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Middlesbrough
Salary: £20.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Child Protection Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T12:03+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Child Protection Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Child Protection Team based in Tyne and Wear. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is negotiable.

Duties Include -

Looked after children casework.
Family group conferences.
Preparing CP Conference reports.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Andrew Scully, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Tyne & Wear
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Workforce Support Officer in Worcestershire

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T11:59+00:00

Workforce Support Officer Required In Worcestershire

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Workforce Support Officer to work in Worcestershire within a Children's Services Department.

The main purpose of the position is to support the ongoing development of the training plan and co ordinate training provision, ensuring training is accessible and addresses the needs of the Children's Services. You must be able to communicate effectively in order to liaise with colleagues, other agencies and organisations to contribute to the work of the Partnership and Workforce Development Service.

If you or anyone you may know might be interested in this position, please contact Service Care Solutions.

Location: Hereford & Worcester
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Senior Practitioner

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T11:33+00:00

Senior Practitioner required for Referral and Assessment Team.

Undertake initial assessments and core assessments within timescales - report writing

Duty work

Team working

Must also have experience of court proceedings and be qualified for at least 3 yrs and want to work in a busy social work team.

DipSW or equivalent and GSCC registered
Working knowledge of Children and Families legislation

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South East London
Salary: £23.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Adult Social Care Practitioners X60 - SurreyCC - £21ph

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T11:09+00:00

Surrey County Council are urgently seeking to recruit 60 Adult Social Care Practitioners / Social Workers required for work within the Adult Team, these requirements fall within the following areas:
Staines
Addlestone
Horley
Oxted
Redhill
Woking
Guildford
Farnham
Camberley
Esher
Chertsey
Frimley
Godalming

Responsibilities comprise the following:

Plan, organise and be responsible for case co-ordination and implementation of care & protection plans.
Working with service users and their families/carers in one or more social work spec
Assessment and review of older adults within the community and local care homes, ensuring that adequate care packages are in place and assisting family members in making decisions about the care of their older relatives.

Reablement assessments
Mental Health assessments
To assist senior colleagues as required, including carrying out safeguarding investigations. To take responsibility for new referrals, visiting or contacting people who may require community care services or safeguarding.

Duties include assessments, liaising with family members, provision of care packages, moving older adults to care homes or providing additional support to enable them to remain in their own home, liaising with other services including health professionals.
A large part of the role will also be liaising with other agencies such as occupational therapists and the voluntary sector.
Completing both continuing health care and mental capacity assessments, implementing care management programmes & safeguarding policy, preparing panel reports for continuing health care and plan/ chair MDT's.

Requirements:
Minimum 12 months post qualifying experience within the relative team.
GSCC
Current enhanced CRB (within last 12mths)
Recognised social work qualification
Ideally a driver with access to own car
Able to reside and work in the UK

to discuss the role further contact Ross Henderson on 02074227397/(email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Surrey
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 13/02/2012
Duration: 6 Months

Senior Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T10:40+00:00

Senior Social Worker – Access to Resource Team South London
£29.50 per Hour

This well-established local authority Based in South London are Looking for an Experienced Social Workers for their Busy but friendly Access to resources team

Candidates will be expected

Supervise up to 2 unqualified placement officers and a business support officer.
Supervising duty on a rota basis.
Identifying suitable placements for children and young people who include identifying Semi independent accommodation, IFA and residential children’s homes.
Providing advice to social workers regarding children’s placements.
Gate keeping referrals and care plans
Knowledge of placement and fostering regulations and a back ground of children protection
Previous experience of supervising staff

Skills and Experience:

To apply for this Qualified Social Work job please do not hesitate to contact Hays Qualified Social Work Desk on 0208 477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format

Successful Candidates will be called Within 24 Hours

Location: London
Salary: £29.50 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Senior Practitioner

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T10:39+00:00

Senior Practitioner – Child Protection London
Start 2012 with a new challenge Temporary Social Work JobS in
North London
This well established local authority in North London are looking for a dedicated, determined and experienced Social Worker to join their busy Child Protection Team on a temporary basis.

For this job you will need to combine your professional experience, knowledge and skills to deliver a coordinated package of support that is focused around the Children and young people involved, aimed at meeting their needs and ultimately improving their lives.

Responsible for your own Complex caseload, you will focus:

Supervision of Staff
Initial and Core Assessment
Section 47 Investigations
Crisis Intervention
Safeguarding
Liaising with other professional
Multi-disciplinary work

GSCC registration, valid enhanced CRB and references covering the last 5 years are all also required.

To apply for this Qualified Social Work job please do not hesitate to contact Hays Qualified Social Work Desk on 0208 477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format

Location: London
Salary: £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: ASAP

Youth Offending Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T10:22+00:00

Eden Brown require Youth Offending Worker

Key skills: recent YOS case management experience Ability to write PSR's and Panel reports Strong ability to engage with Young people experience of working in multi agency teams

Purpose of Job
a) To contribute to the Community Safety Strategy by working in partnership with other agencies to prevent offending and re-offending by children and young people.
b) To contribute to the development and implementation of a range of effective solutions to youth crime.
c) To promote the welfare, capacity for change and social inclusion of children and young people.
d) To develop bail support programmes, devise and present packages to the Youth Court and supervise young people on Bail Support and Supervision programmes.

Please email me your CV today to Becky Dewis at (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: East London
Salary: £19.00 - £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 8 Months

Personal Care Support Assistant

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T10:22+00:00

My client is looking for an experienced personal care support/personal assistant to help with the general day to day duties of one of their employees based in Stratford London. My client is looking for the job to be filled immediately.

The Personal care aspect of the role would involve duties such as getting in and out of taxi's (it would involve lifting) and assisting with bathroom needs, eating/drinking and positioning at the desk.

The role would also require personal assistant duties such as typing, dictation, answering the phone and general admin duties.

The ideal candidate will be NVQ3 trained along with health and safety training due to the nature of the job and the condition of the employee. Communication is paramount to the role along with having the ability to empathize and understand the employees condition and circumstances.

If interested please apply immediately by emailing your up to date cv or calling 0207 630 4403 and asking for Ian.

Location: London
Salary: £11.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 14/02/2012
Duration: 3 Months+

Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T10:12+00:00

QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER
WARRINGTON – OLDER PEOPLE
£19 – £22 PER HOUR

Hays Social Care is currently recruiting for a Qualified Social Worker to join a older people and occupational therapy team. All candidates must have at least 18 months post-qualifying experience working within a similar setting.

Hays Social Care is currently using a new electronic CRB system. This enables us to process your CRB application quickly and efficiently. Therefore you do not need a current Hays CRB to apply for these roles.

You will also benefit from the following –

28 days holiday pay (pro rata)
Access to a free counselling service
Free CRB
Free Health Consultations
Your contract would be managed by local office in the North West
You will deal with one specialist Social Work Consultant

To find out more about this or any other temporary, permanent or interim qualified social worker jobs in Greater Manchester or throughout the UK telephone Matthew Dawson on 0161 236 3617 or email your CV

Location: Warrington
Salary: £17.00 - £21.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T10:12+00:00

QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER
MANCHESTER – Children and Families
£20 – £22 PER HOUR

Hays Social Care is currently recruiting for a Qualified Social Worker to join a Children and Families team in Manchester. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years post qualifying experience within Child Protection.

You will also benefit from the following –

28 days holiday pay (pro rata)
Access to a free counselling service
Free CRB
Free Health Consultations
Your contract would be managed by local office in the North West
You will deal with one specialist Social Work Consultant

Location: Manchester
Salary: £17.00 - £22.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T10:12+00:00

QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER
STOCKPORT – CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
£16.00 – £21.50 PER HOUR

Hays Social Care is currently recruiting for a Qualified Social Worker to work on a Children and Families in Stockport. The ideal candidate will have at least 18 months post qualifying experience within Children’s Services along with being be able to show a good understanding of child protection.

You will also benefit from the following –

28 days holiday pay (pro rata)
Access to a free counselling service
Free CRB
Free Health Consultations
Your contract would be managed by local office in the North West
You will deal with one specialist Social Work Consultant

Location: Stockport
Salary: £19.00 - £22.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Out Reach Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T09:35+00:00

The Ideal candidate will have an NVQ3, and live within the local area.

The role includes promoting the day centre in and around the local community of Saffron Walden in Essex. The candidate must have experience working with children up to the age five and have their own car and able to drive. Other skills that are required is the ability to communicate clearly with children and parents, demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the services the centre has to offer along with the ability to prioritise and organise work loads.

In return my client is offering the ideal candidate the chance to become part of a lively, dynamic and vibrant team for one of the country's biggest children's charities, offering full time work on a temporary basis.

If you would like to be considered for the position and for more information please email or call immediately along with your most recent up to date cv, as positions like this do not last long. My client wants to start someone in the as soon as possible.

Location: Essex
Salary: £14.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Starting 13/02/2012
Duration: 2 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Childrens Services

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-03T09:13+00:00

RIG are currently looking for several Social Workers around the Greater Manchester area, we are looking for Social workers with a minimum of 2 years for experience within the children and families sector - LAC, CP, CDT, initial and Duty Assessments.

If you are looking and interested in these roles please contact Chris Hastings on details provided.

Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Support Worker - Autism & Complex Needs

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T18:02+00:00

A local charity is looking to recruit a number of Support Workers to work with Adults with Autism, complex needs and challenging behaviour. The role is full time and based in Solihull. There will be a mixture of shifts involved.

The role
The individual being supported has autism along with other physical conditions and challenging behaviour. The person requires support to allow them to live as independently as possible and help with day to day living. The role is available full time and ongoing.

Responsibilities

Aiding clients with day to day living to allow them to live independently
Experience using physical restraint
Some element of personal care may be required

Candidate
The successful candidate for the role of Support Worker will have:

Experience working with adults with autism, complex needs and/or challenging behaviour
A genuine passion for working with vulnerable people
A CRB check within the last 12 months

Being a car driver would be desirable.

If you feel you meet the above criteria please apply now.

Morgan Hunt is a multi award winning Employment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer.

Location: Solihull
Salary: £6.50 - £8.20 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T17:03+00:00

Qualified Social Worker required for Children with Disabilities team

To hold ongoing key-worker responsibility for a caseload of children and
young people who are ‘in need', looked after

To undertake assessments and to recommend to their team manager the
appropriate level of intervention and of service provision.

To implement and review these plans.

To keep case records up to date, provide reports and carry out other
administrative duties as required.

To negotiate solutions with colleagues and other professionals, e.g. teachers,
doctors, psychiatrists, health visitors, police officers, carers, relatives.

DipSW or equivalent and GSCC registered
Working knowledge of Children and Families legislation

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: North London
Salary: £16.00 - £20.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Personal Care Support Assistant

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T16:51+00:00

The role would also require personal assistant duties such as typing, dictation, answering the phone and general admin duties.

If interested please apply immediately by emailing your up to date cv or calling 0207 630 4403 and asking for Ian.

Location: City of London
Salary: £11.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Learning Disabilities Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T16:43+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Learning Disabilities Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Learning Disabilities Team based in Luton. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £27 per hour.

Duties Include -

Manage an agreed case load, offer support and guidance and monitor, review and reassess care packages/services to ensure continued effectiveness.
Must be capable of devising individual care plans based on needs and risks and take appropriate action, in conjunction with other agencies, to protect vulnerable people.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Tom Loomes, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Luton
Salary: £25.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Family Support Worker Buckinghamshire

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T16:35+00:00

Family Support Worker – Buckinghamshire

We require a Family Support Worker to work in Buckinghamshire. This is a Contract position with a pay rate of £12 (limited) per hour with a start date of ASAP. You must have at least 2 years experience as a Family Support Worker.

For more information and what duties include please call Deane Garrard.

Requirements -
You must be eligible to work in the UK. Experience working within as a family support worker would be an advantage.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Deane Garrard, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Buckinghamshire
Salary: £10.00 - £12.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Devon

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T16:04+00:00

Social Worker required for work within Children & Families in the Barnstaple area in Devon.

We are currently seeking an experienced Social Worker to join a busy Children Team based in the Plymouth area. The suitable candidate will have experience of working with children and families and identifying potential child protection or dealing with ongoing child protection issues Commitment to improving outcomes for these individuals in the short, medium and long term is paramount.

Candidates will carry a mixed caseload of safeguarding cases, children in care, court work and complex children in need.

To discuss this role or any other Unqualified Social Care roles in South please contact Kelly Stock at Eden Brown on 0117 910 3800 or email your CV to: (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Devon
Salary: £24.00 - £30.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 20/02/2012
Duration: 3 Months

Social Work Job - Adult's Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T15:47+00:00

Social Work Job - Adult's Team

We require Qualified Social Workers to work within an Adult's Team based in Surrey. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £22 - £24 per hour.

Duties Include -

Reviewing/duty team older people.
To undertake social work assessment with customers and their Carers.
To ensure that the primary responsibility of safeguarding vulnerable adults is delivered in accordance with the law and local policy and guidance.
Mainly review hospital discharge care packages but need someone flexible.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Christopher Tin, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Surrey
Salary: £22.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job - Children and Families

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T15:40+00:00

Social Work Job - Children and Families

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work as a Senior Practitioner within a Children and Families Service Team based in Hertfordshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £31 per hour.

Duties Include -

To provide Social Work Services to vulnerable children and families, and resource providers as directed by the line manager, or Senior Manager.
To be the Primary Worker with case responsibility for allocated work, and assist the department in achieving permanence in the best interests of children.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Tom Loomes, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Hertfordshire
Salary: £29.00 - £31.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job - Community Mental Health Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T15:08+00:00

Social Work Job - Community Mental Health Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Community Mental Health Team based in Lancashire. This is a 3 Month contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £19 - £21 per hour.

Duties Include -

Drawing up and managing a care plan in conjunction with other professionals.
Carrying out needs assessments.
Implementing individual and/or group therapy sessions.
Assessing levels of risks.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. All applicants must have at least two years experience within a Community Mental Health Social Services department.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by John Rudland, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Lancashire
Salary: £19.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job - Adult's Hospital Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T15:04+00:00

Social Work Job - Adult's Hospital Team

We require Qualified Social Workers to work within an Adult’s Hospital Team based in Bury. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £19 - £21 per hour.

Duties Include -

Able to conduct rapid assessment.
Delegate meetings.
Needs to be able to supervise staff.
Chair meetings.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by John Rudland, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Bury
Salary: £19.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Adult Safeguarding Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T14:59+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adult Safeguarding Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Adult Safeguarding Team in Manchester. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £16 - £22 per hour.

Candidates must have the Following -

Knowledge of Care Management Process, Policy and Standards.
Experience of working in adult services.
Experience of working with complex cases.
Experience of working within a Care Management framework, including assessment of need, application of eligibility criteria and the formulation of care plans.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by John Rudland, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Manchester
Salary: £16.00 - £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker - Older Person's Physical Disabilities Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T14:53+00:00

Social Worker - Older Person's Physical Disabilities Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Older Peron's Physical Disabilities Team based in Liverpool. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £19 - £23 per hour.

Duties Include –

To reassess, review and evaluate and monitor care as required.
Undertaking risk assessments of service users and develop risk management strategies.
Managing a large and diverse case load.

Contact –
This vacancy is advertised by John Rudland, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Liverpool
Salary: £19.00 - £23.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker Job - Hospital Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T14:50+00:00

Social Worker Job - Hospital Team

We require Qualified Social Workers to work within a Hospital Team in Stockport. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £17 - £21 per hour.

Duties Include -

Able to conduct rapid assessment.
Delegate meetings.
Needs to be able to supervise staff.
Chair meetings.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by John Rudland, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Stockport
Salary: £17.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job - Community Mental Health Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T14:41+00:00

Social Work Job - Community Mental Health Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Community Mental Health Team based in Blackburn. This is a 3 Month contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £15 - £18 per hour.

Duties Include -

Drawing up and managing a care plan in conjunction with other professionals.
Carrying out needs assessments.
Implementing individual and/or group therapy sessions.
Assessing levels of risks.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. All applicants must have at least two years experience within a Community Mental Health Social Services department.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by John Rudland, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Blackburn
Salary: £15.00 - £18.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T14:28+00:00

Social Worker / Care Manager required for Physical Disability Team.

To provide a specialist assessment and care management service to people with a physical disability age 18 - 64.
To liaise effectively with statutory and voluntary organisations.
To be conversant with the legislation, policies and procedures pertaining to individuals with a physical disability.
To develop, commission and monitor care provision with service users.
To collate information for strategic commissioning purposes.
To participate in the duty service.
To participate in team and service developments.
To maintain service user records, being fully conversant with the Department's I.T. systems, the Data Protection Act and Access to Records legislation and policies.
To undertake training as identified in conjunction with the Team Manager and to disseminate information and share knowledge with the team.

QUALIFICATIONS
Diploma in Social Work or equivalent and GSCC registered

DESIRABLE
Experience of working within a Health or Social Services setting as a care manager
Experience of working with people with a physical disability

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Ability to undertake needs-led assessments and make appropriate interventions/care plans
Excellent communication skills - ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, with a wide range of people
Knowledge and understanding of the issues facing people with a physical disability
Ability to work in partnership with service users and their carers
Ability to provide a culturally sensitive service

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South West London
Salary: £18.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker - Older People

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T14:25+00:00

Eden Brown Recruitment has short term agency Adult Social Worker positions available in Merseyside.

The work is with the Older People's team and you will need to have previous experience of working as an Adult Social Worker and preferably with Older People. The hourly rate is very competitive and working hours can be flexible, however full time is preferred. The length of the contract is initially 1-2 months but may be extended dependent on funding available.

Please send your CV to Eden Brown Recruitment in Manchester if you are a job seeking qualified and GSCC registered Social Worker with working experience in an Adult Social Work team.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Merseyside
Salary: £20.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 1-2 Months

YOT Qualified Social Worker South Yorkshire

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T14:15+00:00

YOT Qualified Social Worker – South Yorkshire

Our client has a vacancy for a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Youth Offending Team based in South Yorkshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £22 per hour.

Duties include -

Work with young offenders referred to the team in order to help reduce offending behaviour.
To provide pre-sentence and other reports and information for the courts in order to assist sentences to arrive at an appropriate decision.
To supervise young people aged 10-17, subject to contracts, community services and custodial sentences, both individually and in groups, in order to address their offending behaviour, enable and assist them and provide support to their families.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), must be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. All applicants must be flexible and candidates must also have experience working in a youth offending environment.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Ed Stevens, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: South Yorkshire
Salary: £2.00 - £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

QSW - Child Protection

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T13:27+00:00

HAYS Social Care is looking for…Qualified Social workers….in Child Protection to work in Hillingdon
Rates between £25-£27 PER HOUR
A Qualified Social worker who is ready to hit the ground running and take on a highly challenging case-load is required. You MUST have previous experience within the field.

The main Child Protection Duties will include:

Carrying out Complex Caseloads
Undertaking Core assessments
Must have an excellent knowledge of legislation
Implementing and Co-ordinating Child Protection plans
Providing adequate support for Children
Risk Assessing
Report writing

Candidates must have GSCC registration. HAYS Social Care do their CRB's online and come back quickly - we will also pay for your CRB.

Location: North West London
Salary: £875 - £945 pw
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Starting 10/02/2012
Duration: 6 Months

Children and Families Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T12:30+00:00

Eden Brown have currently got a number of vacancies for Qualified Children and Families Social Workers in various teams across Durham.

You will be a Qualified Social Worker with a experience of working with children and families to join either the long term care management or duty and assessment teams for Durham Children's Services.

The roles include initial and core assessments, ongoing reviews, child protection, court work, looked after children, children in need, fostering, adoption, section 47's, section 17's, liaising with other agencies and services etc.

These roles are full time.

It is essential all candidates have:

Professional Qualification in Social Work (MA, BA, Dipsw etc)
Full GSCC Registration
Experience within Children's Services
IT literate
Full Driving License with access to a car

To discuss these roles or any other Qualified Social Worker vacancies in the North East Region, please call Rebecca Allinson on 0113 3940133 or alternatively, please email your CV to (email address removed)

In return, Eden Brown will offer:

Competitive Pay Rates both LTD and PAYE
Free CRB
Dedicated Consultant
No false promises!!

Eden Brown are recognised as a forward thinking agency that lead the way with regards to quality, service and the roles we are able to offer. We have contracts with the majority of local authorities and many private organisations. We recruit the best applicants and find them the best roles available within their chosen location.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Durham
Salary: £25.00 - £29.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 12/02/2012
Duration: 3 Months

Administrator

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T10:48+00:00

Capita are looking for Locual Authority Administrators from Receptionists to Level 3 Administrators to work across Derbyshire.

To provide a range of admin support and/or function related activities including:

Producing documents, reports etc. to a clear brief (using some non-standard formats).
Straightforward data analysis, manipulation and interpretation
Providing administrative support for meetings internal/external events.
Receiving and responding to enquiries, maintaining a customer focus and judging when to pass on complex queries, or involve others.
Communication with service users and external contacts (e.g. suppliers, contractors, other departments).
Recognising the impact of issues arising and raise concerns, or complex issues with senior staff.
Maintain/monitor financial/stock records and order sufficient resources meet service requirements.

Specific job activities will vary according to the location and the needs of the operational teams or work groups/sections.

To be considered for this role you must have:

Must have experience of admin processes and procedures in a council environment
Confident IT skills including standard software packages and bespoke databases.
Initiative and judgement to be able to resolve problems independently/know when to involve others.
Customer focus
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Able to organise own workload to meet deadlines.
Able to work effectively as part of a team.
Function specific knowledge if relevant.

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Derby
Salary: £6.00 - £9.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: TBC

Occupational Therapist

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T10:46+00:00

AS NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCILS PREFERED STAFFING PARTNER WE ARE RECRUITING FOR THE FOLLOWING VACANCIES.

Capita are currently looking to recruit an Occuaptional Therapist within the Nottinghamshire County Council Adults Social Services.

In this position your main duties will be

Carry out complex specialist occupational therapy assessments of need in relation to disability and eligibility for services in line with departmental policy.

Formulate outcomes following assessment to promote independence, reduce risk and enable carers to care, within current departmental policy. Specifically this could be by provision of highly specialist equipment including complex moving and handling, assistive technology and/ or major structural adaptations to the environment including design of new build.

Co-ordinate and development of packages of care for service users in conjunction with other colleagues where relevant.

Liaise with colleagues in Health and ASCH, Housing, private and voluntary sectors. Specifically carry out joint home visits with hospital occupational therapy staff and engage in complex discharge planning in a multi-professional environment. Also carry out joint home visits with grants officers and architects to plan and design major adaptations.

For further details please email your CV to (email address removed)

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Nottingham
Salary: £23.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: TBC

Social Worker Required in Peterborough

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T10:07+00:00

Social Worker Required In Peterborough

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Qualified Social Worker to work in a Children's Workforce Development Team. For this position you must be a Qualified Social Worker with experience working with Disabled Children and their families.

You will be facilitating agreed plans working with children/families, working with Looked After Children's documents, developing Children In Need care plans and core assessments. Recent experience as a Social Worker working with Children is essential. Knowledge of court work, Continuing Care and having communication skills with disabled children is a distinct advantage.

If you or anyone you may know might be interested in this position, please contact Service Care Solutions.

Location: Peterborough
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Assistant

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T09:30+00:00

An experienced Social Work Assistant is required to join a Learning Disabilities Social Work team based in Flintshire. This is a full time position due to commence on 6th February for an initial 3 month contract.

Main duties are responsibilities will include the provision of support and assistance to the Learning Disability Social Work. You will be responsible for the arrangement of non-complex social care services to adults as well as providing informal advice and information to carers and families. You will be directed on a day to day basis by the Senior Practitioner and Team Manager in response to initial assessments pending allocation, to assist in determining priority and eligibility for service and ongoing general support needs. You will be required to undertake Unified Assessments in accordance with Flintshire Social Services Policies & Procedures. You will need to ensure that all associated paper is current and updated. You will need to ensure that identified needs are recorded including eligibility for service. You will need to identify and record unmet need as appropriate as well as ensuring all associated paper is current and updated.

If you have social work assistant experience, and ideally a learning disability team background, please contact Sarah Leigh at Eden Brown today on 02920 538593 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Flintshire
Salary: £13.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 12 Weeks

Clinical Lead Manager

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T09:28+00:00

We are recruiting a RMN Clinical Lead Manager for a fantastic organisation that provides a wide range of housing and support services to over 1000 people each year across South and West Wales. The Association provides care and support services to vulnerable people with a variety of needs.

Main Duties are to
Lead the clinical team ensuring high standard of direct nursing
Support the Registered Manager and taking complete charge in their absence
Ensure National Minimum standards are adhered to
Assist in Inspections when conducted

You must be RMN Qualified and have previous management experience
In the first instance please send your CV to Michelle Matthewman (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Caerphilly
Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Interim Head of Service Childrens's Commissioning

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-02T08:10+00:00

My Client a Midlands Local Authority are currently looking to recruit an Interim Head of Commissioning to take responsibility for the Children's Commissioning Team within the authority for a 6 month contract.

The candidate must have held a similar or related post previously and be available to start by the end of March. It is essential that interested candidates have a comprehensive understanding of the Children's Residential and Fostering markets.

Daily Rate & Expenses Negotiable

If you are Interested in this position or would like to have a confidential discussion to find out further details please email your CV to (email address removed) in the first instance or call Gary on 0121 685 8715.

Eden Brown are the UK's Leading Social Care Agency. Eden Brown is always ideally located to find the right opportunities for your needs. Eden Brown operates as an employment business for the supply of temporary staff and an employment agency for the supply of permanent staff.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Midlands
Salary: £425 - £450 pd Expenses Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 26/03/2012
Duration: 6 Months

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T17:56+00:00

Qualified Social Worker
Children & Families
Merseyside

Hays Social Care are currently looking to recruit an experienced Qualified Social Worker to work on Children & Families initiatives in Merseyside.

With experience of supporting the specified service user group, the successful candidate will be fully GSCC registered and be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of relevant legislation and be comfortable working within a fast paced environment.

The ability to effectively manage a diverse and complex workload is essential whilst a working knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection is desirable.

To apply, please submit an up to date copy of your CV or if you would like to find out more information, please contact the Hays Social Care team on 0161 236 3617.

Location: Merseyside
Salary: £12.00 - £22.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Newly Qualified Social Workers !

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T17:47+00:00

Exciting Opportunity for a Newly Qualified Social worker to join a team in the North East area. This is to work within Children and Families All candidates must have the confidence to work in a busy but organised environment and you will have had childrens placement Experience and Candidates need to be GSCC registered, have a recent CRB and be a car driver / owner.

For further information please contact James Robinson on 0113 3940133 or email (email address removed)

Eden Brown is a contracted supplier to many local authorities across the country and we have unrivalled contacts at all levels. Working on a consultative basis, we tailor our service to ensure you find your perfect job at the best possible rate of pay. Our dedicated service offers:

Free CRB
1-2-1 support pre and post placement
Regular face to face meetings
Market leading rates of pay
Job opportunities in all regions & at all levels

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: North East
Salary: £20.00 - £25.00 ph Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 4 Months

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T17:32+00:00

Social Worker required for work within Children & Families in the Devon area.

We are currently seeking an experienced Social Worker to join a busy Children Team based in the Exeter area. The suitable candidate will have experience of working with children and families and identifying potential child protection or dealing with ongoing child protection issues Commitment to improving outcomes for these individuals in the short, medium and long term is paramount. This will be a generic role but covering Court work.

This role will involve:

Completing initial assessments, core assessments, and implementation of care packages, reviewing assessments, report writing for children's services.
Handle extremely complex cases with the assistance of management team.
Priority is given to maintaining close positive links with outside agencies and service providers within the community.
It is essential that candidates have good communication and strong report writing skills.

To discuss this role or any other Unqualified Social Care roles in South please contact Kelly Stock at Eden Brown on 0117 910 3800 or email your CV to: (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Devon
Salary: £28.00 - £30.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 20/02/2012
Duration: 3 Months

Child Protection Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T16:57+00:00

I am currently working with a client in the West Midlands who are looking for an experienced Social Worker to join their team.

The role will be based in a busy Care Management team and will be a full time contract.

Applicants must be experienced in long-term social work, with at least two years post qualifying experience. They must be confident in dealing with complex cases, Looked After Children work , Court Work and Assessments.
A relevant social work qualification, registration with the GSCC and access to a car is essential

For further information or to apply call Jo Allcott on 0121 685 8700 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: West Midlands
Salary: £24.00 - £30.00 ph Dependent on Experience
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: On-Going

Childrens Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T16:19+00:00

Social Worker - Children and Families - Hertfordshire - £28 Ltd per hour

This is a post in a locality team based in either the Stevenage or the Hertford office. The role involves holding a caseload of child protection, court work and children looked after cases.
We are looking for Qualified Social Workers who have got recent post-qualifying Child protection and Court experience. You will need to be registered with the GSCC and be a car owner-driver.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Hertfordshire
Salary: £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job - Adult's Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T16:14+00:00

Social Work Job - Adult's Team

We require Qualified Social Workers to work within an Adult's Team based in Mid Wales. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £25 Ltd per hour.

Candidates must have experience in the following -

Stat reviews.
Care Plans.
Re-assessments.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Jay Carr, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Wales
Salary: £23.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Adult's Learning / Physical Disabi

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T16:05+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adult’s Learning / Physical Disabilities Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Adult with Learning Physical Disabilities Team based in North Suffolk. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £26 per hour.

Duties Include -

Undertake Community Care assessments and reviews.
Identifying personal budgets, care/support planning and dealing with the complex issues, including safeguarding, that this may entail.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Tom Loomes, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Suffolk
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Youth Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T16:05+00:00

Exciting opportunity for an experienced Youth Worker!
Do you like to make a difference?
Can you build rapport and gain trust quickly?

Morgan Hunts Client is looking for an experienced Youth Worker. You will join a team in a youth Centre near Blyth. We are looking for a couple of people who are passionate and caring and like to see improvements in peoples lives.

The role of the Youth Worker will be:

To improve the young peoples behaviour
To help raise self esteem and self confidence
Dealing with some young people with Special Needs
Dealing with Youths which have been temporarily or Permanently excluded from school
Helping Youths who may have poor social skills or behavioural problems
Getting involved and organising activities

If you have at least 1 years employed experience, please apply without delay!

Location: North East
Salary: £13,468 - £17,316 pa
Hours: Part-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 2 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Reviewing Officer

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T15:25+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Reviewing Officer

Our client is looking for a Qualified Social Worker to work as a Reviewing Officer in a Adult’s Older Persons Team based in Berkshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £25- £28 per hour.

Duties Include -

To act as Independent Reviewing Officer for Statutory Reviews of children looked after, and on the Child Protection Register, including Secure Accommodation Reviews.
To ensure that each child is reviewed in accordance with regulations, guidance and Departmental procedures.
To devise and develop monitoring criteria and systems, which will enable evaluation of the Reviewing function.
To take appropriate action to ensure that decisions and recommendations in individual cases are followed.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Deane Garrard, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Berkshire
Salary: £25.00 - £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job - Adult's Older Persons Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T15:19+00:00

Social Work Job - Adult's Older Persons Team

We require a Qualified Social Workers to work within an Adult's/Older Peron’s Team based in Berkshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £25 - £28 per hour.

Duties Include -

Managing a large and diverse case load.
Undertaking risk assessments of service users and develop risk management strategies.
Lead in safeguarding investigations.
Supervise other social workers as well as deal with complex cases.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Deane Garrard, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Berkshire
Salary: £25.00 - £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Case Manager (Team)

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T15:05+00:00

Can you make a difference?

The Football Association Group - Case Manager (Team)

The Football Association Group (The FA) is seeking to recruit a Case Manager (Team) to join the Case Management aspect of the Safeguarding Team, which currently consists of 11 staff. The position reports directly to the Head of the Equality and Child Protection Department at The FA and is office based, at Wembley Stadium, London.

As the role entails the effective and efficient management of a team of 7 Case Officers and Administrators, as well as working as part of the team of Managers who have a focus on Policy, the successful applicant should have significant experience in managing a safeguarding or child protection team, as well as working collaboratively alongside other professionals.

The role also includes some direct case management, including oversight of cases in line with relevant legislation, policy, procedures and regulations and in partnership with the Statutory Agencies, County Football Association Welfare Officers and Professional Clubs. Therefore, the ability to assess and manage risk and having proven experience of applying legal understanding, managing information sharing, data protection and confidentiality are essential.

Applicants will need to have either a relevant qualification and / or experience from social work, or in a dedicated Police Child Protection Team, or from a family law background. Experience should be in relation to both safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

A vulnerable person centred approach, and the ability to maintain this perspective, is essential along with knowledge or experience of government policy agendas in this area. Experience in handling sensitive information with discretion and attention to detail, as well as excellent organisational and communication skills and experience of managing own workloads, are also essential.

To apply you must be passionate about, and committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. You must be able to work effectively in a fast paced environment, sometimes dealing with conflict and challenges whilst maintaining confidentiality. In addition you must manage multiple priorities, have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to positively influence at all levels.

To apply, please click on the link below.

The closing date for this role is 26 February 2012 and interviews will be held on 16 March 2012 at Wembley Stadium.

The FA is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process please mention this in your covering letter.

Location: Wembley Stadium
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 26/02/2012

Social Worker Job - Children's First Response Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T14:59+00:00

Social Worker Job - Children's First Response Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Children’s First Response Team based in the Birmingham. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £20 - £23 per hour.

Duties Include -

Writing up initial assessments.
Section 47 enquiries.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Craig Davis, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Birmingham
Salary: £20.00 - £23.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Safeguarding Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T14:57+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Safeguarding Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Safeguarding Team in Birmingham. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £20 - £23 per hour.

Candidates must have the Following:

Knowledge of Care Management Process, Policy and Standards.
Experience of working in Children services.
Experience of working with complex cases.
Experience of working within a Care Management framework, including assessment of need, application of eligibility criteria and the formulation of care plans.

Requirements:
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the GSCC, SSSC, Care Council of Wales or NISCC, be eligible to work in the UK.

Contact:
This vacancy is advertised by Craig Davis, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Birmingham
Salary: £20.00 - £23.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Children's Care Management Teams

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T14:56+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Children's Care Management Teams

We require Qualified Social Workers to work within a Children’s Care Management Teams based in the West Midlands. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £23 - £28 per hour.

Duties Include -

Completion of core assessments.
Dealing with all aspects of court work.
Dealing with care proceedings.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Craig Davis, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: West Midlands
Salary: £23.00 - £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job Adult's Sensory Needs Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T14:30+00:00

Social Work Job – Adult’s Sensory Needs Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work as a Team Manager within an Adult’s Sensory Needs Team based in Berkshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £30 - £35 Ltd per hour.

Duties Include –

Specialist Reablement.
Specialist Community dementia services.
A sheltered extra care housing complex.
A specialist dementia care day centre.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Deane Garrard, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Berkshire
Salary: £30.00 - £35.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Substance Misuse Nurse

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T13:27+00:00

Morgan Hunt are recruiting a Substance Misuse Nurse, this would be a excellent opportunity to join a nationally recognised organisation. We are urgently looking for a couple of people for different locations in the North west.

The Duties of the Substance Misuse Nurse will be:

Recovery co-ordination – To support or lead on the process of co-ordinating the elements of care identified in a service user’s Recovery Plan.
Recovery planning – A service user led, strengths based planning process of setting goals and interventions based on the needs identified by a personalised assessment and then planning how to meet those goals with the client.
Structured Day Treatment Programme – To facilitate and deliver a structured groupwork programme working with service users who are in Methadone Treatment, to motivate and support plans and goals of reduction of their Methadone dose, moving towards withdrawal and detoxification
To actively refer service users to other services appropriate to meeting their needs, facilitating their contact with other services and community resources.
As directed by the service management team, and in co-operation with the clinical team, contribute to all aspects of tier 2 and tier 3 service delivery including criminal justice services
To monitor and keywork clients being prescribed substitute medication and liaise effectively with medical/clinical teams, including Care Coordinators.
Assist and carry out appropriate screening processes including saliva tests.

Substance Misuse Nurse will need:

Experience of case management
Prescribing experience
Experience of completing new assessments
Must have worked in this type of drug setting before, working with Nurses or GP's
Experience with Methadone and Subutex
ITEP Mapping experience Desirable
Experience of testing
Relevant Nurse Qualification (RMN/RGN)

If you feel you have the relevant experience to succeed in this role, please apply urgentlyMorgan Hunt is a multi award winning Employment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer.

Location: North West
Salary: £25,000 - £32,000 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 9 Months

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T12:47+00:00

Qualified Social Worker required for Learning Disabilities Team.

You will be community focused, assessing and reviewing the needs of vulnerable Adults.
The role also involves making care/support plans, assisting and providing advice to carers, promoting independence and well-being, working closely with other agencies within the community, both statutory and voluntary, to achieve good outcomes for the users of this service.

DipSW or equivalent and be registered with the GSCC
Working knowledge of all relevant legislation pertaining to adults / learning disabilities services

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South West London
Salary: £19.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T12:36+00:00

Qualified Social Worker required for Learning Disabilities Team.

DipSW or equivalent and be registered with the GSCC
Working knowledge of all relevant legislation pertaining to adults / learning disabilities services

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: East London
Salary: £20.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Adult's Learning Disabilities Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T11:58+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adult's Learning Disabilities Team

We require a Qualified Social Workers to work within Adults with LD team based in North Somerset. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £23 Ltd per hour.

Duties include -

Manage an agreed case load, offer support and guidance and monitor, review and reassess care packages/services to ensure continued effectiveness.
Must be capable of devising individual care plans based on needs and risks and take appropriate action, in conjunction with other agencies, to protect vulnerable people.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Somerset
Salary: £21.00 - £23.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER Assessment and Investigation Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T11:48+00:00

QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER – Assessment and Investigation Team Newham £26 per hour

This well prestigious borough situated in East London are looking for a Determined Social Worker for there Fast Past Child Protection team

Main Duties will include:

Taking emergency cases, responding to emergency situations
Carrying out Overview assessments
Carrying out safe guarding adults investigations
Risk Assessments and devising care plans
Making decisions in an emergency situation and assisting clients to move into emergency temporary placements.
Carrying out emergency reviews and adjusting service in accordance to service user’s needs.
Carrying out adults safeguarding investigation and completing report according to the different levels (1-4) of adults safeguarding investigation procedures.
Make referrals to other departments or organisations to ensure the appropriate provision of service to meet the individual needs of service users.
Work a long side the Rapid Response Team to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of service.
Devising carers contingency plans,
Setting up respite placements for carers break and carrying out risk assessments of both carers and clients.
Make Referrals to appropriate agencies to ensure service users individual needs are meet.

To apply for this Qualified Social Work job please do not hesitate to contact Hays Qualified Social Work Desk on 0208 477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format

Successful candidates will be contacted within 48 hours

Location: London
Salary: £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Principle Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T11:27+00:00

Main Purpose of the Job

This job description builds and supplements the core job description for all social workers, which continues to apply to those practitioners progressing to the consultant and principal grades.

Principal Social Workers (PSWs) are lead professionals in multi-agency work to improve outcomes for children. PSWs have a proven track record in achieving the highest standards of practice in complex casework. They hold a reduced caseload and assist the Team Manager in providing support and supervision to other members of the team, including practice teaching for student social workers as required.

PSWs deputise for the Team Manager and represent the team in working groups set up to raise the quality of practice and improve the effectiveness of the service.

PSWs are expected to model core social work values and best practice; consistently achieving practice standards and meeting performance targets. PSWs promote a learning culture, actively sharing their knowledge and skills with colleagues.

PSW posts provide important career progression and excellent preparation for becoming a social work manager.

Location: London
Salary: £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T11:26+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Learning Disabilities
Tower Hamlets
The main Duties will include:
Assessment needs Care Planning Reviewing of Care Plans Securing Funding for placements through commissioned care Helping promote life skills and independence Helping with transition form residential care into their own homes Setting up Care Packages GSCC registration, valid enhanced CRB and references covering the last 5 years are all also required.
To apply for this Qualified Social Work job please do not hesitate to contact Hays Qualified Social Work Desk on 0208 477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format
Successful Candidates will be contacted within 48 Hours

Location: City of London
Salary: £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6months

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T11:24+00:00

Principle Social Worker – Children and Families
Wandsworth
The main Duties will include: *Take the role of the lead professional in complex statutory cases that require a qualified social worker, particularly child protection, care proceedings and look after children cases;

Undertake the full range of social work tasks with children in need and their families; assessment, planning, implementation and review (APIR);
Bring together and coordinate the team around the child to ensure a multi-disciplinary approach to APIR and safeguarding
Establish and develop collaborative working with allied health and social care professionals from children and adults’ services;
Build and sustain effective working arrangements with schools, children’s centres and other settings;

GSCC registration, valid enhanced CRB and references covering the last 5 years are all also required.

To apply for this Qualified Social Work job please do not hesitate to contact Hays Qualified Social Work Desk on 0208 477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format

Successful Candidates will be contacted within 48 Hours

Location: South West London
Salary: £27.00 - £30.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6months

Homecare Assistant

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T11:17+00:00

Our client a well known housing organisation within the Warwickshire Area and is looking to recruit a homecare support worker to work within the Leamington Spa and Warwickshire Area.

The main duties will include:

To work with elderly clients who are suffering from learning disabilities
To carry out risk assessments and support plans
Liaise with external agencies
To be responsible for giving comprehensive housing support to people in their own homes (both within a Sheltered Housing setting and within the Community ) in order to promote their independence social inclusion, health and well-being.
Visit each service user at home as agreed within the support plan, and ensure that all visits are planned and within suitable timescales according to the needs and wishes of the service user

Our client is looking for the following candidate:

Previous experience of delivering support to the elderly and other vulnerable client groups.
To be able to communicate effectively and courteously at all levels with people from a variety of backgrounds, both orally and in writing.
To have the ability to plan and prioritise own workload and meet performance targets and deadlines.

The ideal candidate MUST have a valid enhanced crb and be a car driver

If interested,please send cv's to Sandeep at (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Warwickshire
Salary: £8.00 - £9.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Criminal Justice Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T11:07+00:00

Criminal Justice Worker

Morgan Hunt is currently looking for a Criminal Justice Worker to join a team based in Greater Manchester.
As directed by the Services Manager and dedicated Team Leaders, to provide enhanced drug arrest referral, community support and assertive outreach services to prolific offenders and/or substance misusers identified through pro-active contacts carried out in a designated Police/Court settings across the Manchester Area.

Candidates for the position of Criminal Justice Worker will need:

Experience of working within the Criminal Justice System and/or with substance misuse issues and a clear understanding of the need for and ability to deliver quality services.
Maintaining professional boundaries and effective working within Criminal Justice agencies.
Knowledge of the issues facing substance misusers including social care, welfare benefits, health and emergency accommodation.
Knowledge of mental health issues.
Behavioural management techniques in relation to reducing offending behaviour and maintain terms of housing tenancy compliance.
Ability to assess and complete SMART support plans with service users and formulate written reports as necessary.
Ability to liaise effectively with other agencies
The ability to maintain professional boundaries
Demonstrate skills to undertake administrative duties and manage data collection systems.
An understanding of the supporting people programme and role of housing related support.
Experience of contributing to project development
The granting of security clearance to work in local custody suites

Responsibilities of the Criminal Justice Worker will include:

To carry out comprehensive client assessments and develop individual community support plans
Engaging with people who have substance misuse problems and providing them with advice on drug/alcohol issues, health (including blood borne viruses) and social functioning.
To manage a caseload of clients with a history of substance misuse and/or offending behaviour with the aim of reducing their offending behaviour, offering support to reduce/abstain from substance misuse and support community integration.
To develop and maintain excellent working relationships with local partners including; the police, probation and housing to achieve the best outcomes for the service and the client.
Ensure the service offers information, advice on services available and support to clients with the aim to enhance motivation and create an awareness of the possibilities for personal change.
Empower service users to achieve with a strong emphasis on employment, training and education.
Where needed arrange and facilitate referral to a range of treatment/community support agencies and the range of helping agencies available
To support positive behaviour management and the social re-integration of the service user
To assist people to access housing related support services as appropriate in the community and achieve independent living.

Please apply without delay!!!!

Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £15,470 - £18,200 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 2-3 Months

Social Work Team Manager

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T11:03+00:00

Our client is looking for an exprienced Team Manager who will provide professional support, advice and supervision to practitioners, to ensure a high quality service is delivered to children and families, and to family courts. Your role is to ensure every report filed in court within your team has been quality assured and reaches the highest possible standard. To achieve this, you will work intensively with your practitioners to support them and where necessary to challenge them constructively, to ensure the interests of each individual child referred to your team receives an outstanding service.

You will work closely with your Head of Service and your local office manager, with whom you will be working together to ensure that practice systems and office systems and the staff operating them work together effectively. Playing a part in your local inter-agency world of children's services will be central to your role.

With a GSCC-recognised social work qualification together with supervisory or practice management experience, you’ll have an up-to-date knowledge of national guidance concerning working with children and families.

Please contact Shamila Younis on 0121 688 8383 or email directly (email address removed)

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Dorset
Salary: £42,000 - £45,000 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Starting 25/02/2012
Duration: Ongoing

Homecare Assistant

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T11:02+00:00

Our client a well known housing organisation within the Warwickshire Area and is looking to recruit a homecare support worker to work within the Leamington Spa and Warwickshire Area.

The main duties will include:

To work with elderly clients who are suffering from learning disabilities
To carry out risk assessments and support plans
Liaise with external agencies
To be responsible for giving comprehensive housing support to people in their own homes (both within a Sheltered Housing setting and within the Community ) in order to promote their independence social inclusion, health and well-being.
Visit each service user at home as agreed within the support plan, and ensure that all visits are planned and within suitable timescales according to the needs and wishes of the service user

Our client is looking for the following candidate:

Previous experience of delivering support to the elderly and other vulnerable client groups.
To be able to communicate effectively and courteously at all levels with people from a variety of backgrounds, both orally and in writing.
To have the ability to plan and prioritise own workload and meet performance targets and deadlines.

The ideal candidate MUST have a valid enhanced CRB and be a car driver

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Warwickshire
Salary: £8.00 - £9.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Hospital Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T10:05+00:00

A Qualified Social Worker is required to work in the hospital team in West London.

Required to undertake initial assessments
Child protection experience essential.
Work well within a multidisciplinary team
Use supervision effectively
Be able to write clear reports quickly and to a high standard

You will be qualified with a Diploma/Degree in Social Work and be currently registered with the GSCC

The ideal candidate will have 3 years post qualifying experience.

Please contact (email address removed)

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South West London
Salary: £25.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker Safeguarding

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T09:38+00:00

Social Workers required for work within the Adult Team in the Cornwall area. £22 - £24 ph

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Social Worker to join the Safeguarding Team based in Cornwall. Candidates must have experience of working within the Adult setting.

Responsibilities comprise the following:

Plan, organise and be responsible for case co-ordination and implementation of care & protection plans.
Working with service users and their families/carers in one or more social work arena for service users who are unable to protect him or herself against harm or exploitation
Duties include assessments, liaising with family members, provision of care packages, moving older adults to care homes or providing additional support to enable them to remain in their own home, liaising with other services including health professionals.
A large part of the role will also be liaising with other agencies such as occupational therapists and the voluntary sector.
Completing both continuing health care and mental capacity assessments, implementing care management programmes & safeguarding policy, preparing panel reports for continuing health care and plan/ chair MDT's.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Care roles in South please contact Kelly Stock at Eden Brown on 0117 910 3800 or email your CV to: (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Cornwall
Salary: £19.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 20/02/2012
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker CP Cornwall

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-02-01T09:19+00:00

Social Worker required for work within Children & Families in the Cornwall area.

We are currently seeking an experienced Social Worker to join a busy Children Team based in the Camborne area. The suitable candidate will have experience of working with children and families and identifying potential child protection or dealing with ongoing child protection issues Commitment to improving outcomes for these individuals in the short, medium and long term is paramount. This will be a generic role covering Assessment / LAC and children in the community.

This role will involve:

Completing initial assessments, core assessments, and implementation of care packages, reviewing assessments, report writing for children's services.
Handle extremely complex cases with the assistance of management team.
Priority is given to maintaining close positive links with outside agencies and service providers within the community.
It is essential that candidates have good communication and strong report writing skills.

To discuss this role or any other Unqualified Social Care roles in South please contact Kelly Stock at Eden Brown on 0117 910 3800 or email your CV to: (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Cornwall
Salary: £19.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 05/03/2012
Duration: 8 Weeks

Qualified Social Worker - Adults

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T18:06+00:00

An opportunity has arisen for a Qualified Adult Social Worker to work for a local authority in the Somerset area; this position will be to work out of their extremely busy the CTPLD – Learning Disability Team.

Applicants will need to have experience of working in a local authority with at least 18 months recent experience, ideally within a case holding environment. Candidates will also need to have current and proven experience of community care assessment, Current experience of working with Adult Care – preferably learning disabilities

This appointment is for 18 months to 2 year contract, so a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to secure long-term work,

Location: Somerset
Salary: £18.00 - £22.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Senior Social Work Assistant - Childrens Services.

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T17:26+00:00

Senior Social Work Assistant - Children's services.
The role will include assisting the implementation of care packages, Young carers assessments, reviewing assessments, report writing for children's services. The suitable candidate will have experience of working with children and families and identifying potential child protection or dealing with ongoing child protection issues. Car drivers with business insurance.
Candidates must be eligible to work in UK. You must hold a current CRB, Excellent pay and benefits, an experienced named Social Work Consultant and ongoing support will be offered. If you are interested and would like more information on this and other opportunities, please call Rob Murphy at Eden Brown on 0121 685 8700 or email (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Stoke on Trent
Salary: £12.00 - £15.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 - 6 Months

Substance Misuse Nurse

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T16:32+00:00

Substance Misuse Nurse

The Role:

Morgan Hunt’s client, a leading Drug and Alcohol Service based in Suffolk is currently looking to recruit a Substance Misuse Nurse who will be contributing to establish and ongoing provision of a range of community detox services within the Suffolk area. The successful candidate will seek to reduce the harm to individuals of excessive or inappropriate alcohol and/or other drug use.

The successful candidate for the role of an Substance Misuse Nurse should have the following:

RMN/RGN qualification and update to PIN
Minimum 1 years experience in a similar post
Experience of working with vulnerable adults
Knowledge and understanding of substance misuse and treatments
Good Communication skills
An enhanced CRB disclosure issued within the last 12 months

Key responsibilities include:

Carrying out initial and ongoing assessments of clients
Care planning
Managing a caseload
Delivering a range of interventions
Administration of prescribed medication
Referrals to other agencies
Maintain and update records.

If you feel you meet the above criteria please apply now.

Location: Suffolk
Salary: £14.00 - £15.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Adoption Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T16:15+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adoption Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Adoption Team based in South East London. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £27Lltd per hour.

Duties Include -

Ability to lead and motivate a team to meet objectives, in a supportive way
Ability to organise self and others in order to prioritise work and achieve target
Comprehensive understanding of, and ability to work within, the legislative and policy framework relating to children in need, children at risk and children being looked after

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Paul Woulfe, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: South East
Salary: £25.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Adult's Learning Disabilities Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T16:04+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adult’s Learning Disabilities Team

We require a Qualified Social Workers to work within Adults with LD team based in North Plymouth. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is negotiable.

Duties include -

Manage risk and threat to individuals, families, carers and communities to assess strengths and needs in complex situations against changing and volatile circumstances.
Assess and analyse risks to post holder and others.
Assess and monitor adults with offending behaviours e.g. sexually offending behaviour and to assess risk to general public.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the Care Council of Wales, GSCC or SSSC and be eligible to work in the UK.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Plymouth
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T15:55+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

We require a Senior Social Worker to work within a Looked after Children Team based in North London. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £29 Ltd per hour.

Duties include -

Managing caseloads.
Writing reports for court.
Attending management meetings.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the Care Council of Wales, GSCC or SSSC and be eligible to work in the UK.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Paul Woulfe, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: North London
Salary: £27.00 - £29.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Form F Assessor South Wales

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T15:46+00:00

Form F Assessor – South Wales

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work as a Form F Assessor based in South Wales. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £26 per hour (limited).

Candidates must have in-depth knowledge and understanding of BAAF Form F assessments and other fostering legislation as well as the Children’s Act. Applicants will be working with other agencies, gathering evidence to complete Form F assessments.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Jay Carr, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: South Wales
Salary: £20.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Fostering Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T15:41+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Fostering Team

Our client has a vacancy for a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Fostering Team in Ealing. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate will be £26 Ltd per hour.

Duties Include -

Managing case loads and Timescales.
Carrying out supervision on a regular basis.
Supporting foster carers.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. All applicants must have post qualifying experience within a Fostering Social Services department.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Paul Woulfe, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: West London
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T15:37+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

We require a Senior Social Worker to work within a Looked after Children Team based in Greater London. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £29 Ltd per hour.

Duties include -

Managing caseloads.
Writing reports for court.
Section 47 investigations.
Attending management meetings.
Care planning and reviews.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the Care Council of Wales, GSCC or SSSC and be eligible to work in the UK.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Paul Woulfe, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: South East
Salary: £27.00 - £29.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Registered Supported Living Manager West Yorkshire

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T15:25+00:00

This is a new venture and the successful candidate would be in a start up branch in West Yorkshire area.

Experience as a registered manager with proven, successful experience in taking a business forward with continued and sustained growth
Have knowledge and understanding of CQC guidelines and procedures
Hold the current NVQ Level 4 / RMA or Leadership and Management Award
Have strong knowledge and experience in supporting adults learning disabilities and mental health.Including Complex care packages.
Strong understanding of Local Authority tendering, referral processes.
Knowledge and understanding of NHS/PCT trusts
Self motivated be confident dealing with clients face to face
Must be able to prioritise workloads, a multitasked and a professional persona.
Experience in obtaining new business avenues and growing and sustaining new and existing business.
DUTIES:
Overseeing the service users and care packages plus day to day management of the registered service
Staff management, recruitment and training
Setting targets and objectives for office staff
Ensuring all training is delivered, booked and adhered to.
Ensuring branch compliance as per company and CQC regulations
Motivating a team of care workers and office staff.
Visiting service users and devising care packages
Liaising with social services and local authorities, NHS trusts

For further information about this role please contact Debra Stockdale at Eden Brown on 0113 394 0133 or (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Location: West Yorkshire
Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Child Care

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T15:12+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Child Care
We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Long Term Case holding Team based in North Somerset. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £23 ltd per hour.

Duties Include -

Working within statutory legislation, giving evidence in a Court setting and of being cross examined under oath.
Child Protection Work including Child Protection Case Conferences, Core Groups and implementing individual Child Protection Plans.
Must be able to manager a high case load.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Somerset
Salary: £21.00 - £23.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job - Referral and Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T15:09+00:00

Social Work Job - Referral and Assessment

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work as a Deputy Team Manager within a Referral and Assessment Team based in Hillingdon. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £34 Ltd per hour.

Duties Include -

Manage and supervise a number of qualified social workers and other staff, as delegated by the Manager within the dedicated team.
Support the manager to direct, co-ordinate and provide leadership to all staff within the dedicated team.
Support to operational arrangements within the dedicated team.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Paul Woulfe, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: North West London
Salary: £32.00 - £34.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job - Referral and Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T15:04+00:00

Social Work Job - Referral and Assessment

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Referral and Assessment Team based in Ealing. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £28 Ltd per hour.

Duties Include -

Manage and supervise a number of qualified social workers and other staff, as delegated by the Manager within the dedicated team.
Support the manager to direct, co-ordinate and provide leadership to all staff within the dedicated team.
Support operational arrangements within the dedicated team.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Paul Woulfe, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: West London
Salary: £26.00 - £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

QSW - Children and Families

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T14:52+00:00

QSW - Children and Families

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Children and Families Service Team based in Cornwall. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £24 Ltd per hour.

Duties Include -

To provide Social Work Services to vulnerable children and families, and resource providers as directed by the line manager, or Senior Manager.
To be the Primary Worker with case responsibility for allocated work, and assist the department in achieving permanence in the best interests of children.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Cornwall
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job - Referral and Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T14:46+00:00

Social Work Job - Referral and Assessment

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Referral and Assessment Team based in Wiltshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £21 per hour.

Duties Include -

Manage and supervise a number of qualified social workers and other staff, as delegated by the Manager within the dedicated team.
Support the manager to direct, co-ordinate and provide leadership to all staff within the dedicated team.
Support to operational arrangements within the dedicated team.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Wiltshire
Salary: £19.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Work Children in Need

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T14:31+00:00

Qualified Social Work – Children In Need

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Children in Need Team in Westminster. This is a contract position with a start date £27 per hour.

Duties Include –

Undertaking comprehensive risk assessments of children and families.
Carrying out a caseload including multi-disciplinary work.
Preparing reports and applications for court.
Maintaining accurate records.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. Experience working within a Referral and Assessment department would be an advantage.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Paul Woulfe, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: City of London
Salary: £25.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Work Children in Need

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T11:59+00:00

Qualified Social Work – Children In Need

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Children in Need Team in Hillingdon. This is a contract position with a start date £29 per hour.

Duties Include -

Undertaking comprehensive risk assessments of children and families.
Carrying out a caseload including multi-disciplinary work.
Preparing reports and applications for court.
Maintaining accurate records.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the GSCC, SSSC, Care Council of Wales or NISCC, be eligible to work in the UK and must have 3 years experience within a similar team. Experience working within a Referral and Assessment department would be an advantage.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Paul Woulfe, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: North West London
Salary: £27.00 - £29.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Adults LD

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T11:46+00:00

Social Worker required for work within the Learning Disabilities Team in the Devon area. £20 - 24ph

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Social Worker to join the Adults Learning Disabilities Team based in Plymouth.

Candidates will be carrying a complex caseload to enable people with Learning Difficulties to live as fulfilling and independent a life as possible, which includes being part of the community and have the opportunity to gain employment.

Responsibility comprise the following:

Assessment and personalisation of care packages for adults with learning disabilities. Duties include assessments, reviews, personalised budgets, person centred care planning, provision of care packages, liaising with other services, safeguarding adults etc.
Candidates will be carrying a complex caseload to enable people with Learning Difficulties to live an independent life as part of the community and have the opportunity to gain employment.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Care roles in South please contact Kelly Stock at Eden Brown on 0117 910 3800 or email your CV to: (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Devon
Salary: £20.00 - £24.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 13/02/2012
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Child Care Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T11:26+00:00

An opportunity has arisen for a Qualified Child Care Social Worker to work for a local authority in the Somerset area; this position will be to work out of their extremely busy the Long Term Case holding Team.

Applicants will need to have experience of working in a local authority with at least 18 months recent experience, ideally within a case holding environment. Candidates will also need to have current and proven experience of court work and writing of comprehensive court reports, Current experience of Children Looked After and in depth Child Protection Work.

This appointment is for 18 months to 2 year contract, so a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to secure long-term work,

Location: Somerset
Salary: £19.00 - £22.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 18-24mths

QSW - Fostering

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T10:34+00:00

HELPING CHILDREN!
FOSTERING SOCIAL WORKER!
My client is based in Kent and is looking for Qualified Social Worker with Fostering experience:
To work within the Fostering Team promoting excellence of foster care practice throughout the organisation To ensure social work input is maintained within the Referrals and Matching process within the Referrals Team To adhere to and excel Minimum Standards and Fostering Regulations 2011 To integrate any new Standards or Regulations when necessary into fostering practice, through liaison with professionals within and outside of the organisation.
Be committed to the professional development of foster carers.
To assist with Quality Assurance of foster carers To take the lead in responding to Referrals in the absence of the Referalls Manager
If you're interested please send a copy of your latest CV.

Location: Kent
Salary: £32,000 - £38,000 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Permanent

Qualified Social Worker - Learning Disabilities Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T10:25+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Learning Disabilities Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Learning Disabilities Team based in West Yorkshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £20 - £24 per hour.

Duties Include -

Manage an agreed case load, offer support and guidance and monitor, review and reassess care packages/services to ensure continued effectiveness.
Must be capable of devising individual care plans based on needs and risks and take appropriate action, in conjunction with other agencies, to protect vulnerable people.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the GSCC, SSSC, Care Council of Wales or NISCC, be eligible to work in the UK and must have 3 years experience within a similar team. All applicants must have experience in Adult Services, and working with service users who have a Learning Disability.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Redwan Miah, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
Salary: £20.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Adult's Older Persons Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T10:23+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adult’s Older Persons Team

We require a Qualified Social Workers to work within a Adult’s/Older Peron’s Team based in West Yorkshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £20 - £24 per hour.

Duties Include -

Managing a large and diverse case load.
Undertaking risk assessments of service users and develop risk management strategies.
Hospital Discharge.
Care Packages.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Redwan Miah, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
Salary: £20.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Adult's Older Persons Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T10:19+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adult’s Older Persons Team

We require a Qualified Social Workers to work within a Adult’s/Older Peron’s Team based in Leeds. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £20 - £24 per hour.

Duties Include -

Managing a large and diverse case load.
Undertaking risk assessments of service users and develop risk management strategies.
Hospital Discharge.
Care Packages.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Redwan Miah, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Leeds
Salary: £20.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

CAFCASS Family Court Advisor

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T10:12+00:00

CAFCASS – Family Court Advisor

We require a Family Court Advisor to work for CAFCASS based in Yorkshire and Humberside. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £25 - £27 per hour.

Applicants must have significant experience in attending Family Court hearings and writing court reports. You will be fully conversant in safeguarding legislation, working with other agencies and managing complex cases.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Redwan Miah, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
Salary: £25.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Form F Assessor - South Wales

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-31T09:11+00:00

Experienced form f assessments are required to complete form f assessments for a South Wales Local Authority. You will need to have prior experience of conducting form f's.

You will need to be registered with the Care Council for Wales and you will be subject to an enhanced CRB disclosure.

Contact Sarah Leigh today on 02920 538593 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Wales
Salary: £21.31 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 8 Weeks

Hospital Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T17:57+00:00

A Qualified Social Worker is required to work in the hospital team in North London.

Required to undertake initial assessments and care management.
Work well within a multidisciplinary team
Experience of self directed support and safeguarding.
Use supervision effectively
Be able to write clear reports quickly and to a high standard

You will be qualified with a Diploma/Degree in Social Work and be currently registered with the GSCC

The ideal candidate will have 3 years post qualifying experience.

Please contact (email address removed)

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: North London
Salary: £22.00 - £23.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T17:53+00:00

Qualified Social Worker is required to work within the Family Support team in West London.

Assess risk and need in relation to children and families and formulate plans to address needs
Engage with children, young people and their parents in challenging circumstances
Undertake assessments including complex cases with good analytical and child centred focus
Work well within a multidisciplinary team
Use supervision effectively
Be able to write clear reports quickly and to a high standard

You will be qualified with a Diploma/Degree in Social Work and be currently registered with the GSCC

The ideal candidate will have 3 years post qualifying experience and experience of working within a family support team, You must be experienced of holding complex cases.

Please contact (email address removed)

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: West London
Salary: £25.00 - £27.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T17:51+00:00

Qualified Social Worker is required to work within the Children in Need team in Slough.

Assess risk and need in relation to children and families and formulate plans to address needs
Engage with children, young people and their parents in challenging circumstances
Undertake assessments including complex cases with good analytical and child centred focus
Work well within a multidisciplinary team
Use supervision effectively
Be able to write clear reports quickly and to a high standard

You will be qualified with a Diploma/Degree in Social Work and be currently registered with the GSCC

The ideal candidate will have 3 years post qualifying experience and experience of working within a CIN setting, You must be experienced of holding complex cases.

Please contact (email address removed)

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Slough
Salary: £22.00 - £25.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Senior Practiitioner

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T17:47+00:00

A Senior Practitioner is required to work within a generic children's team in Bedfordshire.

Have a minumum of 3 years experience as a senior practitioner.
Engage with children, young people and their parents in challenging circumstances
Undertake assessments with good analytical and child centred focus
Work well within a multidisciplinary team
Have supervisory experience of at least 2 staff.
Be able to write clear reports quickly and to a high standard

You will be qualified with a Diploma/Degree in Social Work and be currently registered with the GSCC

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years post qualifying experience, You must be experienced of holding complex cases.

Please contact (email address removed)

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Bedfordshire
Salary: £32.00 - £33.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6 Months

Qualified Mental Health Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T17:45+00:00

An experienced mental health Social Worker is required for a secure forensic women's unit in North West London.

The secure candidate must be an experienced mental health Social Worker.

All candidates who apply must have a minimum of 3 years post qualified experience and be registered with the GSCC.

Please contact Emma Thompson on 0207 470 9160 or send your CV to (email address removed)

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: North West London
Salary: £22.00 - £23.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Outreach Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T17:26+00:00

Outreach Worker

The Role:

Morgan Hunt’s client, a leading Drug and Alcohol service based in Oxfordshire is currently looking to recruit a an Outreach worker who will be helping to reduce rough sleeping and other forms of negative street activity.

The successful candidate for the role of an Outreach worker should have the following:

Minimum 1 years experience in a similar post
Experience of working with vulnerable adults
Knowledge and understanding of substance misuse and mental health
Good Communication skills
An enhanced CRB disclosure issued within the last 12 months

Key responsibilities include:

Carrying out initial assessments of clients
Care planning
Managing a caseload
Engaging with clients
Referrals to other agencies
Maintain and update records
Being able to work shifts

If you feel you meet the above criteria please apply now.

Location: Oxfordshire
Salary: £9.00 - £12.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker Job - Child Protection Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T16:29+00:00

Social Worker Job - Child Protection Team

We require an Advanced Social Worker to work within a Child Protection Team based in the North East. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is negotiable.

Duties Include -

Looked after children casework.
Family group conferences.
Preparing CP Conference reports.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Redwan Miah, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T16:26+00:00

Capita are looking for Qualified Social Workers to work within a Hospital Team in the Staffordshire area. This is a fixed term contract with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £20 - £23per hour depending on experience

Qualified Social Worker Duties Include

Ensuring that regular monitoring and review of care plans is carried out.
Identification of individual needs through assessment.
Ensuring the delivery of services identified in care plans.
Planning and designing individual care plans to meet those needs.

Requirements
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK.
• You will have post-qualifying experience within an adults team, preferably within a hospital setting.
• You will have experience working within a busy and time-pressured environment

To apply for this vacancy please contact Richard Cartwright on 0121 688 8220 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Staffordshire
Salary: £20.00 - £23.00 ph Negotiable for the Right Candidate
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3-6months

Qualified Social Worker - Family Support Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T16:19+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Family Support Team

We require a Senior Social Worker to work within a Family Support Team in Doncaster. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £23 - £25 per hour.

Duties Include -

Chairing Meetings.
Completing Assessments.
Dealing with multiple agencies.
The post holder, with supervision, will manage a caseload undertaking the task of initial and core assessments, undertaking Sec.47 Investigations, child protection care proceedings and care planning.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Redwan Miah, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Doncaster
Salary: £23.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job - Adult's Hospital Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T16:08+00:00

Social Work Job - Adult's Hospital Team

We require Qualified Social Workers to work within an Adult’s Hospital Team in Staffordshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £22 Ltd per hour.

Duties Include-

Able to conduct rapid assessment.
Delegate meetings.
Needs to be able to supervise staff.
Chair meetings.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Dan Halls, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Staffordshire
Salary: £20.00 - £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Form F Assessors

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T16:05+00:00

We are actively seeking Form F Assessors to undertake independent pieces of work on an interim basis for at least 6 months.

To apply for this role you will need
A Degree in Social Work or equivalent
Current registration with GSCC
A minimum of 2 years post qualifying experience within the Foster and Adoption field
Previous Form F experience
Access to own vehicle
Ability to work independently

For further information please contact Liz Adams on 01179 103800

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Hampshire
Salary: £23.00 - £24.00 ph per Assessment
Hours: Part-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Foster and Adoption Social Workers

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T15:57+00:00

We are actively seeking experienced F+A social workers to join a busy Foster and Adoption team.

To apply for this role you will need
A degree in Social Work
Current registration with GSCC
Previous post qualifying experience within this sector
Previous experience of Form F Assessments
Access to own vehicle

To apply for this role please contact Liz Adams on 01179 103800

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Hampshire
Salary: £22.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 5 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Independent Reviewing Officer

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T15:51+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Independent Reviewing Officer

Our client is looking for an Independent Reviewing Officer based in South Yorkshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £30- £35 per hour.

Duties Include –

To act as Independent Reviewing Officer for Statutory Reviews of children looked after, and on the Child Protection Register, including Secure Accommodation Reviews.
To ensure that each child is reviewed in accordance with regulations, guidance and Departmental procedures.
To devise and develop monitoring criteria and systems, which will enable evaluation of the Reviewing function.
To take appropriate action to ensure that decisions and recommendations in individual cases are followed.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Redwan Miah, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
Salary: £30.00 - £35.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job - Adult's Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T15:47+00:00

Social Work Job - Adult's Team

We require Qualified Social Workers to work within an Adult's Team based in Gloucestershire. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £22 ltd per hour.

Duties Include -

Reviewing/duty team older people
To undertake social work assessment with customers and their Carers
To ensure that the primary responsibility of safeguarding vulnerable adults is delivered in accordance with the law and local policy and guidance
Mainly review hospital discharge care packages but need someone flexible

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the GSCC, SSSC, Care Council of Wales or NISCC, be eligible to work in the UK. All candidates must have 2 years experience within a similar team and ideally with assessment experience and knowledge of Gloucestershire computer systems.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Deane Garrard, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Gloucestershire
Salary: £20.00 - £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job - Child Protection Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T15:45+00:00

Social Work Job - Child Protection Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work as a Team Manager within a Child Protection Team based in Yorkshire and Humberside. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £30 - £35 per hour.

Duties Include -

Looked after children casework.
Family group conferences.
Preparing CP Conference reports.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Redwan Miah, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
Salary: £30.00 - £35.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

QSW - Approved Mental Health Practitioner

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T15:44+00:00

QSW - Approved Mental Health Practitioner - Cambridgeshire - £33 Ltd per hour

Ongoing contract available for an AMHP Social Worker in Cambridgeshire.
You will undertake the full range of social work tasks in relation to adults with mental health needs, adults with substance misuse problems and older people with mental health needs. This will include fulfilling statutory duties under the Mental Health Act 1983 and the NHS and Community Care Act 1990.
Full-time 37 hours per week.
Applicants must be registered with the GSCC, have an up to date AMHP certificate and post-qualifying experience of working within a Mental Health team.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Cambridgeshire
Salary: £33.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker - Older Person's Physical Disabilities Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T15:43+00:00

Social Worker - Older Person's Physical Disabilities Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Older Peron's Physical Disabilities Team based in West London. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is negotiable per hour.

Duties Include –

To reassess, review and evaluate and monitor care as required.
Undertaking risk assessments of service users and develop risk management strategies.
Managing a large and diverse case load.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Luke Aldred, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: City of London
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Child Protection

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T15:28+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Child Protection – Lancashire

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join a busy Child Protection Team in the Lancashire region.

Working within the Child Protection team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

To arrange and coordinate such assessments where appropriate.
To interview the patient in a suitable manner
To ascertain whether the criteria for detention are met and that detention is the most appropriate way of providing care and treatment
To reach an independent decision about the need for detention

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the Lancashire region or in the Social Work field please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 366 2374 or email your CV to (email address removed).

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Access to free training courses that count towards your GSCC registration
Excellent rates of pay
Honest & personal service from a consultant with over 6 year's industry experience

Location: Lancashire
Salary: £18.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker Children in Care

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T15:20+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Children In Care - South Cheshire

Our client is seeking to recruit an experienced Qualified Social Worker to join their Children In Care team, based in the South Cheshire area.

Working within the Children In Care team, the Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

To be responsible for the day to day interpretation and implementation of statutory and departmental policy in the provision of casework and, if appropriate, group work or other social work services to individuals, families and other groups.
To be responsible for the negotiation and allocation of appropriate service provision to clients and their families; through the determination of service provision contracts with providers, ensuring that the complex needs of users are met, providing value for money.
To ensure the implementation and co-ordination of complex assessments, the purchase of agreed packages of care and the monitoring of service contracts, in partnership with the users / carers and advocates.
To work closely with other Departments, and statutory and independent agencies to meet the complex needs of users and their carers within the community.
To provide an effective social work service at individual client level by ensuring the use of appropriate resources from the Council, and statutory and independent agencies.
To attend child protection conferences, reviews and Court as the Council representative as appropriate. Write complex reports and undertake all administrative duties related to the social work function.

The successful candidate must have experience in the following:

Adoption Work
History of working for local authorities
Court Work
Care Proceedings
Risk Assessment
PPR Assessment
Looked after statutory visiting
Care planning regulations
Candidates must have experience doing viability, parenting assessments.
Experience of placing Children with parent reg applications.
Experience of Final Evidence Statements, court care plans and CPR.
Confident - Needs to hit the ground running as will be handed a full case load of care proceedings straight away.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the South Cheshire region please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 366 2374 or email your CV to (email address removed).

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

Location: Cheshire
Salary: £18.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6 Months

QSW - Older Person's Physical Disabilities Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T15:10+00:00

QSW - Older Person's Physical Disabilities Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Older Peron's Physical Disabilities Team based in Buckinghamshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is negotiable per hour.

Duties Include –

To reassess, review and evaluate and monitor care as required.
Undertaking risk assessments of service users and develop risk management strategies.
Managing a large and diverse case load.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Deane Garrard, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Buckinghamshire
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Adult Care Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T15:08+00:00

We are actively seeking an Adult Social Worker to join and Adult Learning Disability Team for an interim of 4 months. We are looking for an experienced individual who can hit the ground running and is able to start ASAP.

Duties would include
Safeguarding
Adult Care
Reviews
Care Packages
Assessments

To apply for this role you will need
A Degree in Social Work or equivalent
Current registration with GSCC
A minimum of 12 months post qualifying experience with this sector
Access to own vehicle

For further information please contact Liz Adams on 01179 1038800

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Yeovil
Salary: £22.00 - £23.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 4

Qualified Social Worker - Long Term (Children)

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T15:05+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Children's Long Term - Merseyside

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join a Long Term Children and Families team in the Merseyside area.

Working within the Children and Families team, this Qualified Social Worker will be an experienced social worker who is able to progress child protection plans, risk assessments and complete court work within care proceedings.

Additionally, the successful candidate will need to work within safeguarding procedures, be computer literate and competent in report writing, such as analysing assessment and developing plans for children and families.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the Merseyside area or in the Children and Families field please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current vacancies please visit our website. The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: Merseyside
Salary: £18.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Older Person's Physical Disabiliti

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T15:05+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Older Person's Physical Disabilities Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Older Peron's Physical Disabilities Team based in Bedfordshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is negotiable per hour.

Duties Include -

Undertaking risk assessments of service users and develop risk management strategies.
To reassess, review and evaluate and monitor care as required.
Managing a large and diverse case load.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Tom Loomes, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Bedfordshire
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Older Person's Physical Disabiliti

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T14:58+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Older Person's Physical Disabilities Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Older Peron's Physical Disabilities Team based in Warwickshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is negotiable per hour.

Duties Include -

Managing a large and diverse case load.
Undertaking risk assessments of service users and develop risk management strategies.
To reassess, review and evaluate and monitor care as required.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Dan Halls, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Warwickshire
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Supervising Social Worker Private Fostering Agency

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T12:50+00:00

Supervising Social Worker – Private Fostering Agency

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work as a Supervising Social Worker within a Private Fostering Agency based in Sheffield. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is negotiable.

Duties Include –

To provide regular support and supervision to carers, in line with agency procedures.
To attend the Fostering Panel when required.
To undertake any other duties identified by the line manager.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Redwan Miah, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Sheffield
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Assistant Team Manager

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T12:48+00:00

We are actively seeking an Assistant Team Manager to join a Children's Safeguarding Team for an interim of 4 months

Duties will include
Co-ordination and leadership of the dedicated team in the absence of line manager.
Supervision of staff
Allocate work and make judgements in respect of intervention, child protection and closure of cases.
To convene and chair case specific and other liaison/multi agency meetings as appropriate
To support and promote the development of a dedicated team identity and shared objectives within a changing and developing environment.

Timeliness of the authorisation of referrals
Initial and Core Assessments being completed within timescales
All Children in need procedures are completed in a timely manner.
All Child Protection procedures and processes are implemented and completed within timescales and adhere to Working Together to Safeguard Children requirements
Public Law Outline processes are implemented and completed within timescales
Looked after children requirements are completed within timescales.

Operate within the clients policy and be aware of, new legislation and procedures, including Children's Act 2004 and Every Child Matters.

To Apply for this role you will need
A Degree in Social Work or equivalent
Current registration with GSCC
Previous managerial experience within a statutory setting.
Access to own vehicle

For further information please contact Liz Adams on 01179 103800

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Wiltshire
Salary: £17.45 - £21.50 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 06/02/2012
Duration: 4 Months

Qualified Social Worker Older People/Hospital Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T12:47+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Older People/Hospital Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work in a Older People/ Hospital Team based in Shropshire. This is a 3 Month contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £21-£23 ltd.

Duties Include -

Delegating meetings.
Dealing with care proceedings.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Dan Halls, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Shropshire
Salary: £21.00 - £23.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Mental Health Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T12:32+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Mental Health Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Adults Mental Health Team based in Kent. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £21 Ltd per hour.

Duties Include -

Assessing levels of risk.
Carrying out needs assessment.
To assess the needs of people with acute, complex or enduring Mental Health problems and the needs of their carers.
Together with the service users and carers, formulate and implement care plans appropriate to their needs.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. At least two years post qualifying experience within a similar role is essential.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by James Carr, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Kent
Salary: £19.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job - Adult's Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T12:15+00:00

Social Work Job - Adult's Team

We require Qualified Social Workers to work within an Adult's Team based in South London. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £22 ltd per hour.

Duties Include -

Reviewing/duty team older people
To undertake social work assessment with customers and their Carers.
To ensure that the primary responsibility of safeguarding vulnerable adults is delivered in accordance with the law and local policy and guidance.
Mainly review hospital discharge care packages but need someone flexible

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by James Carr, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: City of London
Salary: £20.00 - £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Adult's Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T12:11+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adult's Team

We require Qualified Social Workers to work within an Adult's Team based in Worcestershire. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £25 per hour.

Duties Include -

Support a new temporary team within Worcestershire.
To support a new temporary team within Worcestershire.
To undertake a one off project to clear a backlog of assessments and complete support plans for adults within Worcestershire.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Dan Halls, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Hereford & Worcester
Salary: £23.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Supervising Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T11:13+00:00

Supervising Qualified Social Worker - Fostering - South Yorkshire

Our client is looking to recruit a experienced Qualified Supervising Social Worker for their Fostering Team in South Yorkshire area.

The appointed experienced Qualified Supervising Social Worker will be responsible for the following duties:

• Participation in foster carer recruitment campaigns
• Screening of prospective foster carers
• Training and preparation of prospective foster carers
• Assess prospective foster carers
• Support and supervise foster carers through regular visits and telephone contact
• Help to run a foster carers’ support group and workshops
• Take part in an out-of-hours ‘on call’ system
• Identify, in conjunction with foster carers, their training and developmental needs
• Promote equality of opportunity and an anti-discriminatory service
• Attend statutory reviews, case conferences, strategy meetings, planning meetings etc. on children
• Provide written and verbal reports on children and foster carers
• Keep accurate, up to date and non-discriminatory records
• Liaise with local authority social workers, including providing advice on fostering and adoption matters.

The successful Qualified Social Worker must have the following qualifications, and fit the person specification:

• GSCC
• Current UK driving licence
• Experience of working with looked after children
• Experience of working with foster carers
• In-depth understanding of child development, the effects of early trauma and abuse on children, and attachment theory
• Knowledge of current UK childcare legislation and regulatory framework
• Ability to communicate effectively on a range of levels
• Good negotiation and mediation skills

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the South Yorkshire area or in the Fostering and Adoption field please contact Emma Bjelan at The Synergy Group on 0113 366 2373 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current vacancies please visit synergygroup.co.uk

The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: South Yorkshire
Salary: £20.00 - £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Learning & Organisational Development Advisor

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T11:13+00:00

Learning & Organisational Development Advisor - Northamptonshire - £31 to £33 per hour Ltd

Interim contract post within a Children's social care workforce development service in Northamptonshire. The role involves:

Social care workforce development
Leadership and management training (both open and service specific)
Employee engagement
Commissioning & evaluation of training programmes
Training needs analysis
Consultancy and relationship management with directorate managers
Producing e-learning resources

We are looking for candidates who have a social work degree or equivalent, organised and delivered training, managed a small team, have experience of e-learning and ideally led a change or service improvement project that led to better outcomes for customers/service users.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Northampton
Salary: £31.00 - £33.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T10:43+00:00

We require a Qualified Social Workers to work within a Child Protection Team based in various locations such as Hounslow, wandsworth and Kingston.

Qualified Social Worker – Child Protection

These are contract positions looking for someone who will be available immediately or within 1 weeks notice.

Duties Include –

Working and reviewing child protection plans.
Looked after children casework.
Undertaking risk assessments and reviewing them.
Preparing CP Conference reports.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK.

Experience working within a Child Protection Social Services department would be an advantage.

Please can you forward cvs to (email address removed)

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South East
Salary: £25.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 06/02/2012
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T10:33+00:00

Capita are looking for a Qualified Social Worker to work within Adults Mental Health services. They will need to have post 2 years qualified experience and be eligible to work in the U.k, The resposiblities will be as follows:

Carries a caseload and meets agreed workload targets.

Participates in team arrangements to provide an urgent or emergency response, during working hours, as required.

Undertakes assessments of need and constructs care plans and packages to meet the needs of service users and carers.

Purchases services to meet assessed needs, seeking the appropriate authorisation from the budget holder. To liaise with providers as required.

Maintains a knowledge and awareness of legislation and departmental policies and procedures, and to work within these.

Works co-operatively and in partnership, with other professionals in the Department, Council (eg Housing), Health Service and voluntary sector either based in a multi-disciplinary team in a Health or other setting or based within the Adult Social Services Department

Keeps both electronic and manual file records up to date using the department’s recording guidelines.

Completes reports as required by departmental procedures.

Works in partnership with service users and carers using a person-centred approach, with the aim of maximising independence, well-being and choice.

Attends and participates in meetings regarding service users, e.g. case conferences, network meetings, and reviews.

Works with appropriate information technology in order to maintain effective administrative systems and efficient monitoring of work.

Maintains records for workload management purposes.

Undertakes training as required.

Attends supervision sessions as required.

Attends and participates in team and / or allocation meetings.

Acts as a representative at departmental working groups and panels as appropriate

Carries out all tasks in accordance with the Council’s equal opportunities policies and the Department’s Equalities Strategy

Thereare various positions coming up in teh Hounslow, wandsworth and Essex. If you are able to travel to these arease and are inetretsed in hearing about these positions please send your CV to the address below

Please email C.V's to (email address removed)

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South East
Salary: £25.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 06/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T10:18+00:00

Capita are looking for a Qualified Social Worker - Adults Team - Cornwall an excellent opportunity has become available for a Qualified social worker with adults and older people’s physical disabilities experience. Previous experience of working with adults with physical disaibilites essential, and preferably someone with access to a car. The suitable candidate will have post qualifying experience minimum of 2 years working within older peoples team undertaking needs assesments.

Competitive rates are being paid on this post, and we are expecting a big response so please apply asap to avoid disappointment. A contract is on offer until a permanent member of staff can be appointed. The candidate wil need to be GSCC Registered.

Qulifications:

DIPSW
PQ1 (DESIRABLE)

Please can you send over CVS to (email address removed).

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Cornwall
Salary: £28.00 - £29.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 06/02/2012
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T10:06+00:00

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Child Protection Team based in Cornwall

Qualified Social Worker – Child Protection

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Child Protection Team based in Cornwall.

This is a contract position looking for someone to start quickly

Duties Include –

Working and reviewing child protection plans.
Looked after children casework.
Undertaking risk assessments and reviewing them.
Preparing CP Conference reports.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK.

Experience working within a Child Protection Social Services department would be an advantage.

Please can you forward cvs to (email address removed)

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Cornwall
Salary: £28.00 - £29.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 06/02/2012
Duration: 3 Months

Strategic Safeguarding Manager - Adults

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T09:29+00:00

Strategic Safeguarding Manager

To strategically lead and performance manage safeguarding adults across all agencies in Luton.

To lead an operational team of safeguarding managers who will ;

Decide whether safeguarding alerts should progress to investigation under the safeguarding procedures or be managed through other means
Lead on complex cases and investigations concerning employees
Provide expert professional advice to senior managers
To take the lead on implementing the Safeguarding Adults Strategy on behalf of Lutons Safeguarding Adults board.

Develop and implement the multi-agency Safeguarding Adults Business Plan

Plan and delegate budgets.

Person Spec

Experience of working at a senior level on strategic developments in an area related to safeguarding.
Demonstrate effective leadership, and motivation of staff.
Experience of producing and implementing strategies
Excellent report writing skills
Substantial knowledge of Adult Social Care Legislation and safeguarding policy and practice
Substantial knowledge of Safeguarding procedures, Mental Capacity Act and DOL.

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Luton
Salary: £49,000 - £51,000 pa Car Allowance, Pension
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T08:53+00:00

Qualified Social Worker- AMHP – Approved Mental Health Practitioner
North London
The Main Duties will include

Assessments of patients who have been discharged
Supporting them in the community
Team case-load
AMHP duty
Taking referrals and making home visits
Reviewing packages of care
Providing early intervention
Implementing basic care plans
Monitoring & managing medication
Giving advice on own recovery
Multi-disciplinary meetings
Tribunal Reports

Candidates MUST have Experience in a Hospital Setting to be considered
To apply for this Qualified Social Work job please do not hesitate to contact Hays Qualified Social Work Desk on 0208 477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format
Successful candidates will be called within 48 hours

Location: City of London
Salary: £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: ASAP

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T08:43+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – No Resource to Public Funds (NRTPF
North London
£25.00 per Hour This well-established local authority Based in North London are Looking for an Experienced Social Workers for their Busy but Friendly NRTPF team Candidates will be expected to:
Working in the After care team and the No resource to public fund team ( NRTPS
Undertaking LAC Reviews
Complex Assessments
Outreach Work
Working with Destitute Adolescences from abroad who are subject to immigration control and have no entitlement to welfare benefits
Finding suitable and cost effective accommodation for young people and organising weekly subsistence
Section 95 and section 4 applications
Report Writing
Facilitate statutory requirements
Pathway plans
Referral and Assessment
Report Writing
Statutory house visits
Recording records on ICS
Liaising with other professionals
GSCC registration, valid enhanced CRB and references covering the last 5 years are all also required.
To apply for this Qualified Social Work job please do not hesitate to contact Hays Qualified Social Work Desk on 0208 477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format
Successful Candidates will be called Within 24 Hours

Location: City of London
Salary: £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6months

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-30T08:43+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Learning Disabilities
Buckinghamshire
The main Duties will include:
Assessment needs Care Planning Reviewing of Care Plans Securing Funding for placements through commissioned care Helping promote life skills and independence Implementing support systems Helping with transition form residential care into their own homes Setting up Care Packages GSCC registration, valid enhanced CRB and references covering the last 5 years are all also required.
To apply for this Qualified Social Work job please do not hesitate to contact Hays Qualified Social Work Desk on 0208 477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format
Successful Candidates will be contacted within 48 Hours

Location: Buckinghamshire
Salary: £26.00 pd
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: ASAP

Detoxification Nurse

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-27T17:24+00:00

My client is currently seeking a detoxification nurse. The purpose of the role is to provide a community detoxification service for people who are dependent upon alcohol misuse or secondary substance misuse.

As a detoxification nurse you will be expected to undertake assessments of clients referred from General Practitioners for a community detoxification. Following you will be required to provide a community detoxification for clients who have been assessed and this goal has been identified for their care plan. You will be required to link in with other services where needed so it is important that you are familiar with working in a multi-disciplinary setting.

Our client is currently experiencing a shortage of alcohol nurses and applications for candidates with this experience will be our clients top priority.

To be a successful candidate you must be a qualified registered general nurse or registered mental health nurse. Further, you must be able to demonstrate experience of working with people affected by alcohol and/or substance misuse. You must also have experience of using various assessment tools. Report writing, communicating effectively and knowledge of how alcohol issues impact families are also important.

If you are interested in the position and meet the above criteria, please send your CV to (email address removed)

Location: Reading
Salary: £28.00 - £32.00 ph Depending on Experience
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Adult Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-27T16:46+00:00

WE are urgently seeking a Level 4 Adult care Manager to join a statutory Community Team for an interim of 11 weeks.

Duties will include
Safeguarding
Reviews
Care Packages
Community visits

To apply for this role you will need
A Degree in Social Work or equivalent
Current registration with GSCC
A minimum of 5 years post qualifying experience within the Adult Care sector
Access to own vehicle

For further information please contact Liz Adams on 01179 103800

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Wiltshire
Salary: £20.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 11 Weeks

Senior Nurse Practitioner

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-27T15:47+00:00

Senior Nurse Practitioner
Morgan Hunt are working in partnership with a national provider of services for people with problem drug and alcohol use to recruit a Senior Nurse Practitioner who will be based in London. The successful candidate will be responsible for the nurse team and provide support to the Service Manager.

Candidates for this position will need:

A current NMC registration
An enhanced CRB disclosure issued within the last 12 months
Experience supervising a staff team
RGN/RMN

Responsibilities of the Senior Nurse Practitioner include:

Setting objectives for the nurse team and carrying out supervisions and appraisals
Ensuring the team are delivering quality service to clients
Carrying a caseload of clients
Planning and agreeing service responses
Providing clinical consultancy, advice and support to team members, Nurses and practitioners
Developing specialist care packages
Delivering care interventions and specialist advice

If you are interested in this position, please contact us ASAP!

Location: North London
Salary: £33,000 - £36,000 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Substance Misuse Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-27T15:43+00:00

Substance Misuse Worker

The Role:

Morgan Hunt’s client, a leading Drug and Alcohol Service based in Milton Keynes is currently looking to recruit a Substance Misuse Worker who will be contributing to establish and ongoing provision of a range of treatment services within the Milton Keynes area. The successful candidate will seek to reduce the harm to individuals of excessive or inappropriate alcohol and/or other drug use.

The successful candidate for the role of a Substance Misuse Worker should have the following:

Minimum 1 years experience in a similar post
Experience of working with vulnerable adults
Knowledge and understanding of substance misuse and treatments
Good Communication skills
An enhanced CRB disclosure issued within the last 12 months

Key responsibilities include:

Carrying out initial and ongoing assessments of clients
Care planning
Managing a caseload
Referrals to other agencies
Maintain and update records.

If you feel you meet the above criteria please apply now.
Morgan Hunt is a multi award winning Employment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer.

Location: Milton Keynes
Salary: £10.00 - £12.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Substance Misuse Nurse

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-27T15:39+00:00

Substance Misuse Nurse

The Role:

The successful candidate for the role of an Substance Misuse Nurse should have the following:

RMN/RGN qualification and update to PIN
Minimum 1 years experience in a similar post
Experience of working with vulnerable adults
Knowledge and understanding of substance misuse and treatments
Good Communication skills
An enhanced CRB disclosure issued within the last 12 months

Key responsibilities include:

Carrying out initial and ongoing assessments of clients
Care planning
Managing a caseload
Delivering a range of interventions
Administration of prescribed medication
Referrals to other agencies
Maintain and update records.

If you feel you meet the above criteria please apply now.

Location: Suffolk
Salary: £14.00 - £15.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-27T15:33+00:00

Qualified Social Worker
Children & Families
Lancashire
Salary: Competitive

Hays Social Care are currently looking to recruit an experienced Qualified Social Worker to work on Children & Families initiatives in Lancashire.

The ability to effectively manage a diverse and complex workload is essential whilst a working knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection is desirable.

To apply, please submit an up to date copy of your CV or if you would like to find out more information, please contact the Hays Social Care team on 0161 236 3617.

Location: Lancashire
Salary: £15.00 - £25.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

QSW - Community Mental Health Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-27T14:29+00:00

QSW – Community Mental Health Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Community Mental Health Team based in Norwich. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £26 ltd.

Duties Include –

Drawing up and managing a care plan in conjunction with other professionals.
Carrying out needs assessments.
Implementing individual and/or group therapy sessions.
Assessing levels of risk.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. All applicants must have at least two years experience within a Community Mental Health Social Services department.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Tom Loomes, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Norwich
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Cafcass

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-27T14:28+00:00

Our client requires strong experienced social workers only to work as Family Court Advisors in all areas of the Midlands with CAFCASS

The ideal candidate MUST have a Social Work qualification and 3 years plus post qualified experience

The family court advisor will be involved in public and private law family proceedings, thereby knpowlege of experience of public law is crucial.

The role involves providing:

Assessments of the needs of the children involved
Advice and reports to the Courts that promotes and safeguard the well-being and interests of the child
Support and advice services to children and their families as required
To assess and provide advice and written reports to the Court on the needs and best interests of children involved in Family Proceedings
To ensure that the well-being and safety of the child is paramount throughout CAFCASS’ involvement.
To ensure the appointment and instruction of legal representation for the child as required
To ensure that the wishes and feelings of the child are appropriately taken into account in the assessment of the child’s needs and are made known to the Court.
To conduct an impartial investigation of the child’s circumstances and to keep under review any changes in the course of the proceedings.
To communicate effectively with the child, family and significant others to ensure an understanding of the role of the CAFCASS practitioner, the proceedings involved and where appropriate the recommendations made to the Court.
To assist parents and other relevant parties in dispute to co-operate in the child’s best interests in order to minimise the need for Court intervention.
To ensure that all incidents or risks of significant harm to the child are dealt with in accordance with the relevant Local Safeguarding Children’s Board (LSCB) procedures and CAFCASS policies and procedures.

This is a temporary position with immediate start for three months which may become ongoing for the right candidate. You must be a Qualified Social Worker with at least 2 years experience and will be asked to provide an Enhanced Disclosure (issued within the last 12 months)and also be registered with the GSCC.

All of our Candidates benefit from:
•Excellent + highly competitive Rates of Pay
•Immediate weekly salary payment upon receipt of Approved Timesheet
•Dedicated consultant
•GSCC registration renewal
•Guidance and assistance with CV's

To apply directly, please call Richard Cartwright on Tel: 0121 688 8220 or if you prefer to attach your CV, send an email to: (email address removed)
Please include your Contact Number(s) if you would like us to ring you.

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: West Midlands
Salary: £27.00 - £30.00 ph Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6 Months

Team Manager Social Work

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-27T14:26+00:00

Our client requires a strong experienced Social Work Team Manager to work within a very busy Children's Care Management Team. The ideal candidate will have a Social Work Qualification, be GSCC registered, and have an up to dte Criminal Records check

Required to manage a team of Social Workers undertaking complex case work within busy citywide Children's Specialist Services team.
Previous relevant experience including good all round knowledge of complex care plans,
Child Protection, including care proceedings / court work.
knowledge of LAC systems and procedures – from initial accommodation to discharge, pathway planning.
Candidates must have extensive experience within a Children & Families setting, with experience of supervising social workers.
Must be flexible, adaptable and familiar with performance management processes
Undertake this process with Social Workers if required.

Role is FULL-TIME (37 hrs/wk), duration approx 12 weeks, subject to review

If you feel you fit the criteria please e-mail your CV to (email address removed) or call 0121 688 8220.

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: West Midlands
Salary: £36.00 - £43.00 ph Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3-6 Months

Substance Misuse Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-27T14:06+00:00

Morgan Hunt’s client, a leading Drug and Alcohol Service based in Oxfordshire is currently looking to recruit a Project Worker to work with young people aged over 11 and under the age of 19 whose use of drug and/or alcohol is significantly impacting upon their social, physical and psychological functioning.

Key responsibilities include:

Working with young people who are affected by parent/s or family members’ drug and /or alcohol use
Providing weekly data on contact hours with young people
Carrying out initial and ongoing assessments of clients
Care planning
Managing a caseload
Administration of prescribed medication
Referrals to other agencies
Maintain and update records.

The successful candidate for the role of a Project Worker should have the following:

Minimum 1 years experience in a similar post
Experience of working with vulnerable adults
Knowledge and understanding of substance misuse and treatments
Good Communication skills
An enhanced CRB disclosure issued within the last 12 months

If you feel you meet the above criteria please apply now.

Location: Oxfordshire
Salary: £13.00 - £15.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Senior Social Worker - Duty & Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-27T13:52+00:00

An experienced duty and assessment social worker is required to join an intake service based in Monmouthshire.

Experience of working within a duty team is essential for this role.

You will need to be registered with the Care Council for Wales and you will be subject to an enhanced CRB disclosure, at our expense.

Contact Sarah Leigh at Eden Brown today on 02920 538593 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South Wales
Salary: £21.31 - £26.21 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Team Manager Child Protection Court Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-27T12:02+00:00

Team Manager – Child Protection Court Team

We require a Experienced Social Worker to work as a Team Manager within a Child Protection Team based in Surrey. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £35 per hour.

Duties Include –

Looked after children casework.
Children in Need cases.
Preparing CP Conference reports.
Family group conferences.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. Experience working within a Child Protection Social Services department would be an advantage.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Robin King, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Surrey
Salary: £30.00 - £35.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker - Adults with Learning Disabilities

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-27T11:36+00:00

QSW - Adults with Learning Disabilities - Hertfordshire Community Services - £27 to £28 Ltd per hour

Contract role available for a Qualified Social Worker who has post-qualifying experience of working with Adults with Learning Disabilities.
You will be community focused, assessing and reviewing the needs of vulnerable Adults. The role also involves making care/support plans, assisting and providing advice to carers, promoting independence and well-being, working closely with other agencies within the community, both statutory and voluntary, to achieve good outcomes for the users of this service.
Applicants must be registered with the GSCC and be car owner-drivers.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Hertfordshire
Salary: £25.00 - £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker Job - Children in Need

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-27T11:32+00:00

Social Worker Job - Children in Need

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Children in Need Team based in Hampshire. This is a contract position with a start date ASAP. The pay rate for this role is £27 per hour.

Duties Include -

Managing comprehensive risk assessments of children and families.
Carrying out a caseload including multi-disciplinary work.
Preparing reports and applications for court.
Maintaining accurate records.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Robin King, if you are interested in this role please click below and apply now.

Location: Hampshire
Salary: £25.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Adult's Learning Disabilities Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-27T11:20+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adult's Learning Disabilities Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Learning Disabilities Team based in North London. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £24 Ltd per hour.

Duties Include –

Working with adults with learning disabilities
Must be capable of devising individual care plans based on needs and risks and take appropriate action, in conjunction with other agencies, to protect vulnerable people.
Completion of unified assessments and use of social services databases.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the GSCC, SSSC, Care Council of Wales or NISCC, be eligible to work in the UK and must have 3 years experience within a similar team. All applicants must have experience in Adult Services, and working with service users who have a Learning Disability.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Luke Aldred, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: North London
Salary: £20.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Adult Care Manager

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-27T11:18+00:00

We are actively seeking an experienced Adult Care Manager to work within an Adult Community team for an interim of 3 months

Duties include
Safeguarding
Care Packages
Assessments
Reviews
Meetings
Community Visits

To apply for this role you will need
A Degree of equivalent in Social Care
Current registration with GSCC
A minimum of 12 months post qualifying experience within an Adult statutory team
Access to own vehicle

For further information please contact Liz Adams on 01179 103800

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Hampshire
Salary: £22.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

QSW - Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-27T11:08+00:00

QSW – Looked After Children

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work as a Qualified Social Worker within a Looked after Children’s Team based in Slough. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £28 Ltd per hour.

Duties Include –

Writing case reports.
CIC proceedings.
Writing Court reports.
Initial and core assessments.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the GSCC and be eligible to work in the UK with at least 2 years experience.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Robin King, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: West Sussex
Salary: £25.00 - £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Children in Need Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-27T11:07+00:00

We are urgently seeking an experienced Child Protection Social Worker to join a Children in Need team for an interim of 3 months

Duties will include
Child Protection
Case holding
Reports
Community Visits
Strategy Meeting

To apply for this role you will need
A Degree in Social Work or equivalent
Current registration with GSCC
Minimum of 2 years post qualifying experience within this sector
Access to own vehicle

For further information please contact Liz Adams on 01179 103800

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Hampshire
Salary: £23.00 - £25.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

QSW - Children and Families

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-27T11:05+00:00

QSW – Child & Families

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Children and Families Service Team based in Monmouthshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £26 ltd per hour.

Duties Include –

Advice and assessment
Looked after children

Requirements –
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the Care Council of Wales, GSCC or SSSC and be eligible to work in the UK. All applicants must have at least two years post qualifying experience within a similar role and have Child Protection experience.

Contact –
This vacancy is advertised by Jay Carr, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Monmouthshire
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Advocate

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-27T11:04+00:00

Morgan Hunt’s client, an Advocacy Service based in London is currently looking to recruit an Advocate who will be responsible for promoting the service within the wards and the community.

As an Advocate, you will have the opportunity to raise awareness and understanding of the role of the service and the difficulties the clients face and you will have a key role in providing a specialist outreach advocacy service.

The successful candidate for the role of an advocate should have the following:

Experience of working with mental health services
Good understanding of the Mental Health Act
Knowledge and understanding of advocacy
Good listening and negotiation skills
Good Communication skills
An enhanced CRB disclosure issued within the last 12 months

Key responsibilities include:

Promoting, supporting and facilitating the delivery of the service
Providing information and advocacy support to callers to the service
Procedure and their rights under it
Providing a specialist, outreach advocacy service to clients less likely to have information on *Awareness of current trends and issues of the health services and forms of advocacy
Assessing support needs of the client
Providing appropriate advocacy support
Keep clients records up to date
Attending meetings

If you feel you meet the above criteria please apply now.

Location: London
Salary: £25,500 - £26,897 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Care Manager

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-27T10:46+00:00

Care Manager required for Adults / Older Peoples team.

To use social work knowledge and skills to enable clients to live as independently as possible within the limitations of their circumstances and disabilities
To provide a professional assessment, care management and review service to people with physical and sensory disabilities across the borough
To safeguard vulnerable adults from abuse
To work individually, and with others, to achieve key service performance targets
To use the principles of assessment, care management and review to provide a person centred approach to assessment and care planning, incorporating the needs of carers and working with other disciplines to achieve effective outcomes for service users
To be accountable for individual performance and to be compliant with data recording requirements
To work within key legislative requirements and guidance, responding to changing national and local imperatives
To participate in supervision and in individual appraisal and performance development
To be a model of good practice and promote excellence within your Team and Service
Co-ordinating each individual case as a care co-ordinator
Looking to meet eligible needs in a way that is responsive to individual circumstances and gives as much choice and control to the service user as possible
To ensure vulnerable adults are protected by identifying circumstances where abuse may occur, or is occurring, working collaboratively with others, within the framework of the multi-agency safeguarding procedures, to protect vulnerable adults

A professional Social work qualification recognised by the GSCC
GSCC Registration
Significant experience of working within a social care or health organisation delivering assessment and care management services to older people or adults with disabilities or other relevant experience.
Experience of undertaking assessments and working within an Assessment and Care management framework

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: North West London
Salary: £20.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Referral and Assessment: Childrens Social Care

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T17:35+00:00

Looking for a social worker with significant recent R&A experience. Must be able to work in core hours plus flexibility to work outside of this when required.

Must be capable of devising individual care plans based on needs and risks and take appropriate action.
Manage an agreed case load.
Be able to offer support, guidance and monitor, assess and reassess care packages/services to ensure continued effectiveness.
Must be able to use professional knowledge to assess, monitor and review the needs of individuals, relatives and carers and to arrange the provision of appropriate services.
Must be able to assess risk, needs, information and recognise problems.

Location: Hampshire
Salary: £24.00 - £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 09/02/2012

Social Work Job - Adult's Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T16:33+00:00

Social Work Job - Adult's Team

We require Qualified Social Workers to work within an Adult’s Team based in Wiltshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £19 + per hour.

Duties Include-

To lead for the team and participate with colleagues across the department in the development of policy and good evidence-based practice initiatives.
To undertake social work assessment with customers and their Carers.
To ensure that the primary responsibility of safeguarding vulnerable adults is delivered in accordance with the law and local policy and guidance.
To deliver this service in accordance with the statutory responsibilities as set out within NHS & Social Care legislation and the eligibility criteria for the service as agreed by Wiltshire Council.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Wiltshire
Salary: £17.00 - £19.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job - Adult's Hospital Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T16:27+00:00

Social Work Job - Adult's Hospital Team

We require Qualified Social Workers to work within an Adult’s Hospital Team in Herefordshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £25 per hour.

Duties Include-

Able to conduct rapid assessment.
Delegate meetings.
Needs to be able to supervise staff.
Chair meetings.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Deane Garrard, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Hereford & Worcester
Salary: £23.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Older Person's Physical Disabiliti

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T16:21+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Older Person's Physical Disabilities Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Older Peron’s Physical Disabilities Team based in Herefordshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £25 per hour.

Duties Include -

Managing a large and diverse case load.
Undertaking risk assessments of service users and develop risk management strategies.
To reassess, review and evaluate and monitor care as required.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Deane Garrard, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Hereford & Worcester
Salary: £23.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Adult's Learning Disabilities Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T16:13+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adult’s Learning Disabilities Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Learning Disabilities Team based in South Wales. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £23 Ltd per hour.

Duties Include -

Completion of unified assessments and use of social services databases.
Working with adults with learning disabilities.
Must be capable of devising individual care plans based on needs and risks and take appropriate action, in conjunction with other agencies, to protect vulnerable people.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the GSCC, SSSC, Care Council of Wales or NISCC, be eligible to work in the UK and must have 3 years experience within a similar team. All applicants must have experience in Adult Services, and working with service users who have a Learning Disability.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Jay Carr, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: South Wales
Salary: £21.00 - £23.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Hospital Discharge Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T15:55+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Hospital Discharge Team

We require Qualified Social Workers to work within a Hospital Discharge Team based in Wiltshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is negotiable.

Duties Include –

Assessments for discharge.
Arranging care packages and placements.
Working under the delayed discharge legislation.
Carrying and managing own caseload.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Wiltshire
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker IRO/ CP

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T15:51+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – IRO/ CP

Our client is looking for an Independent Reviewing Officer to work within a Child Protection Team based in Torbay. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is negotiable.

Duties Include –

Review child protection conferences and Looked after Children Review meetings.
Decision making in relation to the plans for Looked after Children.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Torbay
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Children's Assessment Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T15:45+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Children's Assessment Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Children's Assessment Team in Devon. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £33 Ltd per hour.

Duties Include –

Holding Child Protection cases until the initial conference.
Candidates need to be a good team player with lots of energy and motivation.
The successful candidate must have experience in child protection and completing Initial Assessments.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the GSCC, SSSC, Care Council of Wales or NISCC, be eligible to work in the UK. Experience working within a Referral and Assessment department would be an advantage. We also require a minimum of 2 years experience of working within UK.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Devon
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker Job Complex Care Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T15:38+00:00

Social Worker Job – Complex Care Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Complex Care Team based in Devon. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is negotiable.

Duties Include -

Provide support and care for frail older people, older people with mental health difficulties and physically disabled adults.
Assessing levels of risk.
Carrying out needs assessment.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Devon
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job - Child Protection Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T15:34+00:00

Social Work Job - Child Protection Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Child Protection Team based in Devon. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is negotiable.

Duties Include -

Children in Care and court work.
Family group conferences.
Preparing CP Conference reports.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Devon
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Learning Disabilities Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T15:07+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Learning Disabilities Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Learning Disabilities Team based in West Sussex. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £24 - £27 per hour.

Duties Include -

Manage an agreed case load, offer support and guidance and monitor, review and reassess care packages/services to ensure continued effectiveness.
Must be capable of devising individual care plans based on needs and risks and take appropriate action, in conjunction with other agencies, to protect vulnerable people.
Review and reassess care packages/services to ensure continued effectiveness.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the GSCC, SSSC, Care Council of Wales or NISCC, be eligible to work in the UK and must have 3 years experience within a similar team. All applicants must have experience in Adult Services, and working with service users who have a Learning Disability.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Christopher Tin, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: West Sussex
Salary: £24.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Senior Practitioner

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T13:57+00:00

An experienced Senior Practitioner with recent, extensive experience of a Children & Families statutory Duty & Assessment environment are required to work for within the West Midlands.

Must be a qualified Social Worker

Worker will be required to carry out the following:

Assessments of need on young people 16-18 years old seeking accommodation (section 20) with a high turnover,
Extensive multi-agency working (Housing, Care Management, charities etc),

Supervisory experience essential as will be required to lead a Social Worker & a Social Work Assistant.

Experience of recording on Care First system an advantage, car-driver preferred. Duration approx 12 weeks, subject to review, TO START ASAP.

If you feel you fit the criteria please send your CV to (email address removed) or call 0121 688 8220.

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Birmingham
Salary: £27.49 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 - 6 Months

Care Managers

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T12:42+00:00

Care Manager required for Learning disabilities Team.

New project to identify, review and support people with learning disabilities to return from out of borough placements to live more independently.

It is a multi-disciplinary team who work with people who have LD and/or PD.
There are 18 team members which consists of community care workers, social workers and senior practitioners.

There is a strong management team in place. It is essential that candidates have experience in working with learning disability in a care management role; they must be qualified workers with at least THREE years post qualification experience. Experience in working with people to return from out of borough placements and long term resettlement is highly desirable.
Caseloads will be small - up to ten - as the work will be intense and often complex. A full induction will be provided to all successful candidates.
Good quality supervision and support will be offered for this complex work - a level of autonomy will be required as will be the willingness to undertake lone working out of Borough.

The successful candidates will be dedicated to this project work and the overall project will be carefully managed to achieve maximum positive outcomes over an extended period of time

DipSW or equivalent and GSCC registered
Working knowledge of all relevant legislation

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: North West London
Salary: £20.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T12:11+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Adults Team based in Plymouth. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £20 - £24 per hour.

Duties Include -

Giving information, advice and/ or signposting to other services.
Evaluating urgency of response required to a referral.
Engaging in a structured discussion with those making initial enquiry of the service and evaluating any information given.
Applying service access criteria to make a judgement on whether a referral is appropriate.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. All applicants must have at least two years post qualifying experience within an Adults Social Services department.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Plymouth
Salary: £20.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Social Worker - Children with Disabilities

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T11:41+00:00

Two experienced Social Workers are required to work in a Children with Disabilities Team in the Staffordshire area.

Duties will include:

Assessing the needs and wishes of disabled children and young people and where appropriate, to incorporate these assessments into individual care plans.

To provide social work services in accordance with departmental policies with particular reference to those from discriminated against groups

The roles are full time and to start ASAP

A registered Social Work qualification and registration with the GSCC is essential, as is a driving licence, own transport and an enhanced CRB

A minimum of two years experience in child protection and children with disabilities
is essential.

For further information on the roles or to apply, please call Jo Allcott on 0121 685 8700 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Staffordshire
Salary: £20.00 - £30.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: ON-GOING

Supervised Contact Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T11:33+00:00

We are currently seeking applications for Ad Hoc supervised contact work in East London.

You will be required to provide a consistent service to families with the aim of achieving high quality contact time between children who have been accommodated and their families, objectively observe the interactions between children and their families and write clear, succinct and objective reports following each supervised session which are submitted within 24 hours of the contact.

You will be required to work afternoons Monday-Friday in East London and will need an in date CRB

Location: East London
Salary: £11.00 ph
Hours: Part-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 10/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker Child Protection Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T11:27+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Child Protection Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Adult Safeguarding Team based in South Wales. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £21 - £26 per hour.

Job Duties -

Completing Initial Assessments and Child Protection Case Conference Reports.
Completing statements for court and relevant documentation.
Working with families to minimise risk to children.
Identify needs within a family and attempt to put services in place to meet needs.
Undertaking Child Protection Investigations.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Jay Carr, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: South Wales
Salary: £21.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job Adults Mental Health Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T11:19+00:00

Social Work Job – Adults Mental Health Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Adults Mental Health Team based in Buckinghamshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £25 Ltd per hour.

Duties Include –

Assessing levels of risk.
Carrying out needs assessment.
Drawing up and managing a care plan in conjunction with other professionals.
Implementing individual and/or group therapy sessions.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Deane Garrard, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Buckinghamshire
Salary: £23.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Older Person's Case Manager

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T11:15+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Older Person’s Case Manager

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work as a Case Manager within an Older Persons Team based in Dover. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £22 - £28 per hour.

Duties Include -

Manage a varyingly complex and diverse Assessment and Enablement caseload of people requiring specialist assessments in order to identify levels of need and outcomes required.
Assessing levels of risk.
Carry out community care assessments within Thanet District.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the Care Council of Wales, GSCC or SSSC and be eligible to work in the UK.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Christopher Tin, if you are interested in this position, please click below and apply now.

Location: Dover
Salary: £22.00 - £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T11:14+00:00

Experienced Social Workers required for a number of temporary contracts within the Staffordshire area.

The roles are within the Child In Need Teams and duties will include complex child protection work.

Candidates will need at least 3 years post qualifying experience in children and families and be competent with a complex caseload, court work and working to tight timescales.

The roles are full time and are to start immediately. Pay rates are flexible for experienced candidates and will require immediate starters.

If you are a registered Social Worker with GSCC certificate, a current driving licence and enhanced CRB, please send your CV to (email address removed) or call Jo Allcott on 0121 685 8700

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Staffordshire
Salary: £25.00 - £35.00 ph Dependent on Experience
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: On-Going

Team Manager - Urgent Start for 8 Weeks

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T11:10+00:00

Urgently Needed - Team Manager - Children's Assessment Team - West Yorkshire

My client urgently needs a Team Manager for a minimum 8 week contract in a Screening Team based in West Yorkshire.

This is a full time role over 5 days a week. The manager will ideally have worked in a screening team previously and have knowledge of the systems implemented in these teams. Alternatively managers with significant experience of Assessment services will be considered.

The role is office based and manages a team that acts as the first point of contact for all referrals to children's services. This means you will need to have experience of managing a high volume of work in an effective and efficient manner.

This role is for an immediate start for the right candidate.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in West Yorkshire or in the Social Work field please contact Dan Thompson at The Synergy Group on 0113 3884200 or email your CV to (email address removed).

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Access to free training courses that count towards your GSCC registration
Excellent rates of pay
Honest & personal service from a consultant with over 6 year's industry experience

Location: West Yorkshire
Salary: £30.00 - £34.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 2 Months Minimu

Social Worker Job Older Person's Mental Health Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T11:10+00:00

Social Worker Job – Older Person’s Mental Health Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Older Peron’s Mental Health Team based in Brighton. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £25 - £28 per hour.

Duties Include -

Managing a large and diverse case load.
Undertaking risk assessments of service users and develop risk management strategies.
Working in partnership with other professionals and agencies to undertake a holistic assessment of vulnerable adults.
To reassess, review and evaluate and monitor care as required.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the Care Council of Wales, GSCC or SSSC and be eligible to work in the UK.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Christopher Tin, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Brighton
Salary: £25.00 - £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T11:04+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work as a Senior Practitioner within a Looked after Children Team in Slough. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £33 Ltd per hour.

Duties include-

Managing caseloads.
Writing reports for court.
Section 47 investigations.
Attending management meetings.
Care planning and reviews.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Deane Garrard, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Slough
Salary: £31.00 - £33.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Adults

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T10:46+00:00

Qualified Social Worker required to work within a Hospital Team, ideally on a full-time basis for at least 3 months. Duties will include facilitating Hospital discharges, developing appropriate Care Packages, working as part of a
multi-disciplinary Team and organising Care Home placements where required.
You will be working within the Hospital itself, however own transport is essential. The successful candidate will need experience in Hospital discharges and have a good Adult Safeguarding background

To apply for this position, you will need to have gained the Diploma In Social Work (DIPSW) or equivalent, together with your registration with the General Social Care Council (GSCC).
If you are interested in this or similar roles please call Rob Murphy on 0121 685 8700 or e-mail (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Hereford & Worcester
Salary: £26.00 - £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 -6 Months

Care Manager - Broadstairs - Adults

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T10:38+00:00

I am currently seeking to recruit experienced Care Managers for Broadstairs, Kent Adult Social Care Team.

Primarily working with people living in the Ramsgate area. The work to be undertaken will be with people living in the community or in residential placements and will include re-assessment of care need together with reviewing current service provision to ensure it remains appropriate.

The post holder will also need to be able to undertake investigations as per Kent & Medway's Adult Protection Protocols.

Purpose of the Job
Manage a wearyingly complex and diverse Co-ordination caseload supporting people to identify and commission resources that enables them to choose the best support options that fit their assessed needs, defined outcomes and preferred lifestyle choices providing, where required, ongoing assistance in managing their support.

To discuss the role further and submit your CV contact Ross Henderson on 02074227397/(email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Kent
Salary: £28.00 - £34.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 8 Months

Principle Social Worker - Ashford - CP

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T10:30+00:00

I am currently recruiting for a experienced Principle Social Worker for Ashofrd, Kent's Children's Duty Team.

Purpose of the Job
Supervise, oversee and develop professional social work staff and support staff and social work assistants. Enable staff to effectively manage their professional social work task and deliver the best outcomes for children and their families which are consistent with the Every Child Matters agenda.

Experience
Some experience of professional supervision or line management. Understanding and some experience of budget or resource management. Experience of managing a complex and varied caseload in all aspects of child care e.g. assessment, planning, and permanence.

To discuss the role further contact Ross Henderson on 02074227397/(email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Kent
Salary: £32.00 - £37.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 8 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T10:24+00:00

Our client is looking for candidates with strong LAC/court experience to work in a Looked After Children's Team with children and young people who are in care proceedings awaiting permanency and with those on Full Care Order in long term fostering and residential care, or under voluntary accommodation.

The successful applicant will hold a caseload of Complex Looked After Children cases and ensure assessments are commissioned and completed on time.

For further details, please call Cara on 020 7625 5222.

Location: London
Salary: £25.00 - £30.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Hospital Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T10:23+00:00

Our client is seeking applications for a Qualified Social work post. Ideally, you will have experience within statutory adult’s services, preferable within a hospital setting. The post holder will be required to undertake complex assessments of needs of individuals who will be eligible for services within the terms of the NHS and Community Care Act 1990. A prime focus of activity for services for older people will be assessments for residential/nursing home care and for packages of home support as an appropriate alternative to residential care.

For further details, please contact Cara on 020 7625 5222.

Location: London
Salary: £20.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Senior Social Worker - Canterbury - C&F

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T10:21+00:00

Senior Social Workers are required for Canterbury, Kent C&F Long Term Team.

Role purpose
Manage a Children & Families caseload of various levels of complexity, involving the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action, to ensure that resources are utilised effectively to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and their families.

Expected to manage a high and diverse number of cases within the parameters of agreed policies and practices, together with the professional guidance and support from Senior Practitioners to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and meet their individual needs.

For further details on the role contact Ross Henderson on 02074227397/(email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Kent
Salary: £32.00 - £37.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 8 Months

Social Worker - Referral and Assessment Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T10:21+00:00

Our client is looking for a qualified social worker for an ASAP start in a busy duty and assessment team.

The successful applicant will undertake Initial and Core Assessments, and the investigation of child protection referrals and to provide assessments that facilitates decision making by appropriate line managers.

The hiring manager is particularly keen to meet with candidates that have strong court skills, and are able to hit the ground running and work at speed. Experience with Protocol would be advantageous.

For a complete position description, please contact Cara on 020 7625 5222.

Location: London
Salary: £25.00 - £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker - Older People's Service

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T10:19+00:00

We are looking for experienced practitioners to provide advice/assistance, assessment, care planning and care management services for service users who have very complex needs or support systems and may be in need of Community Care Services. If appointed, you will supervise Community Care Assessors in the locality and to be responsible for the allocation of work to these staff and their performance.

The post-holder will work primarily with older people and people with a disability but may at times be required to undertake assessments on other adults.

For a complete position description, please call Cara on 020 7625 5222.

Location: London
Salary: £20.00 - £23.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Children with Disabilities Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T10:17+00:00

Our client is looking for a suitably experienced practitioner to be responsible for the achievement of good outcomes for disabled children and their families in line with Every Child Matters and Every Disabled Child Matters. You would be managing a complex and varied caseload of children and young people with severe and complex needs across CiN, CP and LAC, based in multi-agency and multi-disciplinary teams. Main Duties would include:

Providing specialist advice and support a multi-agency group of staff across the service and key partner agencies on safeguarding and disability issues
Provide social work assessment and case management services for disabled children, young people and their families, within timescales and in accordance with statutory guidance and framework.
offer advice and guidance to families and professionals working with disabled children in universal settings to promote the early intervention and prevention agenda.
Make evidence based and child focussed decisions to safeguard and support children and their families, demonstrating an clear understanding and knowledge of disability issues based on local and national publications, research, legislation and policy

For a complete position description, please contact Cara on 020 7625 5222.

Location: London
Salary: £20.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Sittingbourne - CP

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T10:13+00:00

I am currently recruiting experienced Qualified Social Workers to join Sittinbourne, Kent CP Initial Assessment Team.

Purpose of role
Manage a Children & Families caseload of various levels of complexity, involving the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action, contributing to the effective application of resources to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and their families. The postholder should be working in line with the Competency Framework.

Expectations
Manage a Children & Families caseload to include complex and diverse cases, involving assessments, reviews and the preparation of welfare reports and court attendance, to effectively meet the needs of the client group, in line with the competency standards set out in the Competency Framework. The caseload will be managed within the relevant framework of supervision dependent on the complexity of the case and post qualification experience of the post holder but all cases will involve difficult and distressing situations.

To discuss the role further and submit your CV contact Ross Henderson on 02074227397/(email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Kent
Salary: £28.00 - £35.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 7 Months

District Manager - Tonbridge - C&F

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T10:08+00:00

I am currently seeking to recruit a District Manager for Tonbridge, Kent Children's Social Services.

Successful candidates must be
a car driver with access to their own vehicle
GSCC registration
enhanced (non portable) CRB required.

JOB SUMMARY:
Manage the delivery of cost-effective service to Children & Families clients to ensure that it is delivered effectively and to the required corporate and legislative standards. There is a strong emphasis on the monitoring of standards, through the monitoring of Kent Child Protection procedures, the Quality Protects Programme and the Competency Assessment Children and Families Social Worker Career Grade.

EXPERIENCE
5 years' experience of working in a management role within Children and Families.
Previous responsibility for managing major budgets.
Experience of directly contributing to policy formulation, implementation and review.
Recruitment and training experience
An understanding of family court procedures

To discuss the role further and submit your CV contact Ross Henderson on 02074227397.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Kent
Salary: £48.00 - £55.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 8 Months

Hospital Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-26T09:48+00:00

Hospital Social Worker required

To undertake assessment and care management responsibilities within the Team to facilitate effective and timely discharges from hospital and to contribute to the overall development of appropriate service provision within the group.

To facilitate service users independence and empowerment as far as possible by ensuring that at all stages of a service user's assessment, service users and carers are kept fully informed of their rights, and have access to all relevant information.

To ensure that individual care plans are responsive to all needs of service users, including their religious, cultural and linguistic needs, and the needs of service users, as assessed under Fair Access to Care Services.

DiPSW or equivalent and GSCC registered
Current post qualification experience with adults in a statutory setting
Experience of working with other agencies and disciplines
Experience of, and commitment to, multi-disciplinary working, particularly in a health environment.
Experience of working in community based services for vulnerable people. Experience of writing complex care plans, analysing cases in relation to Fair Access to Care Services.
Experience of working successfully in a demanding environment, combined with an ability to resolve completing deadlines.
Experience of providing information and presenting legislation in terms that can be easily understood by service users and carers.
Experience of working with families as well as individuals.
A thorough knowledge and understanding of the relevant aspects of the NHS and Community Care Act 1990, and legislation and guidance relevant to working within Health and Social Care.
A sound grasp of the importance of appropriate assessment in the process of service delivery.
Working knowledge of information systems and an ability to use software packages.
Knowledge of Continuing Health Care and it's application in the community.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: East London
Salary: £20.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker - Children with a Disability

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-25T17:17+00:00

I have an immediate requirement for an experienced Children and Families Social Worker to work within a Children With a Disability Team. Candidates must have experience of working with this particular client group and have an understanding of how ESCR works.

This is a full time position for a minimum 3 month period. Candidates must have a recent CRB and be GSCC registered.

For further information at to arrange an immediate interview please call Nick Mather on 0113 3940133 or email (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Leeds
Salary: £20.00 - £24.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 9 Weeks

Qualified Social Worker, Children and Families

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-25T17:16+00:00

We are looking for a full time temporary children's social worker, working on a short term contract until end of March to begin with.

Looking for an experienced social worker to work on the duty/assessment team, working with families who may have drug/alcohol/domestic violence issues.

Applicants MUST be;

Qualified Social Worker
SSSC registered

Location: Fife
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

LAC Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-25T15:49+00:00

Social Worker - Looked After Children - Cambridgeshire - £30 Ltd per hour

Contract role to start in early Feb working within Cambridgeshire's LAC service. You will undertake a range of tasks to ensure the LAC needs are met, including visits, arranging reviews, medicals, LAC paperwork and any other task needed to assist this vulnerable group of young people. The LAC team undertakes reports to panels and also does some court work.
Applicants must be registered with the GSCC and have post-qualifying experience of working within a local authority Looked After Children's team.
You will need to have a clean driving licence and a vehicle and be prepared to travel throughout Cambridgeshire but also out of county as required - where young people are placed elsewhere.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Cambridge
Salary: £28.00 - £30.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Senior Forensic Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-25T15:23+00:00

Senior Forensic Social Worker - Permanent - Milton Keynes - Salary negotiable dependant on experience

A specialised medium and low secure hospital in Milton Keynes is currently recruiting for a Senior Forensic Social Worker to join their social work team. This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mental Health and/or Adults Social Worker who genuinely wants to work Specialist Forensic Services.

The role involves working with clients who are on Sex Offender, Forensic Addiction, Personality or Violence Reduction programmes. You will make pre-admission assessments, risk assessments, liaise with the client's family, deal with victim issues and co-ordinate multi-agency liaison regarding child protection issues, MAPPA and SOVA.

We are looking for candidates which are Senior Social Workers who have experience preferably within a Forensic, Criminal Justice or Mental Health setting. The manager will also consider Social Workers who have a considerable amount of post-qualifying experience within other Adult's services.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work within one of the best privately run, national provider's of Forensic Mental Health Services. Please note that this role requires commitment and and dedication to work longer than the 37.5 hours per week when needed.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Milton Keynes
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Hospital Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-25T14:36+00:00

A Hospital Social Worker is required to work at the Heath Hospital to facilitate hospital discharges. Experience of working within a hospital environment would be ideal.

You will need to be registered with the Care Council for Wales and you will be subject to an enhanced CRB disclosure.

Contact Sarah Leigh at Eden Brown today on 02920 538593 or email (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South Wales
Salary: £17.50 - £21.35 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 12 Weeks

Senior Social Worker - South Wales

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-25T14:21+00:00

A Senior Social Worker is required to join a busy front line childrens services based in Cardiff. Experience of working with Looked After Children, Children in Need and Children on the Child Protection register is essential.

This is a full time post.

You will need to be registered with the Care Council for Wales and you will be subject to an enhanced CRB disclosure.

Contact Sarah Leigh at Eden Brown today on 02920 538593 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South Wales
Salary: £21.31 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 8 Weeks

Supervised Contact Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-25T13:04+00:00

Contact Worker Children & Families

Contact officer required to work within a children and families team, based in the Cardiff, Newport, Neath and RCT areas. Through the independent client you will undertake supervised contact where children are looked after by the local authority.

Candidates will have the following responsibilities:

To contribute to parenting assessments as part of supervised contact arrangements to assist with the child care plan.
Along side this you will provide detailed and fact based written observations of supervised contact sessions as specified in the contact agreement and to provide written reports as required.
Experience of working within such an environment is essential, as is an NVQ 3 in care or relevant qualification

Requirements:
NVQ3 or relevant qualification
Relevant Experience
Current enhanced CRB (within last 12mths)
Must be a driver with access to own car
Able to reside and work in the UK

To discuss this role or any other Unqualified Social Care roles in Wales please contact Michelle Matthewman at Eden Brown on 02920 538600 or email your CV to: (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Cardiff
Salary: £8.50 - £9.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Family Court Advisor

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-25T12:39+00:00

Family Court Advisor

Our client is looking for suitably experienced Social Workers, to assess and provide advice and written reports to the Court on the needs and best interests of children involved in Family Proceedings.

The successful candidate will ensure that the well-being and safety of the child is paramount. As first point of contact for child protection cases, you will be expected to use telephone assessment tools in order to discover any child protection issues. You will take relevant safe-guarding steps and where necessary, progressing the case from initial contact to court proceedings. It is important for you to be able to work in line within a multi-disciplinary model.

Ideally, you will have previous experience as a family court advisor but this is by no means essential. It is essential however that you have extensive experience in a referral and assessment background within a busy front line child protection team. You must have more than 2 years post qualifying experience.

If you meet the above criteria and you are interested in the above position, please send your CV to Paul Coulson on (email address removed).

Location: South Wales
Salary: £25.00 - £28.00 ph Depending on Experience
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Family Court Advisor

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-25T12:33+00:00

Family Court Advisor

If you meet the above criteria and you are interested in the above position, please send your CV to Paul Coulson on (email address removed).

Location: Somerset
Salary: £25.00 - £28.00 ph De
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Family Court Advisor

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-25T12:23+00:00

Family Court Advisor

If you meet the above criteria and you are interested in the above position, please send your CV to Paul Coulson on (email address removed).

Location: Oxfordshire
Salary: £25.00 - £28.00 ph Depending on Experience
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Family Court Advisor

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-25T12:22+00:00

Family Court Advisor

If you meet the above criteria and you are interested in the above position, please send your CV to Paul Coulson on (email address removed).

Location: Reading
Salary: £25.00 - £28.00 ph Depending on Experience
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Hospital Devon

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-25T11:27+00:00

Social Worker required for work within the Hospital Team in the Devon area. £20 - £24 ph

We are currently seeking a Qualified Social Worker to join in a team in Derriford, Plymouth. Candidates must have experience of working within the Hospital setting and Social Care. So preference will be given to candidates with experience of working in an acute hospital setting

Responsibility comprises the following:

Responsible for Discharge Care Packages
Develop and maintain links with other multi disciplinary teams within the Hospital setting.
To manage statutory requirements under the Community Care Act, Mental Health Act and Chronically Sick & Disabled Act.

This is a fast paced team who's role is key within the hospital services to ensuring patients can be discharged on time and with the correct care provisions in place. Applicants must be able to adhere to strict deadlines and be confident in their assessment skills and putting care packages together with little notice.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Care roles in South please contact Kelly Stock at Eden Brown on 0117 910 3800 or email your CV to: (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Plymouth
Salary: £20.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 13/02/2012
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-25T10:52+00:00

Registered Manager – Private Fostering Organisation
38,000 per annum
Hertfordshire - Hitchin
This well sought after fostering agency are looking for an Experience Registered Manager for their Busy But Friendly Team
The Main Job Duties will include:

Taking the lead responsibility in liaising with Local Authorities and taking part in contract agreements
Leading the recruitment for potential foster carers, formulating and implementing strategies for marketing
Overlooking Initial home visits to potential foster carers
Allocating Form F Assessments and monitoring progress and timescales
Regular liaising the Panel Chair and registered individual and plan on practice issues highlighted
Sole responsibility in approving potential foster carers subsequent to panel recommendations
Ensure that the welfare of Children placed with foster carers are safeguarded and promoted at all times

Candidates must have the following to be considered:

Must have NVQ L5 in Leadership.
Recognised and accredited Social Work Qualification
Proven knowledge of ofsted national minimum standards for fostering services and regulations

If you are interested in applying for the Qualified Social Work Job please send your formatted C.V in or alternatively please call me direct on 028 477 3660
Successful candidates will be called within 48 hours

Location: Hertfordshire
Salary: £38,000 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6months

Senior Qualified Social Worker - Children & Families

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-25T09:50+00:00

Senior Qualified Social Worker is required to work on the Safeguarding. Candidates must have relevant post-qualifying experience of undertaking core assessments, managing complex child protection cases and cases before the courts, including preparation of statements, reports, chronologies, care plans and giving verbal evidence. Also, experience of managing care planning processes and completion of paperwork for looked after children, including permanency plans for adoption. Needs to be able to manage a caseload and maintain up to date written and computerised records, cope with stress and prioritise work to meet timescales required. Needs to be able to communicate clearly and work collaboratively with colleagues and other agencies.
Role is FULL-TIME. Duration approx 6 months, subject to review. Must be a car-driver.

If you are interested in this role or similar roles please contact Rob Murphy at Eden Brown on 0121 685 8707 or forward your CV to (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Leicestershire
Salary: £25.00 - £30.00 ph Subject to Experience
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6 Months

Assistant Team Manager

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-25T09:37+00:00

Assistant Team Manager .– Looked After Children £25.00 PER HOUR
Start 2012 with a new challenge Temporary Social Work JobS in
North London
This well established local authority in North London are looking for a dedicated, determined and experienced Social Worker to join their busy Looked After Children’s Team on a temporary basis.

Responsible for your own Complex caseload, you will focus:

Specialising in Assessment and Care Management Of the Elderly Supervision of both Social Workers and Community Support Workers Management and allocation of work coming into the team Assisting community support workers with induction programmes and NVQ assessing Team Management in Team managers absence Taking part in various working groups including fair access to care services, vulnerable people, single assessment process and NHS change agent
GSCC registration, valid enhanced CRB and references covering the last 5 years are all also required.

To apply for this Qualified Social Work job please do not hesitate to contact Hays Qualified Social Work Desk on 0208 477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format

Location: London
Salary: £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER Assessment and Investigation Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-25T09:36+00:00

QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER – Assessment and Investigation Team Newham £26 per hour

This well prestigious borough situated in East London are looking for a Determined Social Worker for there Fast Past Child Protection team

Main Duties will include:

Taking emergency cases, responding to emergency situations
Carrying out Overview assessments
Carrying out safe guarding adults investigations
Risk Assessments and devising care plans
Making decisions in an emergency situation and assisting clients to move into emergency temporary placements.
Carrying out emergency reviews and adjusting service in accordance to service user’s needs.
Carrying out adults safeguarding investigation and completing report according to the different levels (1-4) of adults safeguarding investigation procedures.
Make referrals to other departments or organisations to ensure the appropriate provision of service to meet the individual needs of service users.
Work a long side the Rapid Response Team to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of service.
Devising carers contingency plans,
Setting up respite placements for carers break and carrying out risk assessments of both carers and clients.
Make Referrals to appropriate agencies to ensure service users individual needs are meet.

To apply for this Qualified Social Work job please do not hesitate to contact Hays Qualified Social Work Desk on 0208 477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format

Successful candidates will be contacted within 48 hours

Location: London
Salary: £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Children and Families

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-25T09:14+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Children and Families North London Area£24.50 per hour depending on Experience
Well-established local authority seeks a Qualified Social Worker with Strong Children and Families experience for immediate start.

Main job Duties to include, but not limited to:

Direct work with children and their families, foster carers and permanent alternative carers to ensure the best interests of children are met.
Contribute to the adequate protection of children from harm by assisting in the assessment of risk, and the delivery of support services
Looked After Children (LAC) Reviews
Children in Need assessments
Court Work
Attending Case Conferences
Manage any financial arrangements associated with allocated work
Ensure that Statutory and Professional requirements are met in line with Legislation and DoH Guidance, this including adherence to National Standards in Adoption, Foster Care, and Residential Care

GSCC registration and Enhanced CRB are required to be considered for this position.

To apply for this Qualified Social Work position through Hays Social Care, please contact Dan Harrison on 020 8477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format

Successful Candidates will be contacted within 48 hours.

Location: London
Salary: £24.50 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Children in Need - Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-25T09:14+00:00

CHILDREN IN NEED – QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER REQUIRED!!
£25 - £27 PER HOUR DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE
CROYDON

My client is looking to recruit an experienced Social Worker for their CIN team. You will have previous experience within a long-term or LAC Team, and be able to ‘hit the ground running’.

You will be undertaking initial and core assessments, LAC reviews, and be involved in the preparation of court reports, and attending court.

We need someone with extensive experience in a long-term CP team; supervision experience is an advantage but not essential. You will be given the support you need within your role, but due to the nature of the team, you need to be able to work at a fast pace & have a full understanding of your job role.

To apply for this role you will need full GSCC registration and 5 years worth of satisfactory references.

To apply for this exciting CHILDREN IN NEED opportunity, please contact Dan Harrison on 020 8477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format

Successful candidates will be called with 48 hours

Location: London
Salary: £25.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Registered Manager

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-25T09:13+00:00

Job Spec:

The registered Manager will have two main roles within the agency:

Overall responsibility for the day-to-day running of the Fostering team.
Development the Agency further by recruiting a range of skilled Foster Carers.

Essential Requirements.

Recognized and accredited Social Work qualification.
Proven staff management experience and leadership skills including: Recruitment, Supervision, Monitoring, and Disciplinary
Proven knowledge of Ofsted, National Minimum Standards for Fostering services and Fostering Services Regulations.
Excellent Communication and Administrative skills.
Budgeting and financial control capabilities.
Ability to run the day-to-day practice and business aspects of the Fostering agency.
Negotiating and making placements with Local Authorities.
Strong leadership skills to implement the vision and strategy of the agency.
Have or be willing to complete NVQ Level 5 in Leadership.
Ability to review and monitor outcomes and make sound and safe decisions in all aspects of running the agency.

Job Description and Responsibilities:

Leading recruitment for potential foster carers, formulating and implementing strategies for marketing.
Overlooking initial Home Visits to potential foster carers.
Allocating Form F Assessment and monitoring progress and timescales.
Responsibility for foster carers and staff training and development programme.
Ensure foster carers and staff members have copies of policies and procedures relevant to fostering service and monitoring of the implementation of these policies.
Regular Liaison with the Panel Chair and Registered Individual and plan on practice issues highlighted.

This is a full time position – 9am to 5pm.

Date for interviews are Friday 3 February 2012.

Location: London
Salary: £38,000 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Referral & Assessment - Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-25T09:13+00:00

Referral & Assessment - Qualified Social Worker
West London
Up to £27 per hour

My client, a local authority based in West London are looking for a very experienced Social Worker to join their team on a temporary basis. This contract will be for approx. 6 months, covering maternity leave.

In this busy Child Protection team, there is never a dull moment. You will always be challenged with different cases, and your skills and experience will be tested on a daily basis.

My client is looking to recruit experienced Social Workers to hold a complex caseload and provide advice and support to their colleagues. If you are already an experienced, or perhaps a Senior Social Worker, you will be given the chance to progress in your career and supervise other members of staff.

We need someone with extensive post-graduate experience in a Child Protection team, who is able to ‘hit the ground running’. You will be given the support you need within your role, but due to the nature of the team, you need to be able to work at a fast pace & have a full understanding of your job role.

To apply for this exciting Referral & Assessment opportunity, please contact Dan Harrison on 020 8477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format

Successful candidates will be called with 48 hours

Location: London
Salary: £25.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Assessment and Family Support Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-25T07:26+00:00

Eden Brown Recruitment require a GSCC registered Qualified Social Worker to manage a caseload of service users requiring assessment of their needs, carry out assessments and investigations and co-ordinating care packages as necessary.

Job Purpose
Under the general supervision of a senior practitioner or team manager, to deliver an effective social work service to a specific group of service users in Essex. Key Accountabilities
„h Liaising and developing close working relationships with other professions and agencies to ensure service users receive services in accordance with assessed needs.
„h To provide emotional and practical support, advice, advocacy and counselling to service users and carers as required.
„h Participate in the duty rota system, as agreed.
„h Maintaining accurate records of intervention in a timely manner. „h To maintain up to date knowledge of current research, corporate standards, policies and procedures and of current legislation and regulations. „h To participate in the on-going development and training of the team, and the service area. Attending team meetings and sharing ideas and best practice. „h Preparing for and attending supervision meetings. Knowledge, Skills and Experience „h Diploma in Social Work, CQSW, CSS or equivalent. „h List A Qualifications ¡V Section 1 „h Ability to command the respect of colleagues. „h Genuine commitment to Equal Opportunities and Anti-discriminatory practice. „h Knowledge of procedures and good practice. „h An understanding of the process and purpose of supervision. „h Assessment of the needs of clients within a fieldwork or residential setting. „h Experience of working under pressure and being able to prioritise your workload demands in the face of competing pressures. „h Evidence of ability to work as a member of a team. „h Ability to, and commitment to working in partnership with clients and other agencies. „h Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing. „h Ability to empathise with client¡¦s needs and to promote those needs sympathetically and persuasively. „h Ability to advocate on behalf of clients. „h Proven ability to meet timescales and deadlines for own workload. Assessment and recording skills. „h Understanding of the policies, procedures and knowledge of the Children Act 1989

Please apply today by sending your CV to (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Basildon
Salary: £216 pd
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6 Months

Team Leader (Care - Older People)

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-24T23:48+00:00

Working in a residential care home for older people you will help each resident enjoy the highest possible quality of life. Leading a team of care assistants you will create and review care plans, administer medication and ensure that the home delivers an excellent person centred approach.

The Salvation Army’s believes that all people have unique and absolute value regardless of their age, cognitive or physical ability

Do you share our commitment to?

Treating all older people with respect and dignity
Equal Opportunities
Staff development and learning
Providing high quality , person centred care

As Team Leader (Care – Older People) can you?

Help each resident enjoy the highest possible quality of life, surrounded by love, friendship and support within a Christian environment
Ensure the Home delivers excellent person centred care
Provide leadership to the care assistants within your team

As Team Leader (Care – Older People) do you have you experience of?

Person centred care for older people including those living with dementia
The administration of medication
Creating and reviewing care plans
End of life care
An appropriate Social Care or Nursing Qualification achieved equivalent to or working towards NVQ 3 / equivalent QCF award.

These positions are 35 hrs per week.

We offer 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays and a contributory pension.

The appointment will be subject to an enhanced CRB /PVG clearance, satisfactory reference and eligibility to work in the UK.

For an application pack, pleae click on the link below

or alternatively contact the HR Department on 0207 367 4748 or email recruitment[@]salvationarmy.org.uk CVs will not be accepted.

Closing Date: Monday 6th February 2012

Location: UK Wide
Salary: £15,397 - £17,963 pa Depending on Location
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 06/02/2012

Team Leader (Care - Older People)

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-24T23:48+00:00

The Salvation Army’s believes that all people have unique and absolute value regardless of their age, cognitive or physical ability

Do you share our commitment to?

Treating all older people with respect and dignity
Equal Opportunities
Staff development and learning
Providing high quality , person centred care

As Team Leader (Care – Older People) can you?

Help each resident enjoy the highest possible quality of life, surrounded by love, friendship and support within a Christian environment
Ensure the Home delivers excellent person centred care
Provide leadership to the care assistants within your team

As Team Leader (Care – Older People) do you have you experience of?

Person centred care for older people including those living with dementia
The administration of medication
Creating and reviewing care plans
End of life care
An appropriate Social Care or Nursing Qualification achieved equivalent to or working towards NVQ 3 / equivalent QCF award.

These positions are 35 hrs per week.

We offer 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays and a contributory pension.

The appointment will be subject to an enhanced CRB /PVG clearance, satisfactory reference and eligibility to work in the UK.

For an application pack, pleae click on the link below

or alternatively contact the HR Department on 0207 367 4748 or email recruitment[@]salvationarmy.org.uk CVs will not be accepted.

Closing Date: Monday 6th February 2012

Childrens Social Worker - Long Term

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-24T18:01+00:00

Children's Long Term Care Social Worker - Nottinghamshire

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Children's Long Term Care Social Worker for a Team within Nottinghamshire.

The role of Children's Long Term Care Social Worker is a key part of Children's Services, providing ongoing support, guidance and review of children's/families cases. Caseloads include court work, core assessments, review of looked after children, child protection, reviews of foster placements, monitoring child / family progress etc, advocating on behalf of the child etc. This role involves dealing with a wide variety of people from various backgrounds and a non-judgemental approach is key to safeguarding the interests of the child at all time.

Ideal candidates will have 3 years post qualifying experience within a Long Term Team. This role is initially for 3 months though likely to be extended for good applicants.

All applicants must have the following to be considered for the role of Children's Long Term Care Social Worker:

Professional Qualification in Social Work (MA, BA, Dipsw etc)
Full GSCC registration
Experience within Children's Social Work

This position is paying £28 - £32 per hour depending on experience

To apply for this role please send your CV via this website for attention of Carly Moore (email address removed)

What are we offering!
We are offering long term contracts for 6+ months within stable teams, opportunities for growth and development, excellent pay rates for both LTD and PAYE workers, personal service from your consultant, free CRB.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Nottingham
Salary: £28.00 - £32.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 12 Months

Children with Disabilities Senior Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-24T17:44+00:00

Eden Brown currently has an opportunity for a Social Worker for Children with Disabilities.

You must have a minimum of 2 years experience in this field of work.

It is essential all candidates have:

Professional Qualification in Social Work (MA, BA, Dipsw etc)
Full GSCC Registration
Experience within Children's Services
IT literate
Full Driving License with access to a car

To discuss these roles or any other Qualified Social Worker vacancies in the Yorkshire area, please call James Robinson on 0113 3940133 or alternatively, please email your CV to (email address removed)

In return, Eden Brown will offer:

Competitive Pay Rates both LTD and PAYE
Free CRB
Dedicated Consultant
No false promises!!

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Doncaster
Salary: £25.00 pa Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 8 Weeks

Substance Misuse Specialist

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-24T17:39+00:00

My client is currently recruiting for a specialist substance misuse worker. The successful candidate must have experience in a tier 3 substance misuse service.

As a substance misuse worker you will be required to manage a caseload of complex clients. You will conduct assessments, hold regular key working sessions and continually carry out risk assessments. You will work towards the objective of reducing a client’s dependency and achieve this through the delivery of therapeutic interventions. You must have experience delivering cognitive behavior therapy and using motivational interviewing as a tool in you key working sessions. Experience working with subutex and methadone in a prescribing environment is preferable but not desirable.

If you meet the above criteria and you are interested in this position, please send your CV to (email address removed)

Location: London
Salary: £16.00 - £20.00 ph Depending on Experience
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-24T17:12+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Leaving Care
North London
£ 25.00 Per hour This well established authority are looking for a dedicated, determined and experienced Social Worker for their Busy but friendly Leaving Care Team Candidates will be expected to:Manage a complex caseload and provide a support and advisory services to young people between ages 16-24
Manage accurate and up to date records
Working within the framework legislation
Contribute to team planning development
Establish and maintain arrangements for the effect procurement of External placements for Looked after Children, maintaining an oversight of the cost of individual placements
Charing Meeting, where appropriate under direction of a Team Manager for the service users and less experienced staff
Identify the needs and abilities of Young people

GSCC registration, valid enhanced CRB and references covering the last 5 years are all also required.To apply for this Qualified Social Work job please do not hesitate to contact Hays Qualified Social Work Desk on 0208 477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format
Successful Candidates will be called within 48 Hours

Location: City of London
Salary: £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6months

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-24T17:12+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Community Mental Health
North London
£28.00 PER HOUR This well-established local authority in North London are looking for an experienced Qualified Social Worker for their Busy Mental Health Team. This Currently role is for 4 Days a week Candidates will be expected to:

Carrying a complex Caseload of 25
Assess individual client needs, evaluate action required, negotiate for and co-ordinate the application of resources and monitor the outcomes to meet the needs of the individual concerned in order to maintain or adapt to a more normal lifestyle
Assess the needs of the allocated individuals in order to establish and monitor their care needs, develop Individual Service Plans through the Care Program Approach and processes to meet these needs, in consultation with service users and their carers
Negotiate for, commission and monitor appropriate resources to meet individual service plans within allocated budgets
Monitor client progress against individual service plans, negotiating amendments so that the client’s changing needs continue to be met
Ensure accurate records, in both computer (EPEX) and written forms, are kept relating to individual clients adhering to Trust confidentiality policy
Provide information, advice, counselling, support and guidance to both service users and their carers

GSCC registration, valid enhanced CRB and references covering the last 5 years are all also required
To apply for this Qualified Social Work job please do not hesitate to contact Hays Qualified Social Work Desk on 0208 477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format
Successful candidates will be called with 48 hours

Location: City of London
Salary: £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6months

Qualified Social Worker MOD Devon

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-24T17:10+00:00

Social Worker required for work within the MOD in the Plymouth area in Devon.

GENERAL

To be conversant with Service and civilian legislation/regulations relevant to the protection, well being, morale, and living conditions of personnel and their families; and to apply these within an equal opportunity and anti-oppressive practice.
Undertake out of hours duties (as a civilian volunteer).
Undertake briefings/presentations as required in order to raise NPFS/RMW profile and awareness.
Maintain accurate, up-to-date records iaw NPFS/RMW Policies, Procedures and Standards, and local Standing Orders.
Plan work, and manage resources (including use of own time) in an efficient and effective manner.
Ensure security of NPFS/RMW files, records, monies, office and other physical resources.
Perform such other related tasks as may, from time-to-time, be required by NPFS/RMW management.

PRO-ACTIVE:

Identify service-wide, community and individual needs, risks, potentially contentious issues and advise the designated TM/PS/Area Management Team (AMT) accordingly.
Identify shortfall in service provision with proposals for resolution/solutions and advise AMT accordingly through the TM and/or PS.
Foster productive working relationships with military and civilian internal and external agencies and organisations.
Engage as part of the Community team in community initiatives, as identified and agreed.
Identify and report concerns about the safety of children and adults in accordance with the Safeguarding Children and Adults policies and procedures for the area in which the child lives and in accordance with NPFS policies.
Ensure mandatory training is in date, including Safeguarding Children training appropriate to this role.

REACTIVE: Work within the Locality Planning Process in order to:

Manage a caseload commensurate with qualifications, competence and experience.
Undertake the role of Visiting Officer as defined in regulations for the families of service personnel killed or seriously injured.
Conduct enquiries, carryout professional and concise assessments in consultation with management on the requirement for compassionate action, child protection, risk of self harm and other casework matters.
Work in partnership with service user to:
- Assess need, risk, abuse, or failure to protect.- Agree relevant work/action plan with Service User ensuring these are incorporated in case notes.- Negotiate and plan responses to appropriate personnel and/or agencies.- Develop packages of care, support, and protection.- Review progress iaw Case File Management PPS.
Requirements:

Minimum 12 months post qualifying experience within the relative team.
GSCC
Current enhanced CRB (within last 12mths)
Recognised social work qualification
Ideally a driver with access to own car
Able to reside and work in the UK

To discuss this role or any other Unqualified Social Care roles in South please contact Kelly Stock at Eden Brown on 0117 910 3800 or email your CV to: (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Plymouth
Salary: £24.00 - £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 06/02/2012
Duration: 9 Months

Qualified Social Worker, Adult Care Management

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-24T16:59+00:00

We are looking to fill a temporary post for a qualified social worker on an older person's team in the Dundee area, working in the community to assess care packages for the elderly in their own homes.

Contract length until 31/3/12 with a possibility of an extension.

Can consider 4 days pw if working a compressed week.

Location: Dundee/Edinburgh
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Senior Social Worker - Care Management

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-24T15:20+00:00

Experienced Child Protection Social Workers required for numerous posts in the East Midlands.

These roles are locum but have the opportunity to go permanent also.

Ideal candidates must have at least 3 years experience in child protection, and have experience of permanency, looked after children and court work.

Candidates must be registered with the GSCC and have a current CRB check. A driving licence and access to a car is essential due to the rural locations within some authorities.

For further information or to apply, please call Jo Allcott on 0121 685 8700 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Midlands
Salary: £25.00 - £35.00 ph Dependent on Experience
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Registered Manager Fostering - Hertfordshire

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-24T14:47+00:00

Leading recruitment for potential foster carers, formulating and implementing

strategies for marketing

Overlooking Initial Home Visits to potential foster carers

Allocating Form F Assessment and monitoring progress and timescales

Responsibility for foster carers and staff training and development

programme

Ensure foster carers and staff members have copies of policies and

procedures relevant to fostering service and monitoring of the

implementation of these policies

Regular liaison with the Panel Chair and Registered Individual and plan on

practice issues highlighted

Sole responsibility in approving/not approving potential foster carers

subsequent to Panel recommendations

Formulating and implementing a system for reporting and dealing with

performance

Ensure records of staff, foster carers and children/young people are up-todate

PLEASE CALL DAVID ON 01423 790364 FULL DETAILS

Location: Hertfordshire
Salary: £15.00 - £30.00 ph Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Temp to Perm

Senior Social Worker - Intake and Assessment Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-24T14:39+00:00

Senior Social Worker – Intake & Assessment Team

We require a Senior Social Worker to work within an Intake and Assessment Team in South Wales. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £26 per hour.

Duties Include –
• Completing Initial and Core Assessments
• Implementing child protection and care plans
• Initiating and completion of Sec 47 enquiries
• Pre-birth and Pre-Adoption Assessments

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the Care Council of Wales, GSCC or SSSC and be eligible to work in the UK.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Jay Carr, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: South Wales
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Senior Practitioner - Family Support and Child Protection

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-24T13:58+00:00

Senior Practitioner - Family Support and Child Protection - Luton - £32 to £34 Ltd per hour

Ongoing contract available for a Qualified Social Worker who has previous experience of working at Senior Practitioner level within a child protection team.
Candidates must have experience of court proceedings and producing case conference reports. Management experience is also desirable.
Applicants are required to be registered with the GSCC and be car owner-drivers.

All of our social care contractors are fully supported by a dedicated and experienced consultant from registration, through to placement and throughout each and every contract. We are based in a local office in Milton Keynes, pay for enhanced CRB charges and are fully committed to Continuous Professional Development with respect to GSCC registration.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Luton
Salary: £32.00 - £34.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

QSW Children with Disabilities

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-24T11:10+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Children's with Disabilities - South Yorkshire

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join a Children with Disabilities team in the South Yorkshire area.

Working within the Children with Disabilities team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

To be responsible for the day to day interpretation and implementation of statutory and departmental policy in the provision of casework and, if appropriate, group work or other social work services to individuals, families and other groups.
To be responsible for the negotiation and allocation of appropriate service provision to clients and their families; through the determination of service provision contracts with providers, ensuring that the complex needs of users are met, providing value for money.
To ensure the implementation and co-ordination of complex assessments, the purchase of agreed packages of care and the monitoring of service contracts, in partnership with the users / carers and advocates.
To work closely with other Departments, and statutory and independent agencies to meet the complex needs of users and their carers within the community.
To provide an effective social work service at individual client level by ensuring the use of appropriate resources from the Council, and statutory and independent agencies.
To attend child protection conferences, reviews and Court as the Council representative as appropriate. Write complex reports and undertake all administrative duties related to the social work function.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the South Yorkshire area please contact Emma Bjelan at The Synergy Group on 0113 366 2373 or email your CV to (email address removed).

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

Location: South Yorkshire
Salary: £19.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-24T09:24+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Practice Consultant
Children With Disabilities -West London- £28.00 PER HOUR This well established local authority is looking for a dedicated, determined and experienced Practice Consultant for their busy but friendly Children With Disabilities Team.
Candidates will be expected to:

Provide Supervision to a team of Social Work staff involved in assessments and care management functions
Supervise, Appraise staff performance and produce performance development plans
Manage and review the duty system
Chair and attend meeting such as Case conferences, LAC reviews, integrated children’s panels
Manage project specific to the disability services as required and develop the operational processes

GSCC registration, valid enhanced CRB and references covering the last 5 years are all also required.
To apply for this Qualified Social Work job please do not hesitate to contact Hays Qualified Social Work Desk on 0208 477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format
Successful Candidates will be called within 48 Hours

Location: City of London
Salary: £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6month

Qualified Social Worker - Chidren and Families

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-24T08:27+00:00

We require 3 Level 3 Social Workers for a busy frontline service children & Families Team in West Yorkshire.
Candidates would need to have the following:-

Be able to apply yourself to court work
Be experienced at working with IT systems
Be GSCC Registered
Have an up to date CRB check.
Be a car driver, with own vehicle

Location: West Yorkshire
Salary: £20.00 - £25.00 ph Competitive
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker, Children and Families

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-24T08:27+00:00

Qualified social workers needed in various areas of Scotland to undertake full time (35 hours pw) locum contracts - carrying out generic children and families duties including assessments, reports, short-term, long-term, court work, duty work etc.

To apply for this role you MUST be a qualified social worker with full SSSC registration.

Location: Dundee
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker, Children and Families

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-24T08:27+00:00

To apply for this role you MUST be a qualified social worker with full SSSC registration.

Location: Argyll and Bute
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker, Adult Care Management

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-24T08:27+00:00

Qualified social worker with SSSC registration needed to take up a full time, temporary post in Eastern Scotland working on a generic adult care management team for adults aged 18-65.

Service users may have a learning or physical disability or a mental health illness

Applicants will need to have experience in assessments, care management, report writing etc.

Location: Fife
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Senior Forensic Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-23T18:15+00:00

Senior Forensic Social Worker - Permanent - Bucks - Salary negotiable dependant on experience

A specialised medium and low secure hospital in Buckinghamshire is currently recruiting for a Senior Forensic Social Worker to join their social work team. This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mental Health and/or Adults Social Worker who genuinely wants to work Specialist Forensic Services.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Milton Keynes
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-23T17:39+00:00

Senior Social Worker – Access to Resource Team North London
£25per Hour

This well-established local authority Based in North London are Looking for an Experienced Social Workers for their Busy but friendly Access to resources team
Candidates will be expected

Supervise up to 2 unqualified placement officers and a business support officer.
Supervising duty on a rota basis.
Identifying suitable placements for children and young people who include identifying Semi-independent accommodation, IFA and residential children’s homes.
Providing advice to social workers regarding children’s placements.
Gate keeping referrals and care plans

Skills and Experience:

Knowledge of placement and fostering regulations and a back ground of children protection
Previous experience of supervising staff To apply for this Qualified Social Work job please do not hesitate to contact Hays Qualified Social Work Desk on 0208 477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format

Successful Candidates will be called Within 24 Hours
Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Location: City of London
Salary: £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6months

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-23T17:38+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Hospital
Islington £22.00 PER HOUR This well-established local authority in North London are looking for a dedicated, Social Worker to join their busy Hospital Team
Responsible for your own Complex caseload, you will:

Make appropriate assessments of individual’s social care needs, within specified time limits and in collaboration with health and other relevant agencies, taking into consideration the wishes of individuals and their carers
Liaise with other specialists and agencies as necessary and enable them to be involved in and make contributions to the assessment process.
Undertake timely and safe discharge of elderly service users
Arranging direct payments
Personalised budgets
Managing safeguarding issues and dealing with complex casework.
Candidates should be fully aware of all relevant legislation including the Delayed Discharge Act, Community Care Act, DOLS, Mental Capacity Act

To apply for this Qualified Social Work job please do not hesitate to contact Hays Qualified Social Work Desk on 0208 477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format
Successful Candidates will be called with 48 Hours

Location: City of London
Salary: £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6months

Training and Service Development Officer

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-23T17:14+00:00

Training and Service Development Officer West Yorkshire

We are currently recruiting for a large care provider based in the West Yorkshire area. They are a family run company with a great ethos and passion for what they do.

They are currently recruiting for a Training and Service Development Officer to join their team. The ideal candidate will have clinical background with additional qualifications in training. You will be required to plan and run training across a number of sites so a car driver is essential.

You will need to possess an excellent working knowledge of health and social care legislation and be fully aware of the compliance requirements for organisations such as the CQC.

This is s great opportunity to join an established and growing care organisation and be recognised with an excellent salary/

For further information please contact Debra Stockdale at Eden Brown on 0113 394 0133 or (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Bradford
Salary: £25,000 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Supervising Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-23T16:48+00:00

Eden Brown are currently working on an exciting opportunity for a Supervising Social Worker to join a Family Placement Service in Hull. This position is a Fixed Term Contract of Six Months and there is a possibility that it will be extended.

The purpose of the role is to promote and support the welfare of children and young people placed within the care of the Placement Service, whilst working closely with other members of the Family Placement Service and other agencies, in order to support the foster carers to maintain positive placements within the relevant framework.

In order to be considered for this post you must be registered with the GSCC. The successful candidate will also be qualified to the C.Q.S.W. or DipSW level and will have extensive knowledge of and experience in supporting foster carers (2 years minimum experience).

Candidates must also have a good working knowledge of:-

of a Child Care Setting.
of Child Care Law, including relevant fostering experience.
of Child Protection issues, in particular their relation to foster care.
knowledge and experience of foster care practice.
of Fostering Regulations 2002.

If you feel your knowledge and experience meets with the above, please contact Rebecca Allinson at our Leeds office for an informal and confidential discussion.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Kingston Upon Hull
Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 15/02/2012
Duration: 6 Months

Qualified Social Worker Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-23T15:58+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Looked After Children

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Looked after Children Team in Slough. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £27 per hour.

Duties include-

Managing caseloads.
Co-working complex cases.
Section 47 investigations.
Duty covers.
Attending management meetings.
Care planning and reviews.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the Care Council of Wales, GSCC or SSSC and be eligible to work in the UK. All applicants must have a minimum 2 years Post qualifying experience in Children Services and hold an in-date CRB.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Deane Garrard, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Slough
Salary: £25.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Children's Family Support Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-23T15:56+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Children’s Family Support Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Children’s Family Support Team in Bedfordshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £27 per hour.

Duties Include -

Chairing Meetings.
Completing Assessments.
Dealing with multiple agencies.
The post holder, with supervision, will manage a caseload undertaking the task of initial and core assessments, undertaking Sec.47 Investigations, child protection care proceedings and care planning.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Tom Loomes, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Bedfordshire
Salary: £25.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Team Manager - Fostering

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-23T15:35+00:00

We are currently working in partnership with a large Unitary authority in Berkshire that have an immediate rerquirement for a Team Manager in their Fostering division.

The Team Manager in Berkshire will oversee a team of specialist Social Workers, ATMs and Supervising Social Workers.

The Team Manager in Berkshire must have a strong management background ideally in Fostering or Adoption.

The Team Manager in Berkshire will enjoy an ongoing contract until July with a forward thinking Unitary authority.

Why work for Hays Social Care?

The Team Manager in Berkshire will enjoy an ongoing contract with the potential of an extension and all the benefits of the Hays Healthclub:

Access to specialist training
A £250 referral reward for each QSW that they refer to us who works 250 hours
Three months free BASW membership
Your contract will be managed by one specialist social work consultant locally
You will benefit from working with a local social work specialist agency Our Temp of the month award which goes to the worker who goes above and beyond the call of dutyYou can read full terms and conditions on our website (link removed) />

If you would like to apply for this Team Manager position in Berkshire please contact Mark Stevens from Hays Social Care directly on 02380 632 990 or email your C.V.

Location: Berkshire
Salary: £35.00 - £42.00 ph Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Fostering Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-23T15:09+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Fostering Team

Our client has a vacancy for a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Fostering Team as a Team Manager in Berkshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate will be £40per hour.

Duties Include –

Managing case loads and Timescales.
Carrying out supervision on a regular basis.
Supporting foster carers.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. All applicants must have post qualifying experience within a Fostering Social Services department.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Deane Garrard, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Berkshire
Salary: £38.00 - £40.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Fostering Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-23T15:05+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Fostering Team

Our client has a vacancy for a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Fostering Team as a Assisting Team Manager in Berkshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate will be £35 per hour.

Duties Include –

Managing case loads and Timescales.
Carrying out supervision on a regular basis.
Supporting foster carers.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. All applicants must have post qualifying experience within a Fostering Social Services department.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Deane Garrard, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Berkshire
Salary: £33.00 - £35.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Care Manager

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-23T14:33+00:00

Care Manager required for Learning Disabilities team.

We are undertaking a project to review out of county residential commissioned placements for adults with a learning disability.

The locums will need to have had at least 1 yrs post qualification experience, experience of using swift client record systems, be a car driver, and experience of reviewing LD residential placements.

DipSW or equivalent and GSCC registered
Working knowledge of working within a learning disabilities team in a local authority setting

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Hampshire
Salary: £23.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Children's Referral and Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-23T14:22+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Children's Referral and Assessment

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Children's Referral and Assessment Team in Hampshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £27 Ltd per Hour.

Duties Include –

The successful candidate must have experience in child protection and completing Initial Assessments.
Candidates need to be good at prioritising and have a track record of completing work within statutory timescales.
Candidates need to be a good team player with lots of energy and motivation.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Robin King, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Hampshire
Salary: £25.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker - Children with Disabilities

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-23T14:09+00:00

Social Worker - Children with Disabilities - Hertfordshire - £25 to £28 Ltd per hour

Ongoing contract available for a GSCC registered Social Worker who has post-qualifying experience of working within a Children with Disabilities team.
This role is based within Hertfordshire's Children with Disability team west in Hemel Hempstead.

Applicants must be car owner-drivers.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Hemel Hempstead
Salary: £25.00 - £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job Adult's Locality Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-23T11:35+00:00

Social Work Job –Adult’s Locality Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Adult’s Locality Team in Gloucestershire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £28 Ltd per hour.

Duties Include –

Engaging in a structured discussion with those making initial enquiry of the service and evaluating any information given.
Applying service aces criteria to make a judgement on whether a referral is appropriate.
Giving information, advice and/ or signposting to other services.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Deane Garrard, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Gloucestershire
Salary: £26.00 - £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Hospital Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-23T11:18+00:00

Hospital Social Worker required immediately.

To support elderly, frail people to stay out of hospital.
The post will primarily involve assessing, commissioning and reviewing Enablement packages in an integrated health and social care set up called Intermediate Care
Safeguarding
Working with vulnerable people

DipSW or equivalent and GSCC registered
Working knowledge of relevant legislation - NHS and Community Care Act

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: North London
Salary: £18.00 - £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Operations Manager - Sensory Impairment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-22T12:56+00:00

The Operations Manager is accountable to the Regional Operations Director for the effective and efficient operational management of a portfolio of both Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairment homes and services. The post holder will ensure the effective management of budgets; staff and the achievement of agreed performance objectives. The Operations Manager will work closely with their Managers on all matters relating to the management of their services including business planning and the development and continuous improvement of service-user care and support processes.

The post holder may be the lead for developing and improving operational services including specialist services, whilst including key stakeholders, to maximise service efficiency and profitability. The post holder may also be required to develop or enhance knowledge and skills in defined areas of expertise, as well as dealing with specific groups of homes/services that require more in-depth management or professional input.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Midlands
Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 pa Plus Benefits
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Interim Service Manager - CP / Safeguarding Board Manager

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-21T12:31+00:00

I am currently working with 2 Local Authorities in the Midlands region who are recruiting for the following Interim vacancies to assist with development of their Children's Services whilst recruiting for permanent staff

Interim Service Manager, Midlands - To take responsibility for the running of 5 Child Protection & Court Work Teams. Interested candidates must have proven track record of working at Service Manager level.
Interim Children's Safeguarding Board Manager – East Midlands – Interested candidates should have held a similar post previously or have significant safeguarding experience and have worked at Service Manager level..

Candidates must have:

Degree or Equivalent in related discipline e.g Social Work
Registration as social worker with the GSCC
A good knowledge of Safeguarding, care proceedings, court work and permanency planning for looked after children is essential.

Daily Rate - £350 - 450 Ltd (Neg) Expenses to be negotiated on case by case basis

If you are Interested in this position or would like to have a confidential discussion to find out further details please email your CV to (email address removed) or call Gary on 0121 685 8715.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Midlands
Salary: £350 - £450 pd
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6 Months

Team Manager - LAC / Court Work

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-21T12:04+00:00

Our Client are currently seeking an Interim Team Manager to take the responsibility for the development of one of their children's services in the West Midlands. The service works with children subject to care proceedings from the first interim care order through to permanency and section 20 children. The contact will last 6 to 9 months.

The Role:
To provide the highest level of professional service within a structure that meets the needs of children, young persons and their families by managing a LAC / Court Work Team. To undertake the role in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Division, local performance targets, guidance, legislation and standards set by Central Government. To be responsible for advice, supervision, decision, support and delegated functions. To be responsible for maintaining quality standards in a range of work appropriate to the post designation

Duties:

Responsible for leadership, management, supervision and accountability for a group of social work and related staff within a specific service area; and ensuring that the service is of a consistently high standard and meets the needs of the community
To provide effective management support and individual supervision and guidance to a team of social work staff according to statutory duties and requirements.
To ensure that the allocation of work within the team meets the need of children and families.
Ensuring the quality and standards of professional practice and high quality performance in areas of relevant service delivery.
To effectively contribute to service and departmental business plans and to accountable for the delivery of the service.
To be responsible for maintaining and reporting on quality and equality of service delivery including data reporting and equality business planning.
To input and extract information as required on ICS and relevant information systems.
Ensure appropriate systems to monitor and review the performance of the staff team and report in line with CYPS and legal requirements.

Candidates Must Have:

Degree or Equivalent in related discipline e.g Social Work
Registration as social worker with the GSCC
A good knowledge of care proceedings, court work and permanency planning for looked after children is essential.

Hourly Rate - £38 - £40 Ltd (Neg) Expenses to be negotiated on case by case basis

If you are Interested in this position or would like to have a confidential discussion to find out further details please email your CV to (email address removed) or call Gary on 0121 685 8715.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Midlands
Salary: £38.00 - £40.00 ph Mileage
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6 to 9 Months

Team Manager - Childrens Duty and Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-21T11:44+00:00

Our Client are currently seeking an Interim Team Manager for a guaranteed 6 - 9 month contract to take the responsibility for the development of a children's services front end duty and assessment team in the West Midlands.

The Role:
To provide the highest level of professional service within a structure that meets the needs of children, young persons and their families by managing a Duty and Assessment Team. To undertake the role in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Division, local performance targets, guidance, legislation and standards set by Central Government. To be responsible for advice, supervision, decision, support and delegated functions. To be responsible for maintaining quality standards in a range of work appropriate to the post designation

Duties:

Responsible for leadership, management, supervision and accountability for a group of social work and related staff within a specific service area; and ensuring that the service is of a consistently high standard and meets the needs of the community
To provide effective management support and individual supervision and guidance to a team of social work staff according to statutory duties and requirements.
To ensure that the allocation of work within the team meets the need of children and families.
Ensuring the quality and standards of professional practice and high quality performance in areas of relevant service delivery.
To effectively contribute to service and departmental business plans and to accountable for the delivery of the service.
To be responsible for maintaining and reporting on quality and equality of service delivery including data reporting and equality business planning.
To input and extract information as required on ICS and relevant information systems.
Ensure appropriate systems to monitor and review the performance of the staff team and report in line with CYPS and legal requirements.

Candidates Must Have:

Degree or Equivalent in related discipline e.g Social Work
Registration as social worker with the GSCC
Proven track record in managing a Children's D&A Team

Hourly Rate - £38 - £40 Ltd (Neg) Expenses to be negotiated on case by case basis

If you are Interested in this position or would like to have a confidential discussion to find out further details please email your CV to (email address removed) or call Gary on 0121 685 8715.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Midlands
Salary: £38.00 - £42.00 ph Mileage
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6 - 9 Months

Interim Head of Service - Adoption

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-21T11:05+00:00

Our Client are currently seeking an Interim Head of Service for a 3/4month contract to take the lead responsibility for the strategic development of their Adoption service across a County in the South East / London region.

The Role:
To oversee the delivery of a cost effective Adoption service to clients to ensure that it is delivered effectively and to the required corporate and legislative standards. There will be a strong emphasis on the monitoring of the standards, through adherence to Regulations and National Minimum Standards and the Competency Assessment Children and Families Social Worker Career Grade.

Duties:

Direct the development and management of service delivery through mainstream and specialist teams to Adoption service users, including children, adoption and parents of looked after and relinquished children and a high risk child protection cases, to ensure that it is delivered effectively and to the required corporate, Directorate and legislative standards and targets.
Oversee the strategic direction of the Adoption service through the development, monitoring and review of policies and initiatives, in order to ensure the raising of professional standards across the County in line with corporate and government requirements eg National Minimum Standards, PSA, PAF and Best value.
Ensure the establishment of Direct Commissioning processes, which identify local need and deliver adoption services in line with these requirements.
Oversee and develop the monitoring of Looked after Children, Children in Need and Child Protection procedures and practice across the Directorate, chairing/ managing Adoption Panels and taking lead responsibility for County initiatives to ensure quality and consistency across the County in the maintenance of standards.

Candidates Must Have:

Degree or Equivalent in related discipline e.g Social Work
Registration as social worker with the GSCC
A high level of working knowledge of The Children Act 1989, Adoption Act 1976, Adoption Regulations, Placement of Children Regulations, Foster Placement Regulations (Desirable), the National Standards and Code of Practice for Fostering and the DOH Looked After Children 20 Circular
Up-to-date knowledge of corporate procedures and practice, especially those relating to Looked After Children, Children in Need and Children in the Protection System
Familiarity with recent government and corporate initiatives, eg Quality Protects – Transforming Children's Services, Working Together
High level knowledge of corporate financial regulations
Ability to communicate effectively with clients and colleagues at all levels and to build effective partnerships internally and with external agencies,
Change management skills
Client evaluation and risk assessment skills
Ability to oversee, monitor and review a range of projects and priorities accordingly
A High level of budget management skills
Awareness of Quality Assurance issues

Daily Rate – Negotiable

If you are Interested in this position or would like to have a confidential discussion to find out further details please email your CV to (email address removed) or call Gary on 0121 685 8715.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South East
Salary: £450 - £550 pd £450 - £550 per Day Ltd
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3-4 Months

CAFCASS West Midlands

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-20T16:44+00:00

CAFCASS – West Midlands

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work for CAFCASS as a temporary Family Court Advisor in West Midlands. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £26 per hour.

The Head of Service is seeking ideally local authority 'intake' of practitioners with previous CAFCASS and private law experience although public and private would be great.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. Candidates must have at least 3 years post qualifying experience to apply for this role and be able to drive.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Craig Davies, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: West Midlands
Salary: £26.00 - £31.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Adult Safeguarding Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-20T16:27+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adult Safeguarding Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Adult Safeguarding Team in Southampton. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role £24ltd.

Candidates must have the Following:

Knowledge of Care Management Process, Policy and Standards.
Experience of working in adult services.
Experience of working with complex cases.
Experience of working within a Care Management framework, including assessment of need, application of eligibility criteria and the formulation of care plans.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Cornwall
Salary: £22.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Team Manager Adoption

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-20T16:06+00:00

Team Manager – Adoption

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work as a Team Manager within a Adoption Team in Southampton. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £33 ltd per hour.

Duties Include -

Ability to lead and motivate a team to meet objectives, in a supportive way
Ability to organise self and others in order to prioritise work and achieve targets
Comprehensive understanding of, and ability to work within, the legislative and policy framework relating to children in need, children at risk and children being looked after

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the GSCC, SSSC, Care Council of Wales or NISCC, be eligible to work in the UK and must have 3 years experience within a similar team. Also management and supervision senior practitioner experience is needed as well as experience in adoption, fostering and Statutory Child Care and court work within the last 3-5 years.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Robin King, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Southampton
Salary: £30.00 - £33.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Service Manager - Adults CM Service

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-20T15:39+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Service Manager - Adults Care Management Service - Humberside

Our client is looking for an Experienced Service Manager to join their Adults Care Management Service in the Humberside area.

The post of Performance Manager is one that manages the Adult Care Management service across the East Riding and is part of a team with 4 posts at this level.
We require an individual to fill this requirement that is suitably qualified, has extensive experience of working as a senior manager in Adult social care in supporting and managing the operational services on a day to day basis.
This will include providing day to day advice and support to Care Management Team Leaders and operational staff, supervising relevant staff, involvement in relevant service development projects and representing the Directorate internally to the Council and in external venues with partners and other agencies.
The candidate will need to show good evidence of partnership working and working across agencies in terms of developing the links and relationships that foster and promote service delivery and development.

To apply for this role, or for or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the Humberside area please contact Emma Bjelan at The Synergy Group on 0113 366 2373 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current vacancies please visit our website.

The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
Salary: £30.00 - £40.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 - 6 Months

Performance Manager - Adults CM Service

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-20T15:27+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Performance Manager - Adults Care Management Service - Humberside

Our client is looking for an Experienced Performance Manager to join their Adults Care Management Service in the Humberside area.

The post of Performance Manager is one that manages the Adult Care Management service across the East Riding and is part of a team with 4 posts at this level.
We require an individual to fill this requirement that is suitably qualified, has extensive experience of working as a senior manager in Adult social care in supporting and managing the operational services on a day to day basis.
This will include providing day to day advice and support to Care Management Team Leaders and operational staff, supervising relevant staff, involvement in relevant service development projects and representing the Directorate internally to the Council and in external venues with partners and other agencies.
The candidate will need to show good evidence of partnership working and working across agencies in terms of developing the links and relationships that foster and promote service delivery and development.

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current vacancies please visit our website.

The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
Salary: £30.00 - £40.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 - 6 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Substance Misuse

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-20T14:39+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Substance Misuse - West Midlands

Our client is looking for a qualified and experienced Substance Misuse worker to join their busy team based in the West Midlands area.

The successful social worker may need to work flexibly to meet needs of clients.
The ideal applicant will have experience of complex substance misuse social work.
Experience in substance misuse and child protection would be advantageous.
An enhanced CRB check is required for this post.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the West Midlands area please contact Emma Bjelan at The Synergy Group on 0113 366 2373 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current vacancies please visit our website.
The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: West Midlands
Salary: £15.00 - £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

CAFCASS Family Court Advisor

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-20T14:35+00:00

CAFCASS – Family Court Advisor

We require a Family Court Advisor to work for CAFCASS based in the South West. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £28 Ltd per hour.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. All applicants must have at least 3 years post qualifying experience and have solid Child Protection experience.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Deane Garrard, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: South West
Salary: £26.00 - £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Occupational Therapist

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-20T12:59+00:00

Qualified Occupational Therapist - North East

Our client is looking for an experienced Qualified Occupational Therapist to join their Reablement Team in the North East.

You will provide rehabilitation and care services for people coming out of hospital and being supported in the community to prevent avoidable hospital admission.
You will be involved in the assessment and care planning for people with a disability, with the emphasis on rehabilitation, promoting safety and maximising independence. This would include the provision of disability equipment and adaptations to the home environment.
You will also be involved in multi-disciplinary individual treatment plans for people with assessed needs.
There are also opportunities to be involved with service developments to reflect areas of professional and personal interest.

To be eligible, you must possess a professional Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy and be registered with the Health Professions Council.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the North East area please contact Daniel Thompson at The Synergy Group on 0113 366 2376 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current Social Work vacancies please visit our website.

The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: North East
Salary: £12.00 - £15.00 ph Benefits
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months Plus

Social Work Job - Adult's Hospital Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-20T12:27+00:00

Social Work Job – Adult’s Hospital Team

We require Qualified Social Workers to work within an Adult’s Hospital Team in Herefordshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £26 Ltd per hour.

Duties Include-

Able to conduct rapid assessment.
Delegate meetings.
Needs to be able to supervise staff.
Chair meetings.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Deane Garrard, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Hereford & Worcester
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Assessment Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-20T12:22+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Assessment Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Adults assessment team based in Worcestershire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £24 per hour.

Duties Include -

Support a new temporary team within Worcestershire to undertake a one off project to clear a backlog of assessments and complete support plans for adults within Worcestershire.
Evaluating urgency of response required to a referral.
Giving information, advice and/ or signposting to other services.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Dan Halls, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Hereford & Worcester
Salary: £22.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Youth Offending Officer

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-20T10:22+00:00

Youth Offending Officer - North Yorkshire

Our client is looking for an experienced Youth Offending Officer to join their busy team based in the North Yorkshire area.

The Youth Offending officer will have the following:

Experience High Risk Offenders
Experience of identifying relevant risk factors
Experience of responding to national standards
Experience of preparing pre sentence reports and referral order panel reports

They will be required to:

To undertake observation and assessment of contact visits in accordance with an agreed plan
Contribute to the continuing assessment of children and families in need and children at risk of harm.
Assist in returning children to their families in accordance with an agreed care plan.
Provide and present accurate written reports to Social Workers, Multi-agency Meetings and Court.

This is a full time post initially for 3 months, with a strong possibility of extension. All applicants must be GSCC registered and be a qualified social worker with a minimum of 1 years post qualified experience.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the North Yorkshire area please contact Daniel Thompson at The Synergy Group on 0113 366 2376 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current Social Work vacancies please visit our website.

The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: North Yorkshire
Salary: £10.00 - £15.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker Children & Families

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-20T09:06+00:00

Qualified Social Workers required for temporary roles in a Long Term Childcare fieldwork team based in Nottinghamshire. Candidates must have a minimum 2 years experience gained working in a Child Protection / Childcare setting to include S47 enquiries, Care Proceedings, working with Looked After Children and Adoption Work. Candidates must be GSCC registered and have a recent CRB check. This is a full time role, 37hrs a week for an initial 3-6 month contract.

It is essential all candidates have:

Professional Qualification in Social Work (MA, BA, Dipsw etc)
Full GSCC Registration
Experience within Children's Services
Full Driving License with access to a car

In return, Eden Brown will offer:

Competitive Pay Rates both LTD and PAYE
Free CRB
Dedicated Consultant
No false promises!!

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Nottingham
Salary: £25.00 - £30.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6 Month

Qualifed Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-20T09:05+00:00

Qualified Social Worker
Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairment
£22 per hour

A North London borough is seeking a Highly Skilled Social Worker for their Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairment Team.

The Job Duties are as follows:

Conduct risk assessments of client and carer, in line with eligibility criteria to assess the dependency needs of service users
Manage an allocated caseload of clients in compliance with statutory requirements, Council policy, and professional best practice and with regard for individual choice.
Liaise with, establish and maintain effective working relationships with other local services, specialist teams, the PCT, Hospital Trusts and the 3rd sector relevant to the needs of the service users in order to deliver a holistic and seamless service to the client.
Support, promote and calculate personalised budgets and understand the principle of direct payments and self-funding to ensure that clients are supported in exercising choice based on assessed risk and expected outcomes. Support clients in navigating through the appropriate procedures.

Successful candidates must have GSCC registration and Previous experience within a similar team

Please call Lauren Wood today on 0208 477 3660 or alternatively please email your C.V directly

Location: Hertfordshire
Salary: £22.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6months

Senior Pactitioner Children & Families

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-20T08:57+00:00

Senior Practitioner experienced Social Worker are required to work within Duty & Assessment Team.
Candidates need to have experience of working in a duty and assessment team. Will be undertaking complex Initial assessments and S.47 enquiries. To take the lead on assessments and S.47 enquiries. Must have sound knowledge and understanding of child protection procedures, able to give advice and support to less experienced workers. Be prepared to work flexibly when dealing with a child protection. Have knowledge of joint working with the police and other lead agencies Health and Education, advise these agencies when necessary on CP processes and procedures. Be familiar with systems used for assessments and other data. Be able to use own initiative and make decisions when dealing with crisis to ensure that children are safeguarded.
Good communication and recording skills are essential. Role is FULL-TIME
Car driver preferred.
If you are interested in this or similar roles please contact Rob Murphy on 0121 685 8707 or forward your CV to (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Nottingham
Salary: £27.00 - £34.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6 Months

Substance Misuse Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T17:38+00:00

I am Currently looking for 2 Substance misuse workers with specific experience in key working prescribed clients in a drug team.

The contract starts immediately and will initially go on until the end of April, if you are interested please contact Chris Hastings on details below

Location: Blackpool
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Forensic Mental Health Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T17:38+00:00

An experienced Mental Health social worker is required to join a forensic mental health team to fulfill a short term contract. We require a social worker who is experienced in Mental Health/forensic work and able to pick up work with minimal induction.

You will need to be registered with the Care Council for Wales/General Social Care Council and you will be subject to an enhanced CRB disclosure.

Contact Sarah Leigh at Eden Brown today on 02920 538593 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South Wales
Salary: £22.00 - £30.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 4 Weeks

Social Worker Required in Worcestershire

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T17:23+00:00

Social Worker Required In Worcestershire

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Qualified Social Worker to work in a Adults and Community Services division in Worcestershire. The ideal candidate will have to be a Qualified Social Worker with experience working with Adults.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to arrange, monitor and evaluate care packages. Candidates with experience working with Children & Families may also be considered. Previous experience working with the Frameworki programme is an advantage.

If you or anyone you may know might be interested in this vacancy, please contact Service Care Solutions.

Location: West Midlands
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Professional Advisor to Fostering and Adoption Panels

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T16:27+00:00

Professional Advisor to Fostering and Adoption Panels

We require a Professional Advisor to Fostering and Adoption Panels based in Manchester. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £30 per hour.

Duties Include -

Experience of managing a team of social workers/regular supervision both formal and informal to team members
Ability to delegate tasks to staff including senior practitioners as part of the duty function, within a focused accountability and responsibility framework
Manage the allocation of work to appropriate staff; allocate resources including financial

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the GSCC, SSSC, Care Council of Wales or NISCC, be eligible to work in the UK and relevant management experience, knowledge of permanency planning for children, adoption, fostering and childcare law, regulations and guidance.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Carl Day, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Manchester
Salary: £25.00 - £30.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Deputy Team Manager

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T15:56+00:00

The Network is a unique setting and is making huge changes to services offered to people who experience severe and enduring mental health issues and who require the assistance to regain trust and hope in their lives and society. This post needs someone who has the passion and insight into inclusion and recovery and promotes independence for people who use mental health services. They will need to be able to pick up and run with current projects, support staff with supervision, creativity with problem solving and able to communicate well with colleagues across the council and mental health trust.

Support the Network Team Manager in providing day to day management of a multi-disciplinary Team to improve choice and quality of life for adults who need support. Through the use of timely intensive interventions that maximise long-term independence and minimise ongoing support deliver one or more of the seven social care outcomes:
a. improved health and emotional wellbeing,
b. improved quality of life,
c. making a positive contribution,
d. exercising choice and control,
e. maintaining personal dignity,
f. economic wellbeing and freedom
g. freedom from discrimination

Registered as Social Worker with the General Social Care Council
Track record of successful supervision of staff
Significant relevant experience of operating effectively as a practising Social Worker at a senior level with a similar client group
Understanding and experience of operating with a comprehensive assessment framework including self assessment

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: North London
Salary: £23.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Cafcass

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T15:38+00:00

Our client requires strong experienced social workers only to work as Family Court Advisors in all areas of the Midlands with CAFCASS

The ideal candidate MUST have a Social Work qualification and 3 years plus post qualified experience

The family court advisor will be involved in public and private law family proceedings, thereby knpowlege of experience of public law is crucial.

The role involves providing:

Assessments of the needs of the children involved
Advice and reports to the Courts that promotes and safeguard the well-being and interests of the child
Support and advice services to children and their families as required
To assess and provide advice and written reports to the Court on the needs and best interests of children involved in Family Proceedings
To ensure that the well-being and safety of the child is paramount throughout CAFCASS’ involvement.
To ensure the appointment and instruction of legal representation for the child as required
To ensure that the wishes and feelings of the child are appropriately taken into account in the assessment of the child’s needs and are made known to the Court.
To conduct an impartial investigation of the child’s circumstances and to keep under review any changes in the course of the proceedings.
To communicate effectively with the child, family and significant others to ensure an understanding of the role of the CAFCASS practitioner, the proceedings involved and where appropriate the recommendations made to the Court.
To assist parents and other relevant parties in dispute to co-operate in the child’s best interests in order to minimise the need for Court intervention.
To ensure that all incidents or risks of significant harm to the child are dealt with in accordance with the relevant Local Safeguarding Children’s Board (LSCB) procedures and CAFCASS policies and procedures.

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: West Midlands
Salary: £27.00 - £30.00 ph Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6 Months

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T15:30+00:00

Capita are looking for Qualified Social Workers to work within learning and physical disabilities teams in the West Midlands. This is a fixed term contract with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £20 - £23per hour depending on experience, howevcer, negotiable for very eperienced candidates

The role involves

Assessing the needs and abilities of adults with learning/physical disabilities
Develop individual care packages
Identify suitable resources to need users needs
Secure funding for care packages
Multi Agency Working
Assess the needs of family and carers to identify and meet their needs
Supporting people in situations of alleged abuse
Individual and team development activities
Recording all work undertaken
Giving clear case notes

To apply for this vacancy please contact Richard Cartwright on 0121 688 8220 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Capita provide Adult social workers to all West midland local authorities plus private organisations

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: West Midlands
Salary: £20.00 - £25.00 ph Negotiable for the Right Candidate
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3-6months

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T15:20+00:00

Capita are looking for Qualified Social Workers to work within a Hospital Team in Staffordshire and West Midlands. This is a fixed term contract with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £20 - £23per hour depending on experience, but can be negotiated.

Qualified Social Worker Duties Include

Ensuring that regular monitoring and review of care plans is carried out.
Identification of individual needs through assessment.
Ensuring the delivery of services identified in care plans.
Planning and designing individual care plans to meet those needs.

To apply for this vacancy please contact Richard Cartwright on 0121 688 8220 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Staffordshire
Salary: £20.00 - £26.00 ph Negotiable for the Right Candidate
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3-6months

Senior Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T15:12+00:00

Our client requires an experienced Social Worker to work within a permanency team in the West Midlands. The Ideal Social Worker will have at least 2 years post qualification experience within child protection working within LAC teams, Permanency Teams and Care Managment Teams and have a strong knowledge of court work within this arena

Section 47 enquiries
Reports for case conferences
Core group meetings
Monitoring of child protection plans
Risk assessments
Direct work with children
Chairing of professional and core group meetings
Care proceedings
Special guardianship order and residence order reports
Lac reviews
Statutory reviews
Care plans and permanency planning
Adoption work
Multi agency working
Case file audits
Supervision of seven social work assistants

We provide qualified Social Workers to all local authorities within the Midlands plus CAFCASS should yoube keen on other vacancies

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: West Midlands
Salary: £27.00 - £31.00 ph Negotiable on Role
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6 Months

Senior Carer - Learning Disabilities

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T15:02+00:00

I have a new post just became available today for a Senior Carer with experience for working with clients with Learning Disabilities.
We are looking for someone who will work Monday -Fri 10-3pm with 1/2 lunch break (4.5 hours per day) The post is part of our supported employment team to support adults with learning disabilities in a work based setting. You will be required to support service users to work in a cafe serving customers hot and cold drinks, sandwiches and other hot snacks. The cafes are based in local adult education centres. You will need 2 years experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and able to support service users in a work based setting. You will need good customer care skills and be able to keep records of income and expenditure. You may be required to order new stock and receive deliveries.
If you feel you are suitable for the post and would like to receive full info, please contact me on the number provided or by email for an informal chat around the post.

Location: East London
Salary: £8.00 - £10.00 ph
Hours: Part-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T14:39+00:00

Capita are looking for Qualified Social Workers to work within a Hospital Team in the West Midlands. This is a fixed term contract with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £20 - £23per hour depending on experience

Qualified Social Worker Duties Include

Ensuring that regular monitoring and review of care plans is carried out.
Identification of individual needs through assessment.
Ensuring the delivery of services identified in care plans.
Planning and designing individual care plans to meet those needs.

To apply for this vacancy please contact Richard Cartwright on 0121 688 8220 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: West Midlands
Salary: £20.00 - £23.00 ph Negotiable for the Right Candidate
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3-6months

Senior Practitioner - Child Protection Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T14:33+00:00

Senior Practitioner - Child Protection Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work as a Senior Practitioner within a Child Protection Team based in Bedfordshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £32 per hour.

Duties Include -

Looked after children casework.
Family group conferences.
Preparing CP Conference reports.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Tom Loomes, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Bedfordshire
Salary: £30.00 - £32.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - AMHP

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T14:19+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - AMHP

Our client has vacancies for Qualified Social Workers to work as an Approved Mental Health Practitioner based in South London. This is a permanent position with a salary of £36,000 – £38,000 a year.

Duties Include –

Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating treatment.
Negotiating for and co-ordinating the application of resources enabling individuals to maximise their independence.
Managing a caseload which will include the more vulnerable clients or those with particularly complex problems in situations where personal liberty or safety is at stake.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. Recent and up to date exposure of AMHP work is essential.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Christopher Tin, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: London
Salary: £36,000 - £38,000 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T13:22+00:00

Our client a forward thinking unitary authority on the South Coast has an immediate requirement for a Social Worker for their Children and Families Protection and Court Team.

The Social Worker in Hampshire will manage a cases relating to child protection, children in need and looked after children.

The Social Worker in Hampshire will have experience of working within similar social work teams and will enjoy on an ongoing contract.

Why work for Hays Social Care?

The Social Workers in Hampshire will enjoy an ongoing contract with the potential of an extension and all the benefits of the Hays Healthclub:

Access to specialist training
A £250 referral reward for each QSW that they refer to us who works 250 hours
Three months free BASW membership
Your contract will be managed by one specialist social work consultant locally
You will benefit from working with a local social work specialist agency
Our Temp of the month award which goes to the worker who goes above and beyond the call of duty

You can read full terms and conditions on our website (link removed) />
If you would like to apply for this Social Worker position in Hampshire please contact Mark Stevens from Hays Social Care directly on 02380 632 990 or email your C.V.

Location: Hampshire
Salary: £20.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Adults Safeguarding Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T12:22+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adults Safeguarding Team

We require Qualified Social Workers to work within an Adults Safeguarding Team in Northampton. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £18 Ltd per hour.

Candidates must have the Following:

Knowledge of Care Management Process, Policy and Standards.
Experience of working within a Care Management framework, including assessment of need, application of eligibility criteria and the formulation of care plans.
Experience of working in adult services.
Experience of working with complex cases.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Dan Halls, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Northamptonshire
Salary: £16.00 - £18.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job Adult's Practitioner

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T12:16+00:00

Social Work Job – Adult’s Practitioner

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work as a Lead Practitioner in an Adults Team based in the West Midlands. This is a 3 Month contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £24 per hour.

Duties Include –

To work with vulnerable adults and carers, helping them to achieve ambitions, helping them to do things, take control over their lives as much as possible, building relationships and networks that maintain their independence.
To undertake the full range of tasks associated with the Assessment, Care/ Support Plans and Reviews in line with departmental policies and procedures.
To undertake safe guarding assessments and vulnerable adult investigations and implement Safeguarding plans where required.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Dan Halls, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: West Midlands
Salary: £22.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Community Mental Health Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T12:06+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Community Mental Health Team

We require a Qualified Social Workers to work within a Community Mental Health Team based in Coventry. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £24 per hour.

Duties Include –

Drawing up and managing a care plan in conjunction with other professionals.
Implementing individual and/or group therapy sessions.
Assessing levels of risk.
Carrying out needs assessment.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Dan Halls, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Coventry
Salary: £22.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Mental Health Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T12:01+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Mental Health Team

We require a Qualified Social Workers to work within an A&E Mental Health Team based in Worcester. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £22 per hour.

Duties Include –

Drawing up and managing a care plan in conjunction with other professionals.
Implementing individual and/or group therapy sessions.
Assessing levels of risk.
Carrying out needs assessment.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Dan Halls, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Hereford & Worcester
Salary: £20.00 - £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Learning Disabilities Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T11:56+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Learning Disabilities Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Learning Disabilities Team based in Shropshire. This is a 3 Month contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £25 per hour.

Duties Include -

Implementing safeguarding procedures and investigate vulnerable adults cases.
Responsible for assisting people to resolve major difficulties in their lives and enhance their independence, in partnership with other agencies and professionals.
Assessment and Care management.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the GSCC, SSSC, Care Council of Wales or NISCC, be eligible to work in the UK and must have 3 years experience within a similar team. All applicants must have experience in Adult Services, and working with service users who have a Learning Disability.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Dan Halls, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Shropshire
Salary: £23.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T11:55+00:00

Qualified Social Worker required for Adults team.

To conduct or support individual assessments or facilitate self assessments using the appropriate assessment tools and techniques in order to establish clear, relevant, proportionate, cost effective and appropriate options for the individual.

Based on individual structured assessments and in line with the enablement approach, plan and set up appropriate personalised and outcome-led packages of support that maximise long-term independence and choice and minimise ongoing support and whole life cost of care for that person.

Conduct risk assessments of client and carer, in line with eligibility criteria to assess the dependency needs of service users.

Liaise with, establish and maintain effective working relationships with other local services, specialist teams, the PCT, Hospital Trusts and the 3rd sector relevant to the needs of the service users in order to deliver a holistic and seamless service to the client.

Value and encourage the contribution of service users and their advocates, relatives, carers and support workers where appropriate, to ensure that they are engaged in the assessment, support and review process. Promote self assessment

Support, promote and calculate personalised budgets and understand the principle of direct payments and self funding to ensure that clients are supported in exercising choice based on assessed risk and expected outcomes. Support clients in navigating through the appropriate procedures

Chair and participate in reviews and meetings attended by users as well as by colleagues and representatives of other agencies, e.g. PCT, Hospital Trusts, 3rd sector, police

Registered as Social Worker with the General Social Care Council
CQSW/ DipSW or equivalent qualification
Understanding and experience of operating with a comprehensive assessment framework including self assessment
Sound, practical understanding of relevant legislation (such as the Mental Capacity Act and the Community Care Act), policies and processes necessary to deliver complex services to vulnerable adults
Sound understanding of social care needs of vulnerable adults within the context of the job

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: North London
Salary: £19.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job Hospital Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T11:53+00:00

Social Work Job – Hospital Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work in a Care Social worker Team based in North Staffordshire. This is a 3 Month contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is negotiable.

Duties Include –

Delegating meetings
Dealing with care proceedings

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Dan Halls, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Staffordshire
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Adults Assessment Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T11:46+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adults Assessment Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Adults assessment team based in North Staffordshire. This is a 3 Month contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £21 - £25 per hour.

Duties Include –

Applying service access criteria to make a judgement on whether a referral is appropriate.
Evaluating urgency of response required to a referral.
Engaging in a structured discussion with those making initial enquiry of the service and evaluating any information given.
Giving information, advice and/ or signposting to other services.

Requirements –
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the GSCC, SSSC, Care Council of Wales or NISCC, be eligible to work in the UK and must have 3 years experience within a similar team.

Contact –
This vacancy is advertised by Dan Halls, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Staffordshire
Salary: £21.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job Hospital Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T11:42+00:00

Social Work Job – Hospital Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work as Care Manager within a Hospital Team based in the West Midlands. This is a 3 Month contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £20+ per hour.

Duties Include –

Delegating meetings
Dealing with care proceedings

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Dan Halls, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: West Midlands
Salary: £18.00 - £20.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Team Manager

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T11:39+00:00

An experienced Team Manager is required to work with the Children service in Cardiff Wales

Job role intails the following

Ability to lead and motivate a team to meet objectives, in a supportive way
Ability to organise self and others in order to prioritise work and achieve targets
Self motivated and able to work on own initiative
Comprehensive understanding of, and ability to work within, the legislative and policy framework relating to children in need, children at risk and children being looked after
Understanding of and commitment to the application of Health & Safety policies and procedures
Understanding of the importance of management information in the monitoring, planning and review of services
Good grasp of performance monitoring and the ability to implement information collection against Performance Indicators
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with service users, staff, managers, other agencies and public
Ability to enable service users and staff to contribute to the planning and development of services
IT skills
Commitment to the application of social work values and to achieving the best possible outcomes for children
Willingness to work outside normal office hours as necessary

If you feel you fit the criteria please e-mail your CV to (email address removed) or call 0121 688 8220.

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Cardiff
Salary: £30.00 - £33.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3-6MONTHS

Qualified Social Worker Older Person's Physical Disabiliti

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T11:36+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Older Person’s Physical Disabilities Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Older Peron’s Physical Disabilities Team based in the West Midlands. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £20 + per hour.

Duties Include -

Managing a large and diverse case load.
Undertaking risk assessments of service users and develop risk management strategies.
To reassess, review and evaluate and monitor care as required.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Dan Halls, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: West Midlands
Salary: £18.00 - £20.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Reviewing Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T11:19+00:00

Reviewing Social Worker required for Older People's team.

Candidates must have relevant social care experience and be able to assess elderly and vulnerable people in their own homes
Make decisions about level of need and under supervision agree level of funding that is appropriate to meet needs

DipSW or equivalent and GSCC registered
Working knowledge of NHS and Community Care Act, safeguarding vulnerable people and other relevant legislation

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: North London
Salary: £20.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Senior Qualified Social Worker IAT

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T11:18+00:00

My client is looking for an experienced Senior Social Worker to work with the IAT South team servicing children in the South Birmingham Area.

Candidates must have 2 years + experience as a social worker

The ideal candidate would hold the following:

Sound knowledge of safeguarding thresholds,
Up to date experience of using Care First 6,
Able to add and create people on care first and open assessments- specifically A25 and A10,
Case recordings
Ability to complete brief case chronologies and identify areas of risk and need formulate an action plan,
Understanding of CAF’s and encouraging our partnership agencies in using them,
Ability to deal with hostile service users,
Have an awareness of resources within the South Area of Birmingham,
Ability to deal with fast pace of work and to complete lateral checks and screening within a 24 hour period.

Role is FULL-TIME (35hrs/wk), duration approx 12 weeks (subject to review), must be a car-driver.

If you feel you fit the criteria please e-mail your CV to (email address removed) or call 0121 688 8220.

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Birmingham
Salary: £18.50 - £23.01 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3-6 Months

2x Qualified Social Workers

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T10:37+00:00

The main function of the role will be to review, complete outstanding work and close cases. The Social Workers will also be required to complete Initial & Core Assessments.

You will be required to manage a caseload of service users requiring assessment of their needs, carry out initial and core assessments and investigations and co-ordinating support packages as necessary.

Liaising and developing close working relationships with other professions and agencies to ensure service users receive services in accordance with assessed needs.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Diploma/ Degree in Social Work, CQSW, CSS or equivalent

Evidence of working with a complex caseload sympathetically and persuasively.

Ensure a high level of data quality for all information recorded, ensuring that the information is timely, accurate and complete.

Valid Registration with the GSCC.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Essex
Salary: £170 - £216 pd
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Youth Justice Officer

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T09:57+00:00

Youth offending officer needed on a full time, temporary contract in North Yorkshire to manage a mixed caseload of young offenders ensuring high standards of assessment and intervention whilst also meeting safeguarding and public protection duties. Must be an experienced youth justice practitioner.

Ref: M92133

Location: Scarborough
Salary: £15.00 - £16.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months or More

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T09:32+00:00

Qualified Social Worker Kensington and Chelsea £24.00 per hour

This well-established local authority is looking for an Experienced Social Worker for their busy Mental Health Team. This is a newly formed Social Work Team therefore candidates need to be highly experienced

Candidates will be expected to:

Seeing clients on their initial visit,
Making initial assessments in a multi-disciplinary team, with doctors and nurses.
Meeting clients for the first 6 months and identify initial needs, assessing whether further support should be from the secondary service or referred back to primary care.
Experience of multi-disciplinary community mental health work is essential.
AMHP status is not required

Candidates must be able to start ASAP as client is URGENTLY speaking someone

A valid enhanced CRB and references covering the last 5 years are all also required.

To apply for this Qualified Social Work job please do not hesitate to contact Hays Qualified Social Work Desk on 0208 477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format

Successful Candidates will be called with 48 Hours

Location: South West London
Salary: £24.00 - £30.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6months

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T09:29+00:00

Family Support Worker – Children and Families 0-5 years North London
£18.00 Limited This well-established local authority in North London is looking for an Experienced Family Support Worker With experience in working with under 5’s

Candidates will be expected to:

To undertake direct casework, including through home visiting, managing a caseload of children and their families under 5 years, including parents-to-be to ensure that work with families is undertaken as agreed through supervision within agreed timescales.
Assess the needs of children and their families through the use of the common assessment framework (e-CAF), supporting families with additional needs to access the services they need. This will include assessment of and referral/signposting for children over 5years where there are older siblings within the family.
Ensure that outcomes for children and their families are recorded and to undertake any new outcomes initiatives as agreed by IEYS.
Maintain appropriate professional boundaries with children and their families ensuring that Child Protection policies & procedures are followed at all times
Attend Safeguarding and Team Around the Child meetings (TAC) meetings, providing high quality reports, working to the agreed individual CP/Children In Need plans.
Work collaboratively within the family support multi-agency teams, including speech & Language Therapists, CAMHS Practitioners and partners such as Health Visiting and Midwifery to ensure families have access to a wide range of coordinated services.
Contribute to case review meetings, presenting case work to colleagues, reflecting on work with families and developing best practice

A valid enhanced CRB and references covering the last 5 years are all also required.

To apply for this Qualified Social Work job please do not hesitate to contact Hays Qualified Social Work Desk on 0208 477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format

Successful Candidates will be called with 48 Hours

Location: Hertfordshire
Salary: £18.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6months

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-19T09:28+00:00

QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER – Children With Disabilities East London £22.00 PER HOUR
This well established local authority In East London are looking for a dedicated, determined and experienced Social Worker to join their Busy but Friendly Children with Disabilities Team.

Main Duties will include:

Assessment work including Core Assessments
Initial Assessments
Child in Need and Looked After Child (LAC) reviews
Develop, monitor and review needs-led packages of care for provision of services to users in relation to the resources available
Ensuring that statutory duties towards LAC are met
Multi agency work
Work as part of a team, participating in the office duty system;
Maintaining confidentiality with service users
Accurate case recordings
Completion of appropriate forms and documents, reviews and correspondence according to Departmental Codes of Practice
Advocating on behalf of service users
Adhering to the legal framework and the agency’s policies and procedures

To apply for this Qualified Social Work job please do not hesitate to contact Hays Qualified Social Work Desk on 0208 477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format

Successful candidates with be called within 48 Hours

Location: City of London
Salary: £22.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6months

Team Manager - Family Support Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:55+00:00

Just Social Care currently have a Team Manager vacancy for a Family Support Team in Essex. This is a permanent position with immediate start.

Duties Include:

Managing Caseloads
Assessments
Guiding Newly Qualified Social Workers
Court Work

You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. All applicants must have previous managerial experience within a Children or Families team. For more info on this post please call Emma Riggon at Just Social Care on tel:

020 8114 9190 / 9173

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

Location: Essex
Salary: £36,000 - £40,000 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Permanent
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Team Manager - Children with Disabilities

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:46+00:00

Job description

Just Social Care are currently recruiting for a Social Work Team Manager for a Children with Disabilities Team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in a similar supervisory role managing a complex case load, and have experience of working in this field, including Child Protection. This role will suit a candidate with strong influencing and negotiating skills with clients and other health professionals. Knowledge of key legislation and policy framework and of methods to assess performance and achievement of targets in social work practice are also prerequisite to this role. Requirements for this post: * Ability to maintain clear boundaries with clients and colleagues * Required to be mobile throughout an operational area and therefore a valid driving licence and use of car required, unless the role can be undertaken effectively by alternative transport arrangements * Must be able to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends * Be committed to evidence based practice * Be contactable by telephone All applicants must have a minimum of 12 months experience working as a Team Manager - Children With Disabilites and hold DipSw or equivalent qualification in social work and be GSCC registered. It is essential that you hold a full driving licence and have access to a car for work purposes, or have access to a car and driver.

For more info on this post please call Emma Riggon at Just Social Care on tel:

020 8114 9190 /9173

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

Location: Essex
Salary: £38,000 - £43,000 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:45+00:00

Just Social Care currently have locum social worker vacancies to join this Initial Assessment/child protection service in Southampton.
To be considered for this role you will need at least 18 months experience of statutory social work in a front line setting, involving direct work with children and families. This means referral and assessment and or child protection/child in need work
You must have experience in and must be able to;

Undertake child protection investigations and work to child protection plans
Assess risk and need in relation to children and families and formulate plans to address needs
Engage with children, young people and their parents in challenging circumstances
Undertake assessments with good analytical and child centred focus
Work well with partner agencies and communicate with other professionals
Be child focused
Work as part of a team
Use supervision effectively
Understand information technology as appropriate to the job and maintain accurate and up to date records on our IT system.
Be able to write clear reports quickly and to a high standard
Understand the legal process and have experience of writing reports for court, attending court and giving evidence.

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

Location: UK Wide
Salary: £23.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Learning Disabilities

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:45+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Learning Disabilities

Just Social Care are currently looking to recruit a Social Worker, who has previous experience of working within a Care Management setting.
You must be a qualified Social Worker who is registered with the GSCC, as well as hold a current enhanced CRB.
Our Client is looking to appoint a locum who has 12 months experience of working within a Learning Disabilities setting, and has experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting, as well have knowledge of Valuing People, Community Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Safeguarding Vulnerable People is required, and you should be Capable and confident in carrying out holistic assessments and reviews.
Able to manage and prioritise case load. Good communication and report writing skills. Previous experience of using CareFirst is preferable, although training would be offered to the right person.

Please only apply to this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

Location: UK Wide
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:45+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

Just Social Care have vacancies throughout the UK and are looking for Qualified Social Workers and Social Work Assistant's to fill these short and long term post's.
Our client is seeking a Qualified social worker to join this Looked After Children team.
The ideal candidate will have 2 years post qualifying experience and experience of working within a Looked After Children setting,
You must be experienced of holding complex cases including court cases.

To be considered for this post you should have a minimum of 2 years experience of working within this setting.

You will be qualified with a Diploma in Social Work (DipSW) and be currently registered with the GSCC You should also hold a current valid enhanced CRB check.

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

Please only apply for this post if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Location: UK Wide
Salary: £24.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Family Support Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:45+00:00

Just Social Care currently has locum vacancies for 4 x Family Support Workers within the Buckinghamshire area.

To be considered for this role you will need at least 12 months experience working with a children’s centre. The role consists of support to the Children’s Centre Co-ordinator as to the service delivery requirements, promoting activities that will improve the life and learning opportunities of 0-5 year olds.

You must have experience in and must be able to undertake the following role:

Encourage parental engagement in the ethos and activities of Children’s Centre.
To support the Children’s Centre Co-ordinator to provide a range of support, care and education services to children under the age of 5 years and their families in the Centre and its linked sites.
Engage with children and their parents in challenging circumstances.
To work shift patterns between the hours of 8am – 6pm with the occasional evening and weekend work.

For more details on this post, please contact Emma on telephone: 0208 114 9190Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements. Just Social Care is a specialist recruiter of social workers jobs; to view a full selection of our current social worker vacancies, please visit: (link removed)

Location: Buckinghamshire
Salary: £10.00 - £12.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 31/03/2012

Qualified Social Worker - CMHT

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:44+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Community Mental Health Worker

Just Social Care are currently recruiting for a local authority. Our client is looking for a Qualified Social Worker, (DipSW or CQSW essential),to join their Community Mental Health Team.

The main duties will include:

Providing a high quality responsive service using all appropriate methods of professional intervention and care management.
Managing a caseload including a wide range of service-users with varying and often complex mental health issues
Undertaking direct work with service-users and operating within Community Care legislation in order to access appropriate resources to meet need.

Post-qualification proven experience of working within statutory mental health services is essential, and prior proven experience of working within a CMHT is preferred.

Please only apply to this post if you are a Qualified Social Worker.

Location: West London
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:43+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

To be considered for this post you should have a minimum of 2 years experience of working within this setting.

You will be qualified with a Diploma in Social Work (DipSW) and be currently registered with the GSCC You should also hold a current valid enhanced CRB check.

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements. For more info on this position please call Jane at Just Social Care on 01375 641131

Please only apply for this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Location: South East London
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - CMHT

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:43+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Community Mental Health Worker

Just Social Care are currently recruiting for a local authority. Our client is looking for a Qualified Social Worker, (DipSW or CQSW essential),to join their Community Mental Health Team.

The main duties will include:

Providing a high quality responsive service using all appropriate methods of professional intervention and care management.
Managing a caseload including a wide range of service-users with varying and often complex mental health issues
Undertaking direct work with service-users and operating within Community Care legislation in order to access appropriate resources to meet need.

Post-qualification proven experience of working within statutory mental health services is essential, and prior proven experience of working within a CMHT is preferred.

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

Please only apply to this post if you are a Qualified Social Worker.

Location: UK Wide
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - CMHT

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:43+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Community Mental Health Worker

Just Social Care are currently recruiting for a local authority. Our client is looking for a Qualified Social Worker, (DipSW or CQSW essential),to join their Community Mental Health Team.

The main duties will include:

Providing a high quality responsive service using all appropriate methods of professional intervention and care management.
Managing a caseload including a wide range of service-users with varying and often complex mental health issues
Undertaking direct work with service-users and operating within Community Care legislation in order to access appropriate resources to meet need.

Post-qualification proven experience of working within statutory mental health services is essential, and prior proven experience of working within a CMHT is preferred.

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

Please only apply to this post if you are a Qualified Social Worker.

Location: UK Wide
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Senior Practitioner - Duty and Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:42+00:00

A Senior Practitioner or an experienced Senior Social Worker is required to work on the Duty and Assessment Team. Candidates need to have experience of working in a duty and assessment team. Will be undertaking complex Initial assessments and S.47 enquiries. To take the lead on assessments and S.47 enquiries. Must have sound knowledge and understanding of child protection procedures, able to give advice and support to less experienced workers. Have knowledge of joint working with the police and other lead agencies Health and Education, advise these agencies when necessary on CP processes and procedures. Be familiar with systems use for assessments and other data. Be able to use own initiative and make decisions when dealing with crisis to ensure that children are safeguarded. Good communication and recording skills are essential. Should be a confident professional who is able to take the lead.

Location: West London
Salary: £28.00 - £30.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Permanency Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:42+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Permanency Team

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Experience qualified Social Worker for the Permanency - Basildon 1 team.
Must have Court experience and working with LAC children. Must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle. Must have current GSCC registration certificate.

Location: Basildon
Salary: £25.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Adoption and Fostering Team Manager

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:42+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adoption and Fostering Team Manager

The vacancy is for a full time Team Manager in Adoption Support team. Minnimum requirement of 3 years post qualifying experience in a statutory child care setting and at least 2 years experience in adoption work, including adoption support.

For more details please call Jane Collins @ Just Social Care on 01375 641131

Location: London
Salary: £36.00 - £40.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:41+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

To be considered for this post you should have a minimum of 2 years experience of working within this setting.

You will be qualified with a Diploma in Social Work (DipSW) and be currently registered with the GSCC You should also hold a current valid enhanced CRB check.

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

Please only apply for this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Location: Essex
Salary: £24.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:40+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

Just Social Care currently have locum Qualified social worker vacancies to join this Initial Assessment/child protection service across London.
To be considered for this role you will need at least 18 months experience of statutory social work in a front line setting, involving direct work with children and families. This means referral and assessment and or child protection/child in need work
You must have experience in and must be able to;

Undertake child protection investigations and work to child protection plans
Assess risk and need in relation to children and families and formulate plans to address needs
Engage with children, young people and their parents in challenging circumstances
Undertake assessments with good analytical and child centred focus
Work well with partner agencies and communicate with other professionals
Be child focused
Work as part of a team
Use supervision effectively
Understand information technology as appropriate to the job and maintain accurate and up to date records on our IT system.
Be able to write clear reports quickly and to a high standard
Understand the legal process and have experience of writing reports for court, attending court and giving evidence.

Please only appy for this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker and have your GSCC registration.

Location: East London
Salary: £24.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:40+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

To be considered for this post you should have a minimum of 2 years experience of working within this setting.

You will be qualified with a Diploma in Social Work (DipSW) and be currently registered with the GSCC You should also hold a current valid enhanced CRB check.

Please only apply for this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Location: West London
Salary: £24.50 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:39+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

To be considered for this post you should have a minimum of 2 years experience of working within this setting.

You will be qualified with a Diploma in Social Work (DipSW) and be currently registered with the GSCC You should also hold a current valid enhanced CRB check.

Please only apply for this post if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Location: UK Wide
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Learning Disabilities

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:39+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Learning Disabilities

Please only apply to this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

Location: UK Wide
Salary: £24.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Learning Disabilities

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:39+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Learning Disabilities

Please only apply to this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

Location: UK Wide
Salary: £24.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Older Persons

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:38+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Older Person's team.

Just Social Care has vacancies for qualified Social Workers to join this Older Person's team

The team has a vacancy for a Care Manager (qualified) and a Snr Care Manager (qualified)
This team works with in a multidisciplinary along with other health care professionals, and previous experience of practicing in this way is desirable
In these roles you will be managing an allocated case load as well as;

Arranging meetings directly with service users.
Carrying out assessments.
Completing care plans Implementing care plans.
Making relevant referrals.
Carrying out reviews, transferring and closing cases.
Attending case conferences.
Worked closely with service user, family members and Out Reach Worker.
Assisting and advising on benefits. Direct Payments.

Previous experience of Adult Protection is advantageous as is experience of working with Framework I.

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

Location: UK Wide
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Senior Practitioner - Duty and Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:38+00:00

Location: Surrey
Salary: £28.00 - £30.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:38+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

Just Social Care currently have locum Qualified social worker vacancies to join this Initial Assessment/child protection service.
To be considered for this role you will need at least 18 months experience of statutory social work in a front line setting, involving direct work with children and families. This means referral and assessment and or child protection/child in need work
You must have experience in and must be able to;

Undertake child protection investigations and work to child protection plans
Assess risk and need in relation to children and families and formulate plans to address needs
Engage with children, young people and their parents in challenging circumstances
Undertake assessments with good analytical and child centred focus
Work well with partner agencies and communicate with other professionals
Be child focused
Work as part of a team
Use supervision effectively
Understand information technology as appropriate to the job and maintain accurate and up to date records on our IT system.
Be able to write clear reports quickly and to a high standard
Understand the legal process and have experience of writing reports for court, attending court and giving evidence.

Please only appy for this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker and have your GSCC registration.

Location: UK Wide
Salary: £25.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:31+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

To be considered for this post you should have a minimum of 2 years experience of working within this setting.

You will be qualified with a Diploma in Social Work (DipSW) and be currently registered with the GSCC You should also hold a current valid enhanced CRB check.

Please only apply for this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Location: UK Wide
Salary: £23.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:31+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

Just Social Care currently have locum social worker vacancies to join this Initial Assessment/child protection service..
To be considered for this role you will need at least 18 months experience of statutory social work in a front line setting, involving direct work with children and families. This means referral and assessment and or child protection/child in need work
You must have experience in and must be able to;

Undertake child protection investigations and work to child protection plans
Assess risk and need in relation to children and families and formulate plans to address needs
Engage with children, young people and their parents in challenging circumstances
Undertake assessments with good analytical and child centred focus
Work well with partner agencies and communicate with other professionals
Be child focused
Work as part of a team
Use supervision effectively
Understand information technology as appropriate to the job and maintain accurate and up to date records on IT system.
Be able to write clear reports quickly and to a high standard
Understand the legal process and have experience of writing reports for court, attending court and giving evidence.

Please only apply for this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Location: UK Wide
Salary: £25.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:30+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

Undertake child protection investigations and work to child protection plans
Assess risk and need in relation to children and families and formulate plans to address needs
Engage with children, young people and their parents in challenging circumstances
Undertake assessments with good analytical and child centred focus
Work well with partner agencies and communicate with other professionals
Be child focused
Work as part of a team
Use supervision effectively
Understand information technology as appropriate to the job and maintain accurate and up to date records on our IT system.
Be able to write clear reports quickly and to a high standard
Understand the legal process and have experience of writing reports for court, attending court and giving evidence.

Please only appy for this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker and have your GSCC registration.

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

Location: London
Salary: £24.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Learning Disabilities

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:30+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Learning Disabilities

Please only apply to this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

Location: London
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:29+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Referral and Assessment

Just Social Care currently have locum Qualified social worker vacancies to join this Initial Assessment/child protection service..
To be considered for this role you will need at least 18 months experience of statutory social work in a front line setting, involving direct work with children and families. This means referral and assessment and or child protection/child in need work
You must have experience in and must be able to;

Undertake child protection investigations and work to child protection plans
Assess risk and need in relation to children and families and formulate plans to address needs
Engage with children, young people and their parents in challenging circumstances
Undertake assessments with good analytical and child centred focus
Work well with partner agencies and communicate with other professionals
Be child focused
Work as part of a team
Use supervision effectively
Understand information technology as appropriate to the job and maintain accurate and up to date records on IT system.
Be able to write clear reports quickly and to a high standard
Understand the legal process and have experience of writing reports for court, attending court and giving evidence.

Please only aaply for this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker.

Location: Essex
Salary: £25.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:28+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

Undertake child protection investigations and work to child protection plans
Assess risk and need in relation to children and families and formulate plans to address needs
Engage with children, young people and their parents in challenging circumstances
Undertake assessments with good analytical and child centred focus
Work well with partner agencies and communicate with other professionals
Be child focused
Work as part of a team
Use supervision effectively
Understand information technology as appropriate to the job and maintain accurate and up to date records on our IT system.
Be able to write clear reports quickly and to a high standard
Understand the legal process and have experience of writing reports for court, attending court and giving evidence.

Please only appy for this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker and have your GSCC registration.

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

For more info on this post please call Jane at Just Social Care on 01375 641131

Location: West London
Salary: £24.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:28+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

To be considered for this post you should have a minimum of 2 years experience of working within this setting.

You will be qualified with a Diploma in Social Work (DipSW) and be currently registered with the GSCC You should also hold a current valid enhanced CRB check.

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

Please only apply for this post if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Location: UK Wide
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:27+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

Just Social Care currently have locum Qualified social worker vacancies to join this Initial Assessment/child protection service..

To be considered for this role you will need at least 18 months experience of statutory social work in a front line setting, involving direct work with children and families. This means referral and assessment and or child protection/child in need work
You must have experience in and must be able to;

Undertake child protection investigations and work to child protection plans
Assess risk and need in relation to children and families and formulate plans to address needs
Engage with children, young people and their parents in challenging circumstances
Undertake assessments with good analytical and child centred focus
Work well with partner agencies and communicate with other professionals
Be child focused
Work as part of a team
Use supervision effectively
Understand information technology as appropriate to the job and maintain accurate and up to date records on IT system.
Be able to write clear reports quickly and to a high standard
Understand the legal process and have experience of writing reports for court, attending court and giving evidence.

Please only apply to this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Location: UK Wide
Salary: £24.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:26+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Community Mental Health Worker

Just Social Care are currently recruiting for a local authority. Our client is looking for a Qualified Social Worker, (DipSW or CQSW essential),to join their Community Mental Health Team.

The main duties will include:

Providing a high quality responsive service using all appropriate methods of professional intervention and care management.
Managing a caseload including a wide range of service-users with varying and often complex mental health issues
Undertaking direct work with service-users and operating within Community Care legislation in order to access appropriate resources to meet need.

Post-qualification proven experience of working within statutory mental health services is essential, and prior proven experience of working within a CMHT is preferred.

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements. For more info on this role please call Emma at Just Social Care on 0208 114 9190

Please only apply to this post if you are a Qualified Social Worker.

Location: Essex
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Kent Adult QSW

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:23+00:00

Kent County council are curently looking for an experienced older persons qualified social worker to join their service.

Its a temporary role which is due to last for an initial 3 months but has a strong possability of an extension. The manager needs someone who can hit the ground running and complete a 36 hour week (mon-friday) for the duration of the contract.

Experience is essential for this position and any potential contractors must have at least 3 years of experience as a QSW in adults social work/older persons services.

If the role is of interest please call David at RIG on 01423 790364 to register your interest.

Location: Kent
Salary: £20.00 - £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Sutton Fostering Kinship Assessment Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:20+00:00

Sutton council are curently looking for an experienced fostering Kinship social worker who has specific experience of fostering and carrying out kinship assessments.

Experience is essential for this position and any potential contractors must have at least 2 years of fostering experience as a QSW.

If the role is of interest please call David at RIG on 01423 790364 to register your interest.

Location: Sutton
Salary: £20.00 - £28.00 ph Dependant on Experience
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Initial 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:19+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

Just Social Care currently have locum Qualified social worker vacancies to join this Initial Assessment/child protection service..

Undertake child protection investigations and work to child protection plans
Assess risk and need in relation to children and families and formulate plans to address needs
Engage with children, young people and their parents in challenging circumstances
Undertake assessments with good analytical and child centred focus
Work well with partner agencies and communicate with other professionals
Be child focused
Work as part of a team
Use supervision effectively
Understand information technology as appropriate to the job and maintain accurate and up to date records on IT system.
Be able to write clear reports quickly and to a high standard
Understand the legal process and have experience of writing reports for court, attending court and giving evidence.

Please only apply to this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Location: UK Wide
Salary: £24.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:18+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Community Mental Health Worker

Just Social Care are currently recruiting for a local authority. Our client is looking for a Qualified Social Worker, (DipSW or CQSW essential),to join their Community Mental Health Team.

The main duties will include:

Providing a high quality responsive service using all appropriate methods of professional intervention and care management.
Managing a caseload including a wide range of service-users with varying and often complex mental health issues
Undertaking direct work with service-users and operating within Community Care legislation in order to access appropriate resources to meet need.

Post-qualification proven experience of working within statutory mental health services is essential, and prior proven experience of working within a CMHT is preferred.

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements. For more info on this role please call Emma at Just Social Care on 0208 114 9190

Please only apply to this post if you are a Qualified Social Worker.

Location: Essex
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Acute Hospital Social Worker - WANDSWORTH

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:12+00:00

Wandsworth council are curently looking for an experienced hospital social worker who has specific experience of acute hospital discharge.

Experience is essential for this position and any potential contractors must have the acute hospital experience requested.

If the role is of interest please call David at RIG on 01423 790364 to register your interest.

Location: Wandsworth
Salary: £20.00 - £29.00 ph Depending on Experience
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Initial 3 Months

Fostering Social Workers

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:10+00:00

Eden Brown are looking for Fostering Social workers for opportunities within West Yorkshire.

The Fostering Social workers will have a minimum of 2 years experience working in a fostering team.

Duties include:

Fostering Approval Panel
Supervising and Supporting Foster Carer's
Liaising with Local Authorities other social workers and relevant agencies
Writing Reports

These position's are to start asap for 3 months minimum with the potential of long term work.

If this position is of interest please send you cv to (email address removed) or contact Carly on 0113 3940133

I look forward to speaking with you!!

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: West Yorkshire
Salary: Up to £25.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 12 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:09+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

Just Social Care currently have locum Qualified social worker vacancies to join this Initial Assessment/child protection service..

Undertake child protection investigations and work to child protection plans
Assess risk and need in relation to children and families and formulate plans to address needs
Engage with children, young people and their parents in challenging circumstances
Undertake assessments with good analytical and child centred focus
Work well with partner agencies and communicate with other professionals
Be child focused
Work as part of a team
Use supervision effectively
Understand information technology as appropriate to the job and maintain accurate and up to date records on IT system.
Be able to write clear reports quickly and to a high standard
Understand the legal process and have experience of writing reports for court, attending court and giving evidence.

Please only apply to this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Location: UK Wide
Salary: £24.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:09+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

Just Social Care currently have locum Qualified social worker vacancies to join this Initial Assessment/child protection service..

Undertake child protection investigations and work to child protection plans
Assess risk and need in relation to children and families and formulate plans to address needs
Engage with children, young people and their parents in challenging circumstances
Undertake assessments with good analytical and child centred focus
Work well with partner agencies and communicate with other professionals
Be child focused
Work as part of a team
Use supervision effectively
Understand information technology as appropriate to the job and maintain accurate and up to date records on IT system.
Be able to write clear reports quickly and to a high standard
Understand the legal process and have experience of writing reports for court, attending court and giving evidence.

Please only apply to this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Location: UK Wide
Salary: £24.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Initial Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:03+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Community Mental Health Worker

Just Social Care are currently recruiting for a local authority. Our client is looking for a Qualified Social Worker, (DipSW or CQSW essential),to join their Community Mental Health Team.

The main duties will include:

Providing a high quality responsive service using all appropriate methods of professional intervention and care management.
Managing a caseload including a wide range of service-users with varying and often complex mental health issues
Undertaking direct work with service-users and operating within Community Care legislation in order to access appropriate resources to meet need.

Post-qualification proven experience of working within statutory mental health services is essential, and prior proven experience of working within a CMHT is preferred.

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements. For more info on this role please call Emma at Just Social Care on 0208 114 9190

Please only apply to this post if you are a Qualified Social Worker.

Location: Essex
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:02+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

To be considered for this post you should have a minimum of 2 years experience of working within this setting.

You will be qualified with a Diploma in Social Work (DipSW) and be currently registered with the GSCC You should also hold a current valid enhanced CRB check.

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements. For more info please call Jane at Just Social Care on 01375 641131

Please only apply for this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Location: UK Wide
Salary: £23.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Permanency Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T17:00+00:00

QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER - PERMANENCY TEAM

For more info please call Glen Northover at Just Social Care on 01375 641131

Location: Basildon
Salary: £25.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T16:58+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

To be considered for this post you should have a minimum of 2 years experience of working within this setting.

You will be qualified with a Diploma in Social Work (DipSW) and be currently registered with the GSCC You should also hold a current valid enhanced CRB check.

Please only apply for this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Location: East London
Salary: £23.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - CMHT

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T16:50+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Community Mental Health Worker

Just Social Care are currently recruiting for a local authority. Our client is looking for a Qualified Social Worker, (DipSW or CQSW essential),to join their Community Mental Health Team.

The main duties will include:

Providing a high quality responsive service using all appropriate methods of professional intervention and care management.
Managing a caseload including a wide range of service-users with varying and often complex mental health issues
Undertaking direct work with service-users and operating within Community Care legislation in order to access appropriate resources to meet need.

Post-qualification proven experience of working within statutory mental health services is essential, and prior proven experience of working within a CMHT is preferred.

Please only apply to this post if you are a Qualified Social Worker.

Location: Buckinghamshire
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Older Persons

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T16:49+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Older Person's team.

Just Social Care has vacancies for qualified Social Workers to join this Older Person's team

Arranging meetings directly with service users.
Carrying out assessments.
Completing care plans Implementing care plans.
Making relevant referrals.
Carrying out reviews, transferring and closing cases.
Attending case conferences.
Worked closely with service user, family members and Out Reach Worker.
Assisting and advising on benefits. Direct Payments.

Previous experience of Adult Protection is advantageous as is experience of working with Framework I.

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

Location: London
Salary: £24.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - CMHT

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T16:48+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Community Mental Health Worker

Just Social Care are currently recruiting for a local authority. Our client is looking for a Qualified Social Worker, (DipSW or CQSW essential),to join their Community Mental Health Team.

The main duties will include:

Providing a high quality responsive service using all appropriate methods of professional intervention and care management.
Managing a caseload including a wide range of service-users with varying and often complex mental health issues
Undertaking direct work with service-users and operating within Community Care legislation in order to access appropriate resources to meet need.

Post-qualification proven experience of working within statutory mental health services is essential, and prior proven experience of working within a CMHT is preferred.

Please only apply to this post if you are a Qualified Social Worker.

Qualified Social Worker - Older Persons

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T16:46+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Older Person's team.

Just Social Care has vacancies for qualified Social Workers to join this Older Person's team

Arranging meetings directly with service users.
Carrying out assessments.
Completing care plans Implementing care plans.
Making relevant referrals.
Carrying out reviews, transferring and closing cases.
Attending case conferences.
Worked closely with service user, family members and Out Reach Worker.
Assisting and advising on benefits. Direct Payments.

Previous experience of Adult Protection is advantageous as is experience of working with Framework I.

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

Location: Surrey
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T16:46+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

To be considered for this post you should have a minimum of 2 years experience of working within this setting.

You will be qualified with a Diploma in Social Work (DipSW) and be currently registered with the GSCC You should also hold a current valid enhanced CRB check.

For more info on this post please call Emma at Just Social Care on 0208 114 9190

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

Please only apply for this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Location: North London
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Older Persons

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T16:44+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Older Person's team.

Just Social Care has vacancies for qualified Social Workers to join this Older Person's team

Arranging meetings directly with service users.
Carrying out assessments.
Completing care plans Implementing care plans.
Making relevant referrals.
Carrying out reviews, transferring and closing cases.
Attending case conferences.
Worked closely with service user, family members and Out Reach Worker.
Assisting and advising on benefits. Direct Payments.

Previous experience of Adult Protection is advantageous as is experience of working with Framework I.

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

Location: Surrey
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Learning Disabilities

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T16:42+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Learning Disabilities

Please only apply to this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

Location: UK Wide
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - CMHT

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T16:40+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Community Mental Health Worker

Just Social Care are currently recruiting for a local authority. Our client is looking for a Qualified Social Worker, (DipSW or CQSW essential),to join their Community Mental Health Team.

The main duties will include:

Providing a high quality responsive service using all appropriate methods of professional intervention and care management.
Managing a caseload including a wide range of service-users with varying and often complex mental health issues
Undertaking direct work with service-users and operating within Community Care legislation in order to access appropriate resources to meet need.

Post-qualification proven experience of working within statutory mental health services is essential, and prior proven experience of working within a CMHT is preferred.

For more info on this role please call Jane on 01375 641131

Please only apply to this post if you are a Qualified Social Worker.

Location: Surrey
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Social Worker - Children with Disabilities

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T16:27+00:00

Social Worker - Children with Disabilities - Bedfordshire - £26 Ltd per hour

Ongoing contract available for a Children's Social Worker based with Bedfordshire's Children with Disabilities Team.
The Team Manager is looking for GSCC registered Social Workers who have post-qualifying fieldwork experience in statutory children's services; experience of children with disabilities is desirable but not essential. Applicants must be able to work full-time hours and be car owner-drivers.

The role will involve, with supervision, managing a caseload, undertaking the task of initial and core assessments, undertaking Sec.47 Investigations, child protection care proceedings and care planning.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Bedfordshire
Salary: £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Child Protection Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T16:22+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Child Protection Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Child Protection Team based in Cardiff. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £26.

Duties Include -

Children in Need cases.
Looked after children casework.
Family group conferences.
Preparing CP Conference reports.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. 2 years post graduate experience working within a Child Protection Social Services department would be an advantage.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Jay Carr, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Cardiff
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T16:17+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

To be considered for this post you should have a minimum of 2 years experience of working within this setting.

You will be qualified with a Diploma in Social Work (DipSW) and be currently registered with the GSCC You should also hold a current valid enhanced CRB check.

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements. Fore monre info on this role please call Emma at Just Social Care on 0208 114 9190

Please only apply for this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Location: Slough
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - CMHT

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T16:17+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Community Mental Health Worker

Just Social Care are currently recruiting for a local authority. Our client is looking for a Qualified Social Worker, (DipSW or CQSW essential),to join their Community Mental Health Team.

The main duties will include:

Providing a high quality responsive service using all appropriate methods of professional intervention and care management.
Managing a caseload including a wide range of service-users with varying and often complex mental health issues
Undertaking direct work with service-users and operating within Community Care legislation in order to access appropriate resources to meet need.

Post-qualification proven experience of working within statutory mental health services is essential, and prior proven experience of working within a CMHT is preferred.

For more info on this position please call Emma at Just Social Care on 020 8114 9190. Please only apply to this post if you are a Qualified Social Worker.

Location: North London
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Permanency Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T16:13+00:00

For more info please call Glen Northover at Just Social Care on 01375 641131

Location: Essex
Salary: £24.50 - £27.50 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - CMHT

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T16:13+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Community Mental Health Worker

Just Social Care are currently recruiting for a local authority. Our client is looking for a Qualified Social Worker, (DipSW or CQSW essential),to join their Community Mental Health Team.

The main duties will include:

Providing a high quality responsive service using all appropriate methods of professional intervention and care management.
Managing a caseload including a wide range of service-users with varying and often complex mental health issues
Undertaking direct work with service-users and operating within Community Care legislation in order to access appropriate resources to meet need.

Post-qualification proven experience of working within statutory mental health services is essential, and prior proven experience of working within a CMHT is preferred.

For more info please call Emma at Just Social Care on 0208 114 9190.

Location: West London
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T16:12+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

To be considered for this post you should have a minimum of 2 years experience of working within this setting.

You will be qualified with a Diploma in Social Work (DipSW) and be currently registered with the GSCC You should also hold a current valid enhanced CRB check.

Please only apply for this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Location: Hertfordshire
Salary: £25.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - CMHT

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T16:11+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Community Mental Health Worker

Just Social Care are currently recruiting for a local authority. Our client is looking for a Qualified Social Worker, (DipSW or CQSW essential),to join their Community Mental Health Team.

The main duties will include:

Providing a high quality responsive service using all appropriate methods of professional intervention and care management.
Managing a caseload including a wide range of service-users with varying and often complex mental health issues
Undertaking direct work with service-users and operating within Community Care legislation in order to access appropriate resources to meet need.

Post-qualification proven experience of working within statutory mental health services is essential, and prior proven experience of working within a CMHT is preferred.

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

Please only apply to this post if you are a Qualified Social Worker.

Location: London
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T16:10+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

To be considered for this post you should have a minimum of 2 years experience of working within this setting.

You will be qualified with a Diploma in Social Work (DipSW) and be currently registered with the GSCC You should also hold a current valid enhanced CRB check.

For more info on this post please call Emma Riggon at Just Social Care on tel: 020 8114 9190

Just Social Care have the most experienced consultants within the UK who have over 15 years + combined experience within Social Work recruitment, both Locum and permanent placements.

Please only apply for this role if you are a Qualified Social Worker

Location: London
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing
Closing Date: Apply by 29/02/2012

Respiratory Physiotherapist (Band 5/6)

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T15:52+00:00

RESPIRATORY PHYSIO JOB – Nottinghamshire
Band 5/6
£26,000 pro rata
28 hours a week (Mon to Thursday)

ENTHUSIASTIC AND DEDICATED PHYSIOTHERAPIST
DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS IN A RESPIRATORY JOB ROLE

This exciting Respiratory Physiotherapist job in Nottingham will offer a dedicated and hungry physiotherapist a rare opportunity to grow and develop their career in a specialist setting.

Working across different centres within Nottinghamshire you will join a successful and growing COPD team and work with the Lead Physiotherapist and COPD nurse.

It will be your job to assess patient’s, pre and post their taking part in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation programme. You will be confident to lead pulmonary rehabilitation classes, including exercise and education sessions in a group environment.

Job applicants should be a HPC registered Physio, ideally with recent Respiratory experience and a good understanding of COPD.

You will also need access to a car and full UK Driving Licence.

In return you will receive a leading job benefits package plus great career development opportunities.

To find out more about this Physiotherapist job in Notts please contact Matthew Hobbs on 02072598788 or email (email address removed).

Hays Healthcare is a trading division of Hays Healthcare Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Location: Nottingham
Salary: £26,000 - £27,000 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T14:50+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adults Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Adults Team based in Hampshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £22 - £24 per hour.

Duties Include –

Giving information, advice and/ or signposting to other services.
Evaluating urgency of response required to a referral.
Engaging in a structured discussion with those making initial enquiry of the service and evaluating any information given.
Applying service access criteria to make a judgement on whether a referral is appropriate.

Requirements –
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. All applicants must have at least two years post qualifying experience within an Adults Social Services department.

Contact –
This vacancy is advertised by Christopher Tin, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Hampshire
Salary: £22.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Adoption Team Manager - South Wales

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T14:42+00:00

An experienced adoption Team Manager is required to join a South Wales Adoption Service. You will be responsible for managing the Local Authority team. Experience of managing staff as well as knowledge of adoption is essential.

You will need to be GSCC registered / Care Council for Wales registered and you will be subject to an enhanced CRB disclosure.

Contact Sarah Leigh at Eden Brown today on 02920 538593 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South Wales
Salary: £28.69 - £35.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 11 Weeks

Senior Social Worker - Childrens

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T14:05+00:00

Two experienced Qualified Children's Services Social Workers are needed to undertake work with children on the Child Protection Register, and possibly in care proceedings. Posts are needed to cover imminent vacancies, one post to start 30 January, the other from 15 February.

You will need to be registered with the Care Council for Wales / General Social Care Council and you will be subject to an enhanced CRB disclosure.

Contact Sarah Leigh on 02920 538593 or email (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South Wales
Salary: £21.31 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 12 Weeks

Team Manager - Fostering

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T13:47+00:00

We are currently recruiting for a Fostering Team Manager to join a local authority in South Wales. You are required to have prior management experience within a Children's Services setting (including prior experience of staff supervision) and significant experience of working in an Fostering Service.

You will need to be registered with the Care Council for Wales or General Social Care Council and you will be subject to an enhanced CRB disclosure.

Contact Sarah Leigh at Eden Brown today on 02920 538593 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South Wales
Salary: £28.69 - £35.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 12/01/2025
Duration: 12 Weeks

Team Manager - Fostering

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T13:40+00:00

We are currently recruiting for an Adoption Team Manager to join a local authority in South Wales. You are required to have prior management experience within a Children's Services setting (including prior experience of staff supervision) and significant experience of working in an Adoption Service.

You will need to be registered with the Care Council for Wales or General Social Care Council and you will be subject to an enhanced CRB disclosure.

Contact Sarah Leigh at Eden Brown today on 02920 538593 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South Wales
Salary: £28.69 - £35.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 12 Weeks

Social Work Job - Team Manager Adoption

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T11:16+00:00

Social Work Job - Team Manager Adoption

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work as a Team Manager within a Looked after Children Team in South Wales. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £35 ltd per hour.

Duties Include -

Ability to lead and motivate a team to meet objectives, in a supportive way
Ability to organise self and others in order to prioritise work and achieve targets
Good grasp of performance monitoring and the ability to implement information collection against Performance Indicators
Understanding of and commitment to the application of Health & Safety policies and procedures

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the Care Council of Wales, GSCC or SSSC and be eligible to work in the UK. Please note we will only look to consider / appoint candidates who have prior management experience within a Children's Services setting (including prior experience of staff supervision) significant experience of working in an Adoption Service.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Jay Carr, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: South Wales
Salary: £30.00 - £35.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

PACT Team Children's Services - Southampton

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T11:04+00:00

PACT Team Children's Services - Southampton

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Protection and Court Team (PACT) within Children Services. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £25-£27.

Duties –

Working with children and families within family court environments.
Case management and decision making.
You will be expected to provide high quality social work service to children and their families in Southampton.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Robin King, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Southampton
Salary: £25.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker Required in Cardiff

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T11:03+00:00

Social Worker Required In Cardiff

A number of exciting opportunities have arisen for Qualified Social Workers to work in an Adult Services division in Cardiff. For these Qualified Adult Social Worker positions, you must have at least 1 + year experience working as a Qualified Social Worker, working with adults with learning disabilities.

You will be managing your own caseload and assisting people to resolve major difficulties in their lives and enhance their independence. You must be able to manage and prioritise time and workload efficiently, as well as be able to communicate in an effective and creative way. Out of hours work is required.

If you or anyone you may know might be interested in this vacancy, please contact Service Care Solutions

Location: Cardiff
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

QSW - Children & Families - Duty & Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T10:56+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Childrens Duty & Assessment - Greater Manchester

An experienced Qualified Social Worker is required to join a busy Children and Families Team in the Greater Manchester area.

The role is a particularly challenging appointment, in which you will be working in a Children & Families team. Specialising in Duty & Assessment you would be expected to carry out initial appraisals, some child protection work and making referrals to other appropriate social services teams. The social worker would be expected to visit the home and involve the child in the interview, as well as other external organisations where appropriate.

The ideal candidate will be GSCC registered, have a Social Worker Degree and have a fully enhanced CRB. All applicants must have at least 2 years post qualification experience. This Social Work post is initially for 3 months.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the Greater Manchester area or in the Children's and Family Duty & Assessment field please contact Julia Snowball on The Social Care Team at The Synergy Group on 0113 3884200 or email your CV to (email address removed).

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current Social Work vacancies please visit synergygroup.co.uk
The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £16.00 - £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Long Term (Children)

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T10:55+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Long Term Children's - Greater Manchester

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join a Long Term Children and Families team in the Greater Manchester area.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the Greater Manchester area or in the Children's and Family field please contact Julia Snowball on The Social Care Team at The Synergy Group on 0113 3884200 or email your CV to (email address removed).

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current Social Work vacancies please visit synergygroup.co.uk

The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £17.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3-6 Months

Qualified Social Workers

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T10:48+00:00

I am currently looking for a temporary Social Worker to work in a Long Term Childcare fieldwork team based in Nottinghamshire. Candidates must have a minimum 2 years experience gained working in a Child Protection / Childcare setting to include S47 enquiries, Care Proceedings, working with Looked After Children and Adoption Work. Candidates must be GSCC registered and have a recent CRB check. This is a full time role, 37hrs a week for an initial 3 month contract.

It is essential all candidates have:

Professional Qualification in Social Work (MA, BA, Dipsw etc)
Full GSCC Registration
Experience within Children's Services
Full Driving License with access to a car

To discuss these roles or any other Qualified Social Worker vacancies in the Nottinghamshire area, please call James Robinson on 0113 3940133 or alternatively, please email your CV to (email address removed)

In return, Eden Brown will offer:

Competitive Pay Rates both LTD and PAYE
Free CRB
Dedicated Consultant
No false promises!!

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Nottingham
Salary: £25.00 - £33.00 ph Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

QSW - Adults/ Older People Community SW

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T09:25+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults and Older Persons Community Social Worker - West Yorkshire

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Adults and Older Persons Team based in the West Yorkshire region.

Working within the Adults and Older Persons Team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

To manage a caseload which includes vulnerable users and / or those with complex problems, taking action where necessary to protect the users and others in emergency situations.
To make appropriate assessments of individuals social care needs, within specified time limits and in collaboration with health and other relevant agencies, taking into consideration the wishes of individuals and their carers.
To plan relevant responses to meet individual needs in collaboration with relatives, carers, advocates and representatives, and in consultation with health and other agencies.
To secure the delivery, within the financial resources available, of services to meet assessed needs.
To maintain an effective system for coordinating, monitoring and reviewing care plans and service standards; to identify gaps in services and to advise the Line Manager accordingly.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the West Yorkshire area please contact Daniel Thompson at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current Social Work vacancies please visit our website.

The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: West Yorkshire
Salary: £20.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Team Manager

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T09:23+00:00

An experienced Team Manager is required to work with the Children service in Cardiff Wales

Job role intails the following

Ability to lead and motivate a team to meet objectives, in a supportive way
Ability to organise self and others in order to prioritise work and achieve targets
Self motivated and able to work on own initiative
Comprehensive understanding of, and ability to work within, the legislative and policy framework relating to children in need, children at risk and children being looked after
Understanding of and commitment to the application of Health & Safety policies and procedures
Understanding of the importance of management information in the monitoring, planning and review of services
Good grasp of performance monitoring and the ability to implement information collection against Performance Indicators
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with service users, staff, managers, other agencies and public
Ability to enable service users and staff to contribute to the planning and development of services
IT skills
Commitment to the application of social work values and to achieving the best possible outcomes for children
Willingness to work outside normal office hours as necessary

If you feel you fit the criteria please e-mail your CV to (email address removed) or call 0121 688 8220.

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Cardiff
Salary: £30.00 - £33.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3-6MONTHS

QSW - Adults Mental Health/ Forensic LD

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T09:19+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults - Mental Health - Forensic Learning/ Disabilities Team - West Yorkshire

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Adults - Mental Health - Forensic Learning/ Disabilities Team in the West Yorkshire area.

Working within the Adults - Mental Health - Forensic Learning/ Disabilities Team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

Manage a Mental Health/ Forensic LD caseload of varying levels of complexity.
Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action.
Ensuring that resources are utilised effectively to empower the client throughout the development of the service.
Safeguard and promote service users’ welfare.
Work in line with the competency standards set out in the Mental Health Training Framework.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience.

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current Social Work vacancies please visit our website.
The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: West Yorkshire
Salary: £20.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Fostering

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T09:05+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Fostering - West Yorkshire

My client is urgently seeking and experienced Qualified Social Worker with previous Fostering experience to work in the West Yorkshire region.

The Social Worker will primarily be undertaking assessments of prospective foster carers, and additionally welfare supervision and supporting approved carers. The position is initially for 3 months with the possibility of extending it to 6 months.

Applicants must have previous experience of undertaking assessments of prospective foster carers.

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current Social Work vacancies please visit our website.

The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: West Yorkshire
Salary: £20.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T07:53+00:00

Hays Social Care is currently recruiting for a qualified Social Worker to work within various Adult initiatives across Merseyside. The ideal candidate will have a solid background of PQE within Adult services, with experience of providing care to vulnerable service users within mental health and/or physical disability sectors.

The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a fast paced environment and have the confidence and ability to deal with a complex caseload.

You will also benefit from the following –

28 days holiday pay (pro rata)
Free CRB
Your contract would be managed by local office in the North West
You will deal with one specialist Social Work Consultant

To find out more about this or any other temporary, permanent or interim qualified social worker jobs in Greater Manchester or throughout the UK telephone Hays Social Care on 0161 236 3617 or submit a copy of your up to date CV.

Location: Merseyside
Salary: £15.00 - £25.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker - Adults

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-18T07:53+00:00

QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER
BLACKBURN / DARWEN
£DOE

Hays Social Care is currently recruiting for a qualified Social Worker to work within various Adult initiatives across Lancashire. The ideal candidate will have a solid background of PQE within Adult services, with experience of providing care to vulnerable service users within mental health and/or physical disability sectors.

The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a fast paced environment and have the confidence and ability to deal with a complex caseload.

You will also benefit from the following –

28 days holiday pay (pro rata)
Free CRB
Your contract would be managed by local office in the North West
You will deal with one specialist Social Work Consultant

Location: Lancashire
Salary: £15.00 - £25.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T21:19+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Assessment - Safeguarding Adults Team - East Yorkshire

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Adults Assessment Safeguarding Adults Team in the East Yorkshire area.

Working within the Adults Assessment Safeguarding Adults Team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

Manage a Mental Health caseload of varying levels of complexity.
Facilitate appropriate assessment and service provision to people in hospital and to progress discharge.
Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action.
Ensuring that resources are utilised effectively to empower the client throughout the development of the service.
Safeguard and promote service users’ welfare.
Work in line with the competency standards set out in the Mental Health Training Framework.
Work with the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Investigate and/or coordinate referrals in this area from receipt of referral to conclusion

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the East Yorkshire area please contact Emma Bjelan at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
Salary: £16.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3-6 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T21:14+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Assessment - Disability Resource Team (DRT) - East Riding

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Adults Assessment Disability Resource Team (DRT) in the East Riding area.

Working within the Adults Assessment Disability Resource Team (DRT), this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

Offering assessment and care provision to people with complex and/or challenging behaviours.
Facilitate appropriate assessment and service provision to people in hospital and to progress discharge.
Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action.
Ensuring that resources are utilised effectively to empower the client throughout the development of the service.
Safeguard and promote service users’ welfare.
Work in line with the competency standards set out in the Mental Health Training Framework.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the East Yorkshire area please contact Emma Bjelan at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
Salary: £16.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3-6 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Assessment X2

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T21:09+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Assessment - Specialist Teams (CMT) Hospital Based - East Yorkshire

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Adults Assessment Specialist Team in the East Yorkshire area.

Working within the Adults Assessment Specialist Team this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

Take on complex work from the CMTs in order to increase the capacity of the CMTs to deal with Adult Assessment work.
Help manage a Mental Health caseload of varying levels of complexity.
Facilitate appropriate assessment and service provision to people in hospital and to progress discharge.
Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action.
Ensuring that resources are utilised effectively to empower the client throughout the development of the service.
Safeguard and promote service users’ welfare.
Work in line with the competency standards set out in the Mental Health Training Framework.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the East Yorkshire area please contact Emma Bjelan at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
Salary: £16.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3-6 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T21:03+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Assessment - Hospital - East Yorkshire

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Adults Assessment Team in a Hospital in the East Yorkshire area.

Working within the Adults Assessment Team within a busy hospital, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

Manage a Mental Health caseload of varying levels of complexity.
Facilitate appropriate assessment and service provision to people in hospital and to progress discharge.
Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action.
Ensuring that resources are utilised effectively to empower the client throughout the development of the service.
Safeguard and promote service users’ welfare.
Work in line with the competency standards set out in the Mental Health Training Framework.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience of working in a busy hospital, as they will be required to hit the ground running as soon as possible.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the East Yorkshire area please contact Emma Bjelan at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
Salary: £16.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3-6 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Assessment X7

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T20:53+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Assessment - East Riding - x7

Our client is looking for 7 Qualified Social Workers to join their Adults Assessment Team based in the East Riding area.

Working within the Adults Assessment Team, these Qualified Social Workers will have the following responsibilities:

Manage a Mental Health caseload of varying levels of complexity.
Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action.
Ensuring that resources are utilised effectively to empower the client throughout the development of the service.
Safeguard and promote service users’ welfare.
Work in line with the competency standards set out in the Mental Health Training Framework.

The successful Qualified Social Workers will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the East Riding area or in the Adults Assessment field please contact Emma Bjelan at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
Salary: £16.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3-6 Months

QSW - Richmond - Older Persons Disabilities

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T18:53+00:00

Richmond are looking to add an experienced Qualified social worker to the Older persons with physical Disabilities Team.

Previous experience is essential and candidates must have direct experience as an adults social worker of at least 3 years. The role is full time, due to last untill the end of march as a minimum and needs a candidate who can hit the ground running.

The role will involve -

Arranging packages of care

Carrying a caseload

Visits

If you have the experience required, hold an in date CRB and would be interested in hearing more about the role. Please call David on 01423 790364 for full details.

Location: Richmond
Salary: £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Hounslow CMHT

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T18:53+00:00

Hounslow are looking to add an experienced Qualified social worker to the Community Mental Health Team.

Previous experience is essential and candidates must have direct experience as CMHT social worker of at least 3 years. The role is full time, due to last untill the end of march as a minimum and needs a candidate who can hit the ground running.

The role will involve -

Arranging packages of care

Carrying a caseload

Visits

If you have the experience required, hold an in date CRB and would be interested in hearing more about the role. Please call David on 01423 790364 for full details.

Location: Hounslow
Salary: £22.50 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 31/3/12 Initially

Lambeth YOS Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T18:53+00:00

London Borough of Lambeth are currently looking to add an experienced YOS worker to youth services.

Previous experience is essential and candidates must have direct experience as a YOS worker of at least 2 years. The role is full time, due to last untill at least the end of march and they need candidates who can hit the ground running.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WORKING AS YOS OFFICER IS ESSENTIAL

If you have the experience required, hold an in date CRB and would be interested in hearing more about the role. Please call David at RIG for full details.

Location: Lambeth
Salary: £12.00 - £16.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Minimum 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Hospital

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T18:18+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults - Hospital - West Yorkshire

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Adults Hospital Team in the West Yorkshire area.

Working within the Adults Hospital Team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

Identification of individual needs through assessment.
Planning and designing individual care plans to meet those needs.
Ensuring the delivery of services identified in care plans.
Ensuring that regular monitoring and review of care plans is carried out.
Accepting responsibility for actions in relation to the liberty or safety of clients in emergency situations.
Including carers and clients’ families in the assessment process in line with the Equal Opportunities Act 2004.
Liaising with colleagues and other agencies as appropriate including domiciliary, day and residential services.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the West Yorkshire area or in the Adults Hospital field please contact Daniel Thompson at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

Location: West Yorkshire
Salary: £19.00 - £23.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Team Manager - Fostering

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T16:43+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Team Manager – Fostering – South Lancashire

A Team Manager is required to join a Fostering team in the South Lancashire area on a Part Time basis.

Working within a small team this Team Manager will have the following responsibilities:

To work 3 days a week.
To manage and supervise a team of social workers and associated staff.
To maintain an initiated campaign for recruiting foster carers in the area.
To manage team workload in line with eligibility criteria, departmental policies and procedures and report on same.
To monitor, evaluate and develop the service provided by the team, ensuring the service is in line with company policies.
To ensure financial and non financial performance indicators are met and monitored.
To ensure regular supervision is undertaken with staff and is recorded.
To undertake staff induction, ensure that development appraisals are undertaken in line with council and departmental procedure and policies.
To remain abreast of changes in legislation, regulation and policy that could impact on the client group and develop flexible and clear responses and policies to cover the new situations.

To discuss this role or any other jobs in the Fostering area or in Lancashire area please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 366 2374 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

Access to a broad selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Access to training courses free of charge
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Bonuses for referring social workers
Personal and honest service from a consultant with over 6 years social care experience

Location: Lancashire
Salary: £28.00 - £34.00 ph
Hours: Part-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

QSW - Adults & Elderly Hospital

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T16:39+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults & Elderly - Hospital - Greater Manchester

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Adults and Elderly Hospital Team in the Greater Manchester area.

Working within the Adults and Elderly Hospital Team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

Identification of individual needs through assessment.
Planning and designing individual care plans to meet those needs.
Ensuring the delivery of services identified in care plans.
Ensuring that regular monitoring and review of care plans is carried out.
Accepting responsibility for actions in relation to the liberty or safety of clients in emergency situations.
Including carers and clients’ families in the assessment process in line with the Equal Opportunities Act 2004.
Liaising with colleagues and other agencies as appropriate including domiciliary, day and residential services.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the Greater Manchester area or in the Adults Hospital field please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £17.00 - £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

QSW - Children & Families - Duty & Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T16:34+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Childrens Duty & Assessment - Greater Manchester

An experienced Qualified Social Worker is required to join a busy Children and Families Team in the Greater Manchester area.

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current Social Work vacancies please visit synergygroup.co.uk
The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £16.00 - £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Social Worker - Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T16:33+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Children Looked After - Greater Manchester

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join a Children's Looked After team in the Greater Manchester area.

Working within the Care Management Team, this Qualified Social Worker will perform the following duties:

Have extensive court , care proceedings, Looked after Children and Child Protection experience.
Manage your workload and provide supervision and advice.
Work within the framework of legislation and guidance.
Promote the improvement of standards and quality assurance.
Promote the equality of opportunity in line with the Local Authorities policies.
Undertake risk assessments and formulate child protection and child care plans.
Supervision of children on the child protection register, children in care and children assessed as being in need.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the Greater Manchester area or in the Children's field please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 366 2374 or email your CV to (email address removed).

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Access to free training courses that count towards your GSCC registration
Excellent rates of pay
Honest & personal service from a consultant with over 6 year's industry experience

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current vacancies please visit synergygroup.co.uk

The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £16.00 - £20.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker Child Protection

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T16:26+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Child Protection

We currently have both part time and full time vacancies within a Child Protection Team based in Somerset. This is a contract position with an immediate start. We currently have both part time and full time vacancies. The pay rate for this role is 23 ltd.

Duties Include –

Children in Need cases.
Looked after children casework.
Family group conferences.
Preparing CP Conference reports.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. Experience working within a Child Protection Social Services department would be an advantage.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Somerset
Salary: £21.00 - £23.00 pd
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Fostering and Adoption

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T16:05+00:00

A Qualified Social Worker is required for a Fostering and Adoption Team in the Lancashire region

My client is urgently seeking and experienced Qualified Social Worker with previous Fostering and Adoption experience to work in the Lancashire region.

The Social Worker will primarily be undertaking assessments of prospective adopters and foster carers, and additionally welfare supervision and supporting approved carers. The position is initially for 3 months with the possibility of extending it to 6 months.
Applicants must have previous experience of undertaking assessments of prospective adopters and foster carers.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the Lancashire area or in the Children and Families field please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current vacancies please visit our website.

The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: Lancashire
Salary: £17.00 - £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker Older Person's Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T15:39+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Older Person’s Team

We require a Qualified Social Workers to work as a Care Manager within an Older Peron’s Team based Scotland. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is negotiable.

Duties Include -

Managing a large and diverse case load.
Undertaking risk assessments of service users and develop risk management strategies.
Hospital Discharge.
Care Packages.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. Experience working within an Older Person’s Social Services department is essential.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Dan Garnham, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Fife
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Hospital

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T15:30+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults - Hospital - Merseyside

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Adults Hospital Team in the Merseyside area.

Working within the Adults Hospital Team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

Identification of individual needs through assessment.
Planning and designing individual care plans to meet those needs.
Ensuring the delivery of services identified in care plans.
Ensuring that regular monitoring and review of care plans is carried out.
Accepting responsibility for actions in relation to the liberty or safety of clients in emergency situations.
Including carers and clients’ families in the assessment process in line with the Equal Opportunities Act 2004.
Liaising with colleagues and other agencies as appropriate including domiciliary, day and residential services.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the Merseyside area or in the Adults Hospital field please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

Location: Merseyside
Salary: £17.00 - £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Advisor to Fostering & Adoption Panels

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T15:17+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Advisor to Fostering & Adoption Panels - Greater Manchester

Our client is looking for an experienced Qualified Social Worker to work as an Advisor to Fostering & Adoption Panels in Greater Manchester.

The successful candidate will:

Act as a professional advisor to the adoption and fostering panels, quality assure reports presented to panel.
Provide communication and liaison between panels and the service and to brief the Agency Decision Maker on panel matters.
The successful candidate should be fully aware of the Government Guidelines/ Acts.

The ideal candidate must have:

Relevant management experience,
Knowledge of permanency planning for children,
Knowledge of adoption,fostering and childcare law ,regulations and guidance.
GSCC Registered
Enhanced CRB

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the Greater Manchester area please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current vacancies please visit our website.
The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £19.00 - £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Field Care Supervisor

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T14:55+00:00

FIELD CARE SUPERVISOR WITHIN SOCIAL CARE
Field Care Supervisor - 5 days a week.
Colchester.
£18k - £21k.
Currently operating in the UK and Ireland, this company has revolutionised the way care is delivered. This nationally recognised organisation has proven to be successful through the understanding of their customer's requirements.
A customer focused, experienced home care individual will be important to the monitoring of care staff ensuring they arrive on time at service users homes and that they deliver high quality care.
We are looking for a passionate and flexible individual with previous managerial/supervisory experience. You will have ideally, achieved a NVQ 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care. You must have excellent team leadership skills, be approachable, have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Successful implementation of this role will be rewarded with performance related bonuses as well as career development through company support and training.
Please contact Sonik Singh now on 02076304403 to apply for this position.

Hays Social Care is a trading division of Hays Social Care Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Location: Colchester
Salary: £19,000 - £22,000 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Adults

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T14:47+00:00

A GSCC registered Qualified Social Worker is required to join the Adults Access Team in a North London Borough

The Access Service is the front door access point for Adult Social Service [YPD & Older People]. The Service manages all new referrals into the Adult Social Services plus all urgent casework / risk issues / safeguarding on unallocated cases.

The service is extremely busy and social workers need to have the confidence and experience of working in a 'duty type' environment and have the ability to constantly re-prioritise their workload as new work comes in to the service.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in North London or in the Adults Access field please contact Rebecca Knight at The Synergy Group on 0207 556 1130 or email your CV to rebecca.knight [at] synergygroup.co.uk

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current social work vacancies please visit our website. The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: North London
Salary: £22.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3-6 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Children's Assessment Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T14:02+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Children’s Assessment Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Children’s Assessment Team based in Devon. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The salary for this role is negotiable.

Duties Include –
All candidates need to have experience of completing good standards of initial assessments and Sec 47 investigations within timescales and also of managing child protection, child in care and court work.

Requirements –
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. The worker needs to be able to maintain a high standard of assessment whilst meeting timescales.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Devon
Salary: £11.00 - £19.00 ph Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Team Manager - Childrens Services - Cardiff

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T12:10+00:00

An experienced Team manager is required for a long term case management team in South Wales. Experience of managing a long term team and supervising a team of qualified and unqualified staff is essential.

You will need to be registered with the Care Council for Wales, or General Social Care Council. You will be subject to an enhanced CRB disclosure.

Contact Sarah Leigh at Eden Brown today on 02920 538593 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South Wales
Salary: £28.69 - £35.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 12/01/2023
Duration: 11 Weeks

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Learning Disabilities Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T12:02+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Learning Disabilities Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Adults Learning Disabilities Team based in West London . This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £24 ltd per hour.

Duties Include -

Responsible for the assessment, commissioning, intervention and review of services for a specific client group.
Assessment and Care management.
Implementing safeguarding procedures and investigate vulnerable adults cases.
Responsible for assisting people to resolve major difficulties in their lives and enhance their independence, in partnership with other agencies and professionals.

Requirements –
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. All applicants must have experience in Adult Services, and working with service users who have a Learning Disability.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Luke Aldred, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: West London
Salary: £22.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job - Team Manager

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T11:40+00:00

Social Work Job – Team Manager

Duties Include –

Ability to lead and motivate a team to meet objectives, in a supportive way
Ability to organise self and others in order to prioritise work and achieve targets
Comprehensive understanding of, and ability to work within, the legislative and policy framework relating to children in need, children at risk and children being looked after

Contact ¬-
This vacancy is advertised by Jay Carr, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: South Wales
Salary: £30.00 - £35.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Adults £30 P/H

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T11:22+00:00

Exciting Opportunity for a Qualified Mental Health Social worker to join a team in the West Yorkshire area. This is an Older People Mental Health role. All candidates must have the confidence to work in a busy but organised environment and you will have Adult Social Work Experience Candidates need to be GSCC registered, have a recent CRB and be a car driver / owner.

For further information please contact James Robinson on 0113 3940133 or email (email address removed)

Free CRB
1-2-1 support pre and post placement
Regular face to face meetings
Market leading rates of pay
Job opportunities in all regions & at all levels

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: West Yorkshire
Salary: £25.00 - £30.00 pa Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 8 Weeks

Training and Service Development Officer

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-17T08:34+00:00

Training and Service Development Officer West Yorkshire

We are currently recruiting for a large care provider based in the West Yorkshire area. They are a family run company with a great ethos and passion for what they do.

You will need to possess an excellent working knowledge of health and social care legislation and be fully aware of the compliance requirements for organisations such as the CQC.

This is s great opportunity to join an established and growing care organisation and be recognised with an excellent salary/

For further information please contact Debra Stockdale at Eden Brown on 0113 394 0133 or (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Bradford
Salary: £25,000 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Monitoring & Reviewing Officer

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-16T18:02+00:00

We are currently seeking a Monitoring and Reviewing Officer to join Adult Services to oversee Supported Accommodation across the County. This is a full time post to cover a vacant position.

You will be responsible for working with a monitoring and review framework that ensures that service users living in Supported Living Schemes have efficient and effective services that meet the needs of the service user, and identify any problems as early as possible.

You will need to conduct and chair all Annual Reviews and Project Reviews for all supported living services.

You must carry out spot checks to Supported Living Schemes to assess the standard and quality of the service provided to people with a learning disability.

You will also be required to ensure that the service user's views are fully taken into account, and that they have the opportunity to say whether the service meets their needs.

You will need to attend quarterly forums with providers to review the contract and discuss issues relating to the running of the service and raise any issues, concerns, new developments or good practices. Also respond to any comments, compliments or complaints that are brought to attention.

You will need to be registered with the Care Council for Wales/General Social Care Council and you will be subject to an enhanced CRB disclosure at our expense.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South Wales
Salary: £17.50 - £21.35 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6 Months

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-16T17:29+00:00

Social Worker required for work within Children & Families in the Plymouth area in Devon.

We are currently seeking an experienced Social Worker to join a range of busy Children's Team based in the Plymouth area. The suitable candidate will have experience of working with children and families and identifying potential child protection or dealing with ongoing child protection issues Commitment to improving outcomes for these individuals in the short, medium and long term is paramount. There is role able covering either Assessment / LAC and children in the community.

This role will involve:

Completing initial assessments, core assessments, and implementation of care packages, reviewing assessments, report writing for children's services.
Handle extremely complex cases with the assistance of management team.
Priority is given to maintaining close positive links with outside agencies and service providers within the community.
It is essential that candidates have good communication and strong report writing skills.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Care roles in South please contact Kelly Stock at Eden Brown on 0117 910 3800 or email your CV to: (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Plymouth
Salary: £19.00 - £24.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 06/02/2012
Duration: 11 Weeks

Senior Mental Health Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-16T17:08+00:00

Senior Mental Health Social Worker required for Community Mental Health Team.

Assessments of service users who have severe and enduring mental health problems
Care co-ordinate
Duty

Management experience preferable to AMHP

Post holder to be a senior qualified social worker and have relevant mental health experience
GSCC Registered
Managerial experience
Working knowledge of Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South West London
Salary: £30.00 - £33.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker - Learning Disabilities

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-16T17:01+00:00

We are looking for 4 Qualified Social Workers to cover various vacant posts and maternity cover contracts across Learning Disabilities team.

You main duties and responsibilities will include:

Working within a multi-disciplinary team as a Case Manager with adults with a learning disability
Setting up care packages
Undertaking Unified Assessments

You will need to be registered with the Care Council for Wales or General Social Care Council and you will be subject to an enhanced CRB disclosure.

Contact Sarah Leigh at Eden Brown on 02920 538593 or email to (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South Wales
Salary: £17.50 - £21.35 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6 Months

Qualified Social Worker Adults Learning Disabilities Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-16T16:21+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adult’s Learning Disabilities Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Adult’s Learning Disabilities Team based in the South Wales. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £21 per hour.

Duties Include –

Implementing safeguarding procedures and investigate vulnerable adults cases.
Responsible for assisting people to resolve major difficulties in their lives and enhance their independence, in partnership with other agencies and professionals.
Assessment and Care management.
Responsible for the assessment, commissioning, intervention and review of services for a specific client group.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the Care Council of Wales, GSCC or SSSC and be eligible to work in the UK. All applicants must have experience in Adult Services, and working with service users who have a Learning Disability

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Jay Carr, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: South Wales
Salary: £19.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Family Courst Advisor - Swindon

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-16T15:40+00:00

Cafcass work closely with children involved in family proceedings. Their role is to advise the courts, after closely working with children and their families, what is in the best interests of the individual children.

Family Court Advisors

The role is to advise a family court on the best course of action for a particular child or young person. You will come to this conclusion through in-depth case analysis And a detailed report where the needs of the child are highlighted. You will work closely with parents, relatives and local authorities, to ensure a safe and positive way forward for the child with the child’s needs at the forefront of your mind.

You must be a Qualified Social Worker and must be registered with the GSCC.
Experience of working with vulnerable children and families is necessary, with a strong knowledge of safeguarding.
You will have strong court work skills, and be an expert in case analysis and report writing.
A knowldege of Private Law is of particular interest.

This role is to start asap and is for 6 weeks,

Please email your CV across to (email address removed), or call 0207 470 9157

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Swindon
Salary: £26.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6 Weeks

Team Manager

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-16T13:28+00:00

An experienced Team Manager is required to work with the Children with Disabilities service in the West Midlands

Job role intails the following

Required to manage a team of Social Workers undertaking complex case work within busy citywide Children's Specialist Services team.
Previous relevant experience including good all round knowledge of complex care plans,
Child Protection, including care proceedings / court work.
knowledge of LAC systems and procedures – from initial accommodation to discharge, pathway planning.
Candidates must have extensive experience within a Children & Families setting, with experience of supervising social workers.
Must be flexible, adaptable and familiar with performance management processes
Undertake this process with Social Workers if required.
Experience of Disability work an adavantage.

Role is FULL-TIME (35 hrs/wk), duration approx 12 weeks, subject to review, must be a car-driver as this is a city-wider service. TO START ASAP.

If you feel you fit the criteria please e-mail your CV to (email address removed) or call 0121 688 8220.

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Birmingham
Salary: £36.00 - £36.65 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3-6 Months

CAFCASS - Early Intervention Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-16T12:44+00:00

CAFCASS - Early Intervention Team

Our client has a vacancy for a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Early Intervention Team based in Somerset. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £27 per hour.

Duties Include

Undertaking risk assessments.
Screening and assessing information from outside agencies.
Processing and writing Schedule Two Letters which will be put before the Court.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Somerset
Salary: £25.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Home Manager

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-16T12:19+00:00

HOME MANAGER WITHIN SOCIAL CARE

Home Manager, Monday to Friday.
South east Kent Bexleyheath.
£32k - £45k.

My client was established in 1990, This organisation has rapidly grown as a business to run over 10 homes across South East England and East Anglia. Their success is a result of creating the right environment, providing exceptional care and recruiting a fantastic team of people.
This fantastic opportunity has arisen as a result of the continued drive and growth of this dynamic care group. The successful candidate will be the Home Manager to a newly built home.
We are looking for a kind, caring and warm individual to commission and manage one of our homes. The perfect candidate must of previously been a registered home manager of a elderly care home and have an excellent knowledge of CQC and home regulations.
Please contact Sonik Singh now to apply for this post on 02076304403.

Location: Kent
Salary: £32,000 - £45,000 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Children's Duty Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-16T12:09+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Children’s Duty Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Children’s Duty Team based in Birmingham. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is negotiable.

Duties Include –

Looked after children casework.
Preparing CP Conference reports.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be registered with the Care Council of Wales, GSCC or SSSC and be eligible to work in the UK.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Craig Davis, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Birmingham
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Enhanced Family Court Advisor

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-16T09:38+00:00

Enhanced Family Court Advisor required to undertake Quality Assurance, case file reviews, review transfers in and out, case management .This will require someone with a proven track record in team management as much as the experience of private law.

You must be a Qualified Social Worker and must be registered with the GSCC.
Experience of working with vulnerable children and families is necessary, with a strong knowledge of safeguarding.
Have recent experience of Team Management
Working Knowledge of Private Law
You will have strong court work skills, and be an expert in case analysis and report writing.

If you are interested in any current vacancies, or know anyone who has the right experience please get in touch!

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: London
Salary: £32.00 - £34.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Deputy Home Manager

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-16T09:31+00:00

DEPUTY HOME MANAGER WITHIN SOCIAL CARE
Deputy Home Manager, Monday to Friday.
UK Croydon.
£32k - £35k (negotiable).
Currently operating in the UK and Ireland, this company has revolutionised the way care is delivered. This nationally recognised organisation has proven to be successful through the understanding of their customer's requirements.
A customer focused and diligent individual will be important to ensuring that all company policies, procedures, and all legal requirements are adhered to within the defined timescales.
We are looking for a passionate and experienced senior nurse (RGN) with previous management/supervisory experience. Administrative and communication skills are key factors that play an essential part in supporting and reporting to the Home Manager.
Successful implementation of this role will be rewarded with a fast track career progression and an opportunity to manage a brand new opening home in London.

Location: Croydon
Salary: £32,000 - £35,000 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Mental Health Officer (MHO)

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-16T08:38+00:00

We are looking for a full time temporary qualified social worker to act as MHO (mental health officer) on a statutory social work team in the Glasgow area of Scotland.

Applicants must be recognised as an MHO and have SSSC registration as well as a current Enhanced Disclosure incorporating PVG membership, and be available for work within a couple of weeks' notice.

Location: Kirkintilloch
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months or More

Child & Family Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-15T19:02+00:00

Exciting new position has developed as a Child and Family Worker in the Dumfries and Galloway area. This post is is a full time position until September 2012. The service is looking to engage with vulnerable families with children under 2 years who do not have adequate support.

The role will require you to provide a needs-led service, specialising in child development and parenting, to improve outcomes for children and their families. You will also need to undertake assessments and build relations with vulnerable families and external agencies.
The post holder requires a sound knowledge of child development and the early years and primary years curricular framework and relevant theory in attachment and parenting.
There is a wide area to be covered over Dumfries and Galloway so access to a car is essential.

A relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 6 or above or Equivalent knowledge acquired by other means.
If you are interested in this position and have any queries then please contact Gary O'Gilvie on 0141 248 4606.

Location: Dumfries & Galloway
Salary: Up to £19,285 pa Pro Rata
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 9 Months

Newly Qualified Social Worker- Adults

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T19:38+00:00

Newly Qualified Social Worker - Adults - Lincolnshire

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a newly qualified social worker to work in an adults team based in the Lincolnshire area.

You will be required to carry out reviews for people living in the community.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered and have a current CRB.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the Lincolnshire region or in the Adults with Learning Disabilities field please contact Emma Bjelan at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current social work vacancies please visit our website.
The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: Lincolnshire
Salary: £18.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Team Manager - Children's Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T19:12+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Team Manager - Children's Assessment - West Yorkshire

A Team Manager is required to join a Children’s Assessment team in West Yorkshire.

Working within the Children’s Assessment team, this Team Manager will have the following responsibilities:

Managing a team of Qualified social workers and support staff
Assigning caseloads appropriately
Managing partnerships with external agencies
Providing staff supervision
Creating reports for senior management
A thorough knowledge of the client group
Ability to chair conferences and meetings as and when required

To discuss this role or any other Team Manager jobs in West Yorkshire region please contact Daniel Thompson at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current vacancies please visit synergygroup.co.ukThe Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: West Yorkshire
Salary: £27.00 - £31.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Social Worker - Adults Learning Disabilities

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T18:58+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Disabilities - West Yorkshire

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Adults with Learning Disabilities team in the West Yorkshire region.

Working within the Adults with Learning Disabilities team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

To act as duty officer on a rota basis.
Manage a caseload of people with multiple and complex and profound learning disabilities.
Work in partnership with other professionals in the same team such as community nurses as well as with providers, carers, psychologist, occupational therapist and community psychiatric nurse.
Act as an appropriate adult under PACE.
Working with vulnerable adults with making Best Interests decisions under 'The Mental Capacity Act'.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the West Yorkshire region or in the Adults with Learning Disabilities field please contact Daniel Thompson at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current social work vacancies please visit our website. The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: West Yorkshire
Salary: £20.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Adults & Older Persons Care Management

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T18:54+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults - Care Management - West Yorkshire

Our client is looking for a qualified social worker to work in their Adults - Care Management team in the West Yorkshire area.

Working within the Adults and Older Persons service, the qualified social worker will have the following responsibilities:

Assessing Adults, Older People and those with mental health issues.
Developing specific 'needs led' packages of care.
Reviewing existing packages of care.
Ensuring safety of Vulnerable Adults.

To discuss this role or any other qualified social worker jobs in the West Yorkshire region please contact Daniel Thompson at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current vacancies please visit our website.The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: West Yorkshire
Salary: £20.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T17:32+00:00

Qualified Social Worker required for Children and Families Team.

The post holder will be required to work with children subject to a child protection plan and children in need.

The postholder will require a good understanding of child protection legislation and procedures and have good assessment skills. Experience with court work is also required.

DipSW or equivalent and GSCC registered
Working knowledge of relevant Children and Families legislation

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Kent
Salary: £25.00 - £30.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Child Protection

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T16:32+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Child Protection – North East

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join a busy Child Protection Team in the North East region.

Working within the Child Protection team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

To arrange and coordinate such assessments where appropriate.
To interview the patient in a suitable manner
To ascertain whether the criteria for detention are met and that detention is the most appropriate way of providing care and treatment
To reach an independent decision about the need for detention

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the North East region or in the Social Work field please contact Daniel Thompson at The Synergy Group on 0113 3884200 or email your CV to (email address removed).

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Access to free training courses that count towards your GSCC registration
Excellent rates of pay
Honest & personal service from a consultant with over 6 year's industry experience

Location: North East
Salary: £20.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Community Care Officer

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T16:20+00:00

Knowledge of the resources and responsibilities of other agencies
Knowledge of undertaking financial assessments
Effective LT skills.
Basic knowledge of legislation relevant to the provision of health and social care Good interpersonal skills
Working knowledge of County Council policies and procedures
Ability to prioritise under guidance
Understanding need for confidentiality.
Basic understanding of risk
Ability to assess needs
Understanding of person centred approach
Ability to promote independence
Knowledge of welfare benefits
Understanding of rights of service users and carers
Ability to report and clearly present information

Ability to contribute to the Supervision and Appraisal process

To work within the policies, practices of the Social Services Directorate to prescribed standards and to participate in learning and development as required by the Practice Manager, General Social Care council registration and Continuous Professional Development
Hold and manage a caseload of service users with a higher level of need, possibly at a substantial eligibility level

Provide support to Qualified Social Workers / therapists as required in line with the service roles and responsibilities.

Contribute, co-operate and work in partnership with other agencies to ensure service users are safe and protected and to maximize the outcomes for service users.

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Lincolnshire
Salary: £10.00 - £12.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: TBC

RGN Team Leader Bradford

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T15:48+00:00

RGN Team Leader Bradford

We are currently recruiting for an experienced RGN to join a large organisation with over 40 years experience of providing nursing and residential care to older people.

You will be responsible for:

Shift leading and assisting the management team
Assisting in the recruitment, supervision and training of staff
Rota Management
Ensuring staff maintain service user care plans and care is delivered accordingly
Maintain high standards of care practice
Effective management of rotas ensuring adequate staffing levels in accordance with CQC standards

Suitable candidates must possess 6 at least 6 months experience of working within a care setting ideally with older people. Possess NVQ health and social care level 3 or equivalent.

For further information please contact Debra Stockdale at Eden Brown on 0113 394 0133 or (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Bradford
Salary: £22,445 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Starting 20/02/2012
Duration: Ongoing

Care Home Manager Nurse Qualified North Yorkshire

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T14:40+00:00

Care Home Manager Nurse Qualified North Yorkshire

This is a fantastic opportunity for an exceptional nurse qualified care home manager to join a expanding and forward thinking organisation.

Suitable candidates must possess a strong clinical background with a proven track record in management, Experience of managing a large nursing or residential home is a definite advantage.

For more information about this role please contact Debra Stockdale at Eden Brown on 011 394 0133 or (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Location: North Yorkshire
Salary: £35,000 - £39,000 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Starting 13/02/2012
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker Required in Dorset

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T14:22+00:00

Social Worker Required In Dorset

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Qualified Social Worker to work in a Adult and Community Services team in Dorset. For this Qualified Social Worker position, post qualified social work experience is essential.

The working hours of the position are Monday to Friday 9-5 and you will be responsible for the implementation and co-ordination of complex assessments and the purchase of agreed packages of care.

If you or anyone you may know might be interested in this position, please contact Service Care Solutions.

Location: Dorset
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Regional Area Director

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T14:19+00:00

Regional Area Director required for a large independent, active, membership based charity.

Our work is based on the belief that every child has the right to grow up in a family and that, where this cannot be the child's birth family, every effort must be made to find a new family which can offer lifelong security.

The main purpose of the job is to:

Promote and develop high standards in adoption, fostering and childcare services in social work, health, legal and other professional bodies.
Promote public and professional understanding of adoption and fostering and of the life-long implications for children separated from their birth families.
Act as an independent voice for children’s and young people’s welfare and rights - to inform and influence policymakers and legislators.
Be an umbrella body, providing co-ordination and a concerted voice for member agencies and all those working with children and young people.

The main activities are the development, promotion and advocacy of best policy and practice through:

Provision of advice and information to members and the general public
Training, consultancy and seminars
An extensive range of publications and a quarterly professional journal Adoption & Fostering
Child placement services including:- Our monthly newspaper, Be My Parent and web-based family finding service Be My Parent on line; The Scottish Adoption Register; two Adoption Consortia which we support in Wales; and the Adoption Resource Information Service in Northern Ireland

If you feel you have what it takes to join this dynamic forward thinking organisation please reply to this advert.

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Leeds
Salary: £46,000 - £54,000 pa Benefits
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker Required in Wiltshire

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T14:11+00:00

Social Worker Required In Wiltshire

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Qualified Social Worker to work in a Adult Care Operations team in Wiltshire. For this Qualified Social Worker position, recent experience of working in an acute hospital team is essential.

The working hours of the position are Monday to Friday 9-5 and the ideal candidate will have experience and a good working knowledge of Safeguarding and Mental Capacity Act.

If you or anyone you may know might be interested in this position, please contact Service Care Solutions.

Location: Wiltshire
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Support Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T13:51+00:00

Support Worker - Northamptonshire - £13,520 + Overtime & Benefits

You will be joining a family run business that is expanding very quickly, since 2007 my client has opened 3 residential care homes with a further two opening this year. Service users 18 + Adults with learning disabilities, challenging behaviour, Asparagus. (This company supports their employers every step of the way, and encourages you to progress by enrolling you on course.

Looking for roles models, someone that wants to be there, who shows empathy, can nurture clients, strong willed, firm boundaries, good structure, physically fit as will be doing about 2 hours plus walking a day. (Walking to the gym, playing basketball - You must join in), good communicator, positive attitude, patient, friendly, open minded, motivated, flexibly is a must, expect the unexpected, thick skinned, willing to go that extra mile, Good verbal and written English, Need to help with house hold chores such as cooking, cleaning etc..

Great Induction program for the first 13 weeks.
After 13 weeks you will be enrolled in an NVQ Level 2 course if you haven't already got it. You would also be classed as a key worker. And everyone gets one management responsibility I.e Health & Safety, First Aid, checking the temperature of the food etc.....

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Bedfordshire
Salary: £13,520 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker Required in Cambridgeshire

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T11:52+00:00

Social Worker Required In Cambridgeshire

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Qualified Social Worker to work in a Children’s Service Division in Cambridgeshire. For this Social Worker position, you will need to have a minimum of 2 years experience working within Children’s Social Care.

You will be working in the Looked After Children Permanency Team. The Looked After Children Team (LAC) work exclusively with children who have permanency plans and are accommodated on a long term basis. Previous experience working in a LAC team is essential and the ideal candidate will have a good understanding to the responsibilities to LAC and knowledge of their wider needs.

Working hours are Monday to Friday 9-5, however the employer may offer a certain level of flexibility. Ability to manage a caseload and work as part of a team is also required.

If you or anyone you may know might be interested in this Qualified Social Worker position in Cambridgeshire, please contact Service Care Solutions.

Location: Cambridgeshire
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Work Job Mental Health

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T11:24+00:00

Social Work Job – Mental Health

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Mental Health Team based in Buckinghamshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £23 per hour.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Deane Garrard, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Buckinghamshire
Salary: £21.00 - £23.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Long Term (Children)

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T11:11+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Childrens Long Term - Greater Manchester

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join a Long Term Children and Families team in the Greater Manchester area.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the Greater Manchester area or in the Children and Families field please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £16.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

QSW - Children & Families - Duty & Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T11:06+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Childrens Duty & Assessment - Greater Manchester

An experienced Qualified Social Worker is required to join a busy Children and Families Team in the Greater Manchester area.

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current Social Work vacancies please visit synergygroup.co.uk
The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £16.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Mental Health

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T10:47+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults - Mental Health - North West Region

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Adult Mental Health Team in the North West region.

Working within the Adult Mental Health Team , this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

Manage a Mental Health caseload of varying levels of complexity.
Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action.
Ensuring that resources are utilised effectively to empower the client throughout the development of the service.
Safeguard and promote service users’ welfare.
Work in line with the competency standards set out in the Mental Health Training Framework.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the North West area or in the Community Mental Health field please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 3884200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current vacancies please visit synergygroup.co.ukThe Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: North West
Salary: £15.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Social Worker - Adults Learning Disabilities

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T10:45+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Disabilities - North West Region

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Adults with Learning Disabilities team in the North West region.

Working within the Adults with Learning Disabilities team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

To act as duty officer on a rota basis.
Manage a caseload of people with multiple and complex and profound learning disabilities.
Work in partnership with other professionals in the same team such as community nurses as well as with providers, carers, psychologist, occupational therapist and community psychiatric nurse.
Act as an appropriate adult under PACE.
Working with vulnerable adults with making Best Interests decisions under 'The Mental Capacity Act'.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the North West region or in the Adults with Learning Disabilities field please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current social work vacancies please visit our website. The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: North West
Salary: £15.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Hospital

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T10:40+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults - Hospital - Greater Manchester

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Adults Hospital Team in the Greater Manchester area.

Working within the Adults Hospital Team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

Identification of individual needs through assessment.
Planning and designing individual care plans to meet those needs.
Ensuring the delivery of services identified in care plans.
Ensuring that regular monitoring and review of care plans is carried out.
Accepting responsibility for actions in relation to the liberty or safety of clients in emergency situations.
Including carers and clients’ families in the assessment process in line with the Equal Opportunities Act 2004.
Liaising with colleagues and other agencies as appropriate including domiciliary, day and residential services.

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £17.50 - £21.35 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Operations Manager - Sensory Impairment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T10:33+00:00

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Midlands
Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 pa Plus Benefits
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Adults / Older People

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T10:30+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults - Elderly People - Greater Manchester

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Older Persons Team based in the Greater Manchester area.

Working within the Older Persons Team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

To manage a caseload which includes vulnerable users and / or those with complex problems, taking action where necessary to protect the users and others in emergency situations.
To make appropriate assessments of individuals social care needs, within specified time limits and in collaboration with health and other relevant agencies, taking into consideration the wishes of individuals and their carers.
To plan relevant responses to meet individual needs in collaboration with relatives, carers, advocates and representatives, and in consultation with health and other agencies.
To secure the delivery, within the financial resources available, of services to meet assessed needs.
To maintain an effective system for coordinating, monitoring and reviewing care plans and service standards; to identify gaps in services and to advise the Line Manager accordingly.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience. Experience of Section 47 investigations and assessments is also desired.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in Greater Manchester area please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current vacancies please visit synergygroup.co.ukThe Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £16.00 - £19.50 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Social Worker - Adults Learning Disabilities

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T10:26+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Disabilities - Cheshire Region

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Adults with Learning Disabilities team in the Cheshire area.

Working within the Adults with Learning Disabilities team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

To act as duty officer on a rota basis.
Manage a caseload of people with multiple and complex and profound learning disabilities.
Work in partnership with other professionals in the same team such as community nurses as well as with providers, carers, psychologist, occupational therapist and community psychiatric nurse.
Act as an appropriate adult under PACE.
Working with vulnerable adults with making Best Interests decisions under 'The Mental Capacity Act'.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the Cheshire region or in the Adults with Learning Disabilities field please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current social work vacancies please visit our website. The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: Cheshire
Salary: £17.00 - £23.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Team Manager - Fostering & Adoption

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T10:19+00:00

Team Manager – Fostering & Adoption – West Yorkshire

A Team Manager is required to join a Fostering & Adoption team in the North West Region.

Working within a small team this Team Manager will have the following responsibilities:

To manage and supervise a team of social workers and associated staff.
To maintain an initiated campaign for recruiting foster carers in the area.
To manage team workload in line with eligibility criteria, departmental policies and procedures and report on same.
To monitor, evaluate and develop the service provided by the team, ensuring the service is in line with company policies.
To ensure financial and non financial performance indicators are met and monitored.
To ensure regular supervision is undertaken with staff and is recorded.
To undertake staff induction, ensure that development appraisals are undertaken in line with council and departmental procedure and policies.
To remain abreast of changes in legislation, regulation and policy that could impact on the client group and develop flexible and clear responses and policies to cover the new situations.

To discuss this role or any other jobs in the Fostering & Adoption area or in The North West region please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 3884200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

Access to a broad selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Access to training courses free of charge
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Bonuses for referring social workers
Personal and honest service from a consultant with over 6 years social care experience

Location: North West
Salary: £28.00 - £35.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Minute Taker - Child Protection

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T09:57+00:00

A full-time Child Protection Clerk is required to undertake a 6 month contract on behalf of a South Wales Local Authority. The clerk will need to be a highly competent minute-taker and be able to handle extremely confidential and on many occasions distressing content. The role mainly involves organising conferences, writing to members and attending the conferences to take minutes. Experience of minute taking is essential.

Contact Sarah Leigh at Eden Brown today on 02920 538593 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Bridgend
Salary: £6.92 - £7.75 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 12/01/2019
Duration: 5 Months

Team Manager - Fostering

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-13T09:38+00:00

Eden Brown Recruitment is looking for a Team Manager to manage a Fostering Social Work team in Lancashire.

The position available is for 3 days per week and the working days can be flexible. Applicants for this position must be qualified Social Workers with GSCC registration and experience of managing within Fostering and Adoption previously.

If you are looking for an temporary part time position and have the required experience please contact Eden Brown Recruitment in Manchester asap.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Lancashire
Salary: £30.00 - £35.00 ph
Hours: Part-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Approved Mental Health Practitioner Required in Cambridgeshi

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T16:51+00:00

Approved Mental Health Practitioner Required In Cambridgeshire

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Approved Mental Health Practitioner to work in Cambridgeshire Social Services. The ideal candidate must be a Approved Mental Health Practitioner.

You will be dealing with the full range of social tasks in relation to adults with mental health needs, adults with substance misuse problems and older people with mental health needs. This will include fulfilling statutory duties under the Mental Health Act 1983 and the NHS and Community Care Act 1990.

The working hours are Monday to Friday 9-5pm.

If you or anyone you may know might be interested in this vacancy, please contact Service Care Solutions.

Location: Cambridgeshire
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Children Disabilities Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T16:46+00:00

We are currently looking for Qualified Social workers to work in all locations across the midlands to work within children and young people’s disability teams, both within the local authorities and within private sector.

The job role will involve working with service users who are under the care of social services and help support them with various aspects of there lives.

Suitable candidates must have over 12 months experience in the past 2 years in the similar role and be GSCC registered

We must also carry out a CRB check for you and be able to reference you back 5 years.

Experience

Working with Children with Disabilities

Elements of Child Protection and Safeguarding
Knowledge of relevant legislation
Working in a high paced team
Liaising with Clients and Professionals/Agencies

Benefits

Varied caseload
Good level of client interaction
Positive team
Well managed team
Experienced team

Essential criteria...

Car driver
Eligible to work in theUK

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South Yorkshire
Salary: £20.00 - £35.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: TBC

Childrens Duty and Assessment Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T16:27+00:00

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Duty and Assessment Teams across the midlands . This is a Contract position with a start date of ASAP.

You will be required to receive and co-ordinate complex referrals, undertake the resulting assessments/devising care plans, arranging action and reviewing services for children and families, including influencing the direction of future services.

The post requires you to demonstrate a level of substantial experience working within one of the above teams, and you must hold:

Hold a Social Work qualification
Be GSCC registered
Hold a valid UK drivers licence and have access to a vehicle

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Doncaster
Salary: £20.00 - £35.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: TBC

Youth Offending Assistant Team Manager Norfolk

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T16:10+00:00

Youth Offending Assistant Team Manager – Norfolk

We currently have a vacancy for a Youth Offending Assistant Team Manager in Norfolk. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £25 per hour.

Duties Include

Preparation of pre-sentence reports to the courts.
Attending multi agency risk meetings.
To supervise all young people subject to custodial penalties.

Requirements
You must have previous experience of working as Youth Offending Manager. An in date CRB will also be required for this role.

Contact
This vacancy is advertised by Dan Allard, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Norfolk
Salary: £23.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker North London

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T15:59+00:00

Social Worker – North London

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Referral and Assessment Team in North London. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £25 per hour.

Duties Include-

Holding various case loads
Completing various assessments

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered, hold an in-date CRB and be eligible to work in the UK. All applicants must have recent experience working with a Referral and Assessment Team.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Martin Salter, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: North London
Salary: £23.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker East London

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T15:56+00:00

Social Worker – East London

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Referral and Assessment Team in East London. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £25 per hour.

Duties Include-

Holding various case loads
Completing various assessments

Contact –
This vacancy is advertised by Martin Salter, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: East London
Salary: £23.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Drug and Alcohol Practitioner

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T15:53+00:00

My client is looking for a experienced drug and alcohol practitioner to join their team, you musthave experience of working within a busy lively team a caseload would be assigned immediately.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Luton
Salary: £18.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 9 Weeks

Senior Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T15:50+00:00

An experienced Senior Qualified Social Worker is required to work within a busyFirst Response Team

Please see below job criteria:

At least 2yrs+ post-qualifying experience
Able to undertake assessments & child protection enquiries.
To participate in duty rotas as required,
To undertake complex child protection investigations,
To initiate care proceedings when required,
Undertake initial and core assessments within timescales,
Take responsibility for children subject to child protection plans
Accommodate children if required,
Underake complex children in need work, including private fostering assessments.
Working knowledge of & ability to undertake / implement LAC procedures,
Child care legislation,
Safeguarding,
Achieving outcomes

Court work including Section 7 & 37 reports, emergency protection and care proceedings. Experience of and ability to work with interpreters, in a diverse community. Ability to work within timescales and under pressure, computer literacy an advantage. Role is FULL-TIME (35 Hours per week), duration approx 12 weeks, subject to review, must be a car-driver. TO START ASAP.

If you feel you fit the criteria please send your CV to (email address removed) or call 0121 688 8220.

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Birmingham
Salary: £23.01 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3-6 Months

Occupational Therapist - Reablement

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T14:51+00:00

An Occupational Therapist is required to work for a Reablement Team based in the West Midlands.

Eden Brown are looking for applicants who are qualified Occupational Therapists with current HPC registration who have Community OT experience.

The work will include advice and provision of Equipment and Adaptations in the local region so this will involve home visits to assess service users needs. You will also need to carry out assessments to maximise service users independence.

If you have a background in Community Occupational Therapy and Social Services work and would like to be considered for this position please contact Eden Brown Recruitment in Manchester.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Staffordshire
Salary: £26.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 2 Months

Social Worker Required in Devon

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T14:14+00:00

Social Worker Required In Devon

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Qualified Social Worker to work in a Complex Care Team in Devon. You will need to be a qualified Adult Social Worker with experience dealing with the Safeguarding Adults Process.

You will be providing support for the frail older people, older people with mental health difficulties and physically disabled adults. The ideal candidate must also have the ability to co-work with multi-agencies including the voluntary sector. IT skills and knowledge of Care First Systems is a distinct advantage.

This is a great opportunity to join a busy and progressive team which offers commitment and a quality service to clients and carers. The ideal candidate will also be able to work within the principles of Fair Access to Care and Fairer Charging policies. Working hours for the post are Monday to Friday 9-5pm.

If you or anyone you may know might be interested in this position, please contact Service Care Solutions.

Location: Devon
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Occupational Therapist

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T14:09+00:00

Eden Brown have an urgent vacancy for a qualified Occupational Therapist with a good experience of working with Equipment and Adaptations.

The position available is for a HPC registered Occupational Therapist to carry out screening and prioritising of referrals. The work is predominantly telephone assessments for minor adaptations and equipment so we are looking for Occupational Therapists with working experience in this area - preferably with a local authority.

This position forms part of a pilot project so it is an exciting opportunity for the selected applicant.

If you are looking for an Occupational Therapy locum placement with a bit of a difference and have the required experience please contact Eden Brown Recruitment in Manchester asap. Applications can only be considered from HPC registered Occupational Therapists with an Enhanced CRB check.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Merseyside
Salary: £21.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

QSW Care Manager Hospital Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T13:33+00:00

QSW Care Manager – Hospital Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work as Care Manager within a Hospital Team based in Buckinghamshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is negotiable.

Duties Include –

Delegating meetings
Dealing with care proceedings

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Deane Garrard, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Buckinghamshire
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Children's Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T13:28+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Children’s Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Children’s Team based in Caerphilly. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £23 per hour.

Duties Include –

Children in Need cases.
Looked after children casework.
Preparing CP Conference reports.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Jay Carr, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Caerphilly
Salary: £20.00 - £23.00 pd
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Child Protection

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T13:15+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Child Protection

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Long Term Child Protection Team based in Pembrokeshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £28 per hour.

Duties Include –

Court proceedings
Section 7 reports
Core assessments
Section 47 investigations

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Jay Carr, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Pembrokeshire
Salary: £25.00 - £28.00 pd
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Care Manager - South

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T12:43+00:00

Care Manager required for Hospital Team.

To undertake complex assessments and support individuals and their families to develop required packages of support to help them optimise their independence and meet their assessed eligible needs. Support and advise clients and carers on how best to manage their environment, whilst maintaining privacy and respect to ensure a high standard of provision.Through personalisation to ensure that people have maximum choice, control over the support services they receive within available resources.

To be aware of and work within the constraints of Dignity in Care within Adult Social Care which aims to eliminate tolerance of indignity in health and social care services through raising awareness and inspiring people to take action

To lead and take ownership of safeguarding cases and take appropriate action to ensure that people's dignity and safety is protected.

Manage a varying complex and diverse caseload

DipSW or equivalent and GSCC registered
Sound knowledge of Safeguarding policies, procedures and practice
Ability to demonstrate knowledge of Care Management practices to enable the post holder to meet care management statutory requirements
Effective report writing skills

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Buckinghamshire
Salary: £20.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Care Manager - North

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T12:34+00:00

Care Manager required for Hospital Team.

To lead and take ownership of safeguarding cases and take appropriate action to ensure that people's dignity and safety is protected.

Manage a varying complex and diverse caseload

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Buckinghamshire
Salary: £20.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Turkish Speaking Floating Support Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T12:19+00:00

TURKISH SPEAKING FLOATING SUPPORT WORKER
TO HELP SUPPORT CLIENTS LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY

Haringey, Floating Service
£12.64 per hour
Ongoing Temporary Contract

Expanding and innovative Housing Association that specialises in the support of vulnerable people within the community.

The organisation is currently developing its Generic Floating Support Service based in Haringey. To ensure they offer the best possible service to their clients they are looking to recruit a Turkish Speaking Floating Support Worker.

Managing a caseload of 15 – 20 clients and due to the demographic of the client base the role requires an experienced Turkish Speaking Floating Support Worker, who is used to Developing Support Plans and undertaking Risk Assessments whilst working within the guidelines of Supporting People, and the Quality Assessment Framework. The successful candidate will also possess an understanding of safe guarding vulnerable adults and will have good knowledge of relevant Housing Legislation. As much of the work is community based the candidate will also have to demonstrate an understanding of the Health and Safety issues related to Lone Working. A CRB issued within the last 12 months is essential.

Location: North London
Salary: £12.64 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker Safeguarding & Family Support

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T12:15+00:00

Social Worker required for work within the Safeguarding & Family Support Team in the Torbay area. £26 - £30 ph

A Social Worker is required to join a Children's team based in the Torbay region in Devon. The Safeguarding & Family Support Team within Torbay Council works with children and their families from birth to 18years. Social Workers within the team need to be competent in writing clear reports to strict deadlines and confident in presenting these within a variety of venues - Court, CLA reviews, CP reviews, resource meetings etc.

Successfull applicants MUST BE EXPERIENCED, and need a sound working knowledge of The Children Act and Public Law Outline. Children come into this team having already entered into the Child Protection process or as high end Children in Need. Social Workers within FIT need to be experienced in progressing child protection / CIN plans with specific measurable and timely interventions and be able to recognise when further intervention is required to protect the children within their case load and take the appropriate action to address this.

The successful candidates will be working within the following teams:

The successful candidates duties are as follows:

Working with the legislative, regulatory and policy framework of the Safegaurding and Family Support Service.
Conduct high quality core and initial assessments of the needs of children and families at the direction of the Team Manager.
Create and review outcome based care plans addressing the needs identified.
Co-ordinate working with other agencies and professionals to address children and their families needs
Communicate with line managers identifying professional development and training that would be beneficial personally and to the team as a whole.

This team recognises that continual listening to the service users and staff improves the overall service. This is an excellent opportunity for Qualified Social Workers to be part of a busy, motivated and supported team.

Requirements:
2 years post qualifying experience within the relative team.
GSCC
Current enhanced CRB (within last 12mths)
Recognised social work qualification
Ideally a driver with access to own car
Able to reside and work in the UK

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Care roles in South Wales OR South West please contact Kelly Stock at Eden Brown on 0117 910 3800 or email your CV to: (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Torbay
Salary: £26.00 - £30.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Team Manager Duty Devon

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T12:01+00:00

Team Manager required for work within the Initial Response Team in the South West area. £32 - £36 ph

Team Manager is required to join a Children's team within the front line services Intake / Assessment Team based in the Devon region. Candidates must be experienced, confident and have professional credibility within the Assessment setting at a management level within Social Care.

To lead and manage a social work team, whose caseload will include care proceedings, children in need and children in care.
Allocating and prioritising work.
Managing staff and undertaking supervision and appraisal in accordance with policy.
Analysing performance information to assist timeliness of assessments, reviews and other formally reported performance.
Ensuring quality and content of assessments and plans in line with local and national guidance.
Making decisions and judgements about risk of abuse within agreed management framework.
Ensuring that permanency planning is in place and includes a range of options that will provide security of attachment and continuity of care.
Involving service users and carers in planning and designing services
Contributing to strategic/management meetings and effective multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
Allow for the provision of high quality support and intervention for those with long term needs within children and families and early child protection matters. This professional social work service will work in close partnership with our multi agency preventative teams.
Managing a diverse and complex caseload
Constant contact within all teams of the Children's & Families Social Care and external agencies to address children's and their families needs with best possible outcomes.
Supervising staff ensuring the continuity of delivery of service by the team. They must work within policies, procedures and standards required by Children

Requirements:
3 + years post qualifying experience within the relative team
Previous managerial/ supervisory experience within a statutory setting
GSCC
Current enhanced CRB (within last 12mths)
Recognised social work qualification
Ideally a driver with access to own car
Able to reside and work in the UK

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Care roles in South West please contact Kelly Stock at Eden Brown on 0117 910 3800 or email your CV to: (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Torquay
Salary: £32.00 - £36.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 12 Weeks

Qualified Social Worker Child & Families Service

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T11:50+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Child & Families Service

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Children and Families Service Team based in Plymouth. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £24 per hour.

Duties Include –

Advice and assessment
Looked after children

Contact –
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Plymouth
Salary: £22.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Independent Reviewing Officer / CP Chair

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T11:49+00:00

Social Worker required for work Independent Reviewing Officer / CP Chair in the Devon area. £32 - £36 ph

IRO / CP Chair required to undertake a combined role of chairing initial and review child protection conferences and Looked After Children Review meetings, in addition to visits to Looked After Children you are reviewing in line with 2011 Guidance. Post also requires some chairing of strategy meetings. Post will involve travelling and working some unsocial hours.

Candidates must have a thorough knowledge of Children Act 1989 and in particular its application to children who are looked after and have previous experience chairing meetings.

The roles and responsibilities will include:

To chair reviews for children who are looked after in foster placements, community homes or placed at home with natural parents while subject to a care order.
Also to ensure that Review meetings are child-centred and maximise the possible involvement and participation of children, young people, parents and carers.
Liaise with Social Workers who hold case responsibility for children looked after.
To co-ordinate the work of other statutory agencies and voluntary organisations through the Review process and further benefits of the child.
Act as a source of advice and consultation for staff within child care services on professional issues relating to children accommodated away from natural carers.
To ensure that Review decisions are passed to the appropriate Officer when resources are required.
To ensure that Health, Education and other appropriate Departments contribute to the planning process.
To work to the objectives for children looked after as laid down by the Departments Policy for Children and Families.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Care roles in South please contact Kelly Stock at Eden Brown on 0117 910 3800 or email your CV to: (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Torbay
Salary: £32.00 - £36.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker Adults Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T11:43+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adults Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Adults Team based in Bath. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £21 per hour.

Duties Include –

Carrying out Form F 1 assessments
Training supported lodging providers

Contact –
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Bath
Salary: £19.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

RMN Substance Misuse

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T11:23+00:00

Role - RMN

Location - Chorley

Type - Permanent - Day / Night shifts

Start - ASAP

Salary - Circa 25K depening on experience

Summary: The post holder will support the Clinical Lead and Centre Manager in running the Clinic detox facility. S/he will be the senior member of the staff team and ensure residents receive a high quality service in a safe environment.

Main Duties:

The following is not an exhaustive list of duties but an overview of the work required.

To deputise in the absence of the Centre Manager and Clinical Lead and be the delegated authority

To provide support and supervision of staff to ensure the consistency of service provision and delivery of quality services

To maintain admissions at a level that meet or exceed targets

To ensure the continuing relevance of services by developing active partnerships with relevant agencies, medical professions and purchasers for the purpose of assessing needs

Alongside the Clinical Lead and other staff team, devise and monitor a treatment programme

To ensure that the Clinic complies with the relevant legislation and meets the highest possible standards of service delivery by monitoring and evaluating service standards with involvement of residents and purchasers

To ensure the development, performance and competence of staff team, including casework supervision and induction of staff to ensure quality standards and activity levels are maintained

To support the Clinical manager in the preparation and development of the Clinics action plan

To promote and establish close liaisons and working relationships with external organisations and individuals, including attendance at meetings with purchasers for monitoring or service provision

To provide reports

To ensure that the accommodation for residents, including catering, maintenance, and cleanliness if of a high standard

Undertake any other task, which may fall within the broad scope of the post

General Duties:

Reflect on and develop your practice

Contribute to the development of the knowledge and continuing professional development of others

Make use of and give supervision

Post-holders must adhere to all guidelines and policies in force within the organisation

The post-holder is expected to be flexible with regards to their working hours to meet the demands of the post

Competencies required:

Leadership and delivery management

Professional expertise in nursing with clients with substance misuse problems

Clear communication for various audiences, written (word-processing and hand) and ora

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Lancashire
Salary: £25.00 - £27.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

QSW Referral & Assessment Devon

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T11:11+00:00

Social Worker required for work within the Assessment Team in the Devon area. £24 - £30 ph

Social Worker is required to join a Children's team within the front line services Assessment Team based in the Devon region. Candidates must have experience of working within the Assessment setting within Social Care.

Undertake initial assessments and section 47 Child Protection investigations and hold all open cases of ongoing family support and children subject to a child protection plan.
Allow for the provision of high quality support and intervention for those with long term needs within children and families and early child protection matters. This professional social work service will work in close partnership with our multi agency preventative teams.
Managing a diverse and complex caseload
Constant contact within all teams of the Children's & Families Social Care and external agencies to address children's and their families needs with best possible outcomes.
Communicate with line managers identifying professional development and training that would be beneficial personally and to the team as a whole.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Care roles in the South please contact Kelly Stock at Eden Brown on 0117 910 3800 or email your CV to: (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Torbay
Salary: £24.00 - £30.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 4 Months

Practice Manager Duty and Assessment

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T10:59+00:00

Practice Manager – Duty and Assessment

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work as a Practice Manager within a Duty and Assessment Team in Torquay. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £36 per hour depending on experience.

Duties Include-

Supervising and supporting a team of Social Workers in an Initial Response Team, as part of a duty system for all new referrals
Initial Assessments

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Torquay
Salary: £30.00 - £36.00 pd
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Looked After Children

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T10:50+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Looked After Children

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Looked after Children Team in South Wales. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £31 per hour.

Duties Include-

Managing caseloads
Developing , providing and supporting the needs of children and their families
Co-working complex cases
Section 47 investigation
Duty cover
Core / initial assessments
Attending management meetings
Care planning and reviews

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Jay Carr, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: South Wales
Salary: £29.00 - £31.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker - Fostering and Adoption

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T10:10+00:00

Principle Social Worker - Fostering - North East

I am recruiting on behalf of an independent Fostering agency for a unique opportunity within the North East.

My client is searching for an experienced social worker with a background in Fostering or Adoption and Child protection to manage and develop their services across the North East region.

They have many contracts with Local Authorities in place and already have carers matched with children. A confident Social Worker is required to join the organisation and working from home initially will be needed to -

Manage, support and train the existing placements across the region.
Establish and develop relationships with the key contacts in the councils
Design and deliver recruitment programmes for new foster carers in the region.
Create Management reports for head office
Travel across the North East region and make regular visits to the head office in the North West.

The individuals they will be interested in speaking with are those who can demonstrate a sound understanding of the regulations and skill set required to successfully manage a number of foster carers and work to set targets.

You will be confident to make decisions on complex issues, work autonomously from home and ideally be ready for progression through to Management level as the service grows and a permanent office is established.

In return they offer a competitive salary (negotiable), car allowance, good supervision and support, comprehensive training and a chance to participate fully in developing an excellent service for Foster Carers, Children & Young People

For further information or to apply for this role please contact Dan Thompson at The Synergy Group on 0113 3884200 or send your CV and any other brief you feel is relevant to (email address removed).
The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: North East
Salary: £27,000 - £35,000 pa Negotiable + Car Allowance
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Starting 06/02/2012
Duration: Permanent

Social Worker - Family Support

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-12T09:28+00:00

Qualified Social Worker required to join a family support team based in Neath. Experience of working with LAC, CIN and children on the child protection register is essential.

You will need to be registered with the Care Council for Wales and you will be subject to an enhanced CRB disclosure.

Contact Sarah Leigh at Eden Brown on 02920 538593 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South Wales
Salary: £23.87 - £31.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6 Weeks

Social Worker - Child Care Management Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-11T18:01+00:00

An experienced qualified social worker is required to join a long term based in South Wales. You will need to have worked with LAC, CIN and CP cases. You will be required to undertake court work.

You will need to be registered with the Care Council for Wales and you will be subject to an enhanced CRB disclosure.

Contact Sarah Leigh at Eden Brown today on 02920 538593 or email (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Newport
Salary: £18.00 - £30.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 12/01/2014
Duration: 10 Weeks

YOT Qualified Social Worker Kent

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-11T16:56+00:00

YOT Qualified Social Worker – Kent

Our client has a vacancy for a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Youth Offending Team based in West Midlands. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £13-£15 per hour depending on experience.

Duties Include –

Providing social work services within the area of Youth Justice Provision.
Contributing to multi-agency crime and disorder reduction strategies and to participate in the delivery of such services.
Undertaking joint work with other Youth Offending Service Practitioners and other professionals in the completion of tasks.
Providing support and guidance to others involved in work with young offenders, their parents, carers and victims.

Requirements –
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. All applicants must be flexible and have at least two years post qualifying experience within a Youth Offending Social Services department.

Contact –
This vacancy is advertised by Joe Willett, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: West Midlands
Salary: £13.00 - £15.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Occupational Therapist - Paediatric

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-11T16:28+00:00

An experienced Paediatric Occupational Therapist is required to fill a temporary ongoing vacancy in the Greater Manchester region.

Eden Brown Recruitment have a requirement for a HPC registered Occupational Therapist who has experience of working with children in a community setting. The majority of the work involved will be provision of Equipment and Adaptations so ideally you will have worked in this area within local authority before.

The position has a demanding caseload so we will be looking for applications from qualified Occupational Therapists with more than 2 years experience preferably in Paediatrics.

You will need to have a driving licence and your own transport. HPC and an enhanced CRB will be required before your application is processed.

Please contact Eden Brown Recruitment in Manchester if you would like to be considered for this position.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £17.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 4 Months

Receptionist/Administrator

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-11T15:55+00:00

We are looking for Receptionist/Administrator
£7.50 - £10 per hour
In Greater Manchester

As a Full time receptionist/administrator duties and skills will include:

Offering general assistance to visitors and staff, either in person or over the telephone.
Receive and direct courteously and efficiently all visitors, (including: Clients, Prospective clients, and Staff).
Undertake various administrative duties, including the provision of secretarial and clerical support.
Ensure communications to and from: Staff members, the Management team and any external source are processed accurately and within the necessary timescales.
Display a polite and friendly, yet professional manner.
Require a working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Prefer previous reception experience.
Be efficient, punctual, flexible and adaptable.
Diligent and well organised.

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £7.50 - £10.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Hospital Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-11T15:51+00:00

Eden Brown have a vacancy in Cheshire for a qualified Social Worker to work for a busy Hospital Social Work Team.

The position available is for 3 months initially. We are looking for applicants who are GSCC registered Adults Social Workers who have previously worked within a hospital environment.

The working hours are full time and the position is available asap.

If you would like more information or would like to be considered for this vacancy please contact Eden Brown Recruitment in Manchester.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Cheshire
Salary: £17.00 - £22.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker Adults Assessment Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-11T15:09+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adults Assessment Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Adults assessment team based in Fife. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £23.

Duties Include –

Applying service access criteria to make a judgement on whether a referral is appropriate.
Evaluating urgency of response required to a referral.
Engaging in a structured discussion with those making initial enquiry of the service and evaluating any information given.
Giving information, advice and/ or signposting to other services.

Contact –
This vacancy is advertised by Dan Garnham, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Fife
Salary: £21.00 - £23.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Adults Physical Disabilities Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-11T15:03+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adults Physical Disabilities Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Adults Physical Disabilities Team based in Fife. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £20 - £22 Ltd per hour.

Duties Include -

Experience with adults & older people in a community setting.
Experience in working effectively with other agencies and professionals.
You will be required to demonstrate an ability to travel to undertake the assessments.
Experience in assessing need and planning care with individuals.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. Experience working within an Older Person’s / Physical Disabilities Social Services department is essential.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Dan Garnham, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Fife
Salary: £20.00 - £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Children and Families

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-11T14:54+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Children and Families

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Children and Families Team based in Fife. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The salary for this role is £22 - £24 per hour.

Duties Include –

Contributing to the development of services.
Ensuring needs are met.
Providing services to support children.
Inter-service programmes.

Requirements –
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. Experience working within a Children and Families Social Services department would be an advantage.

Contact –
This vacancy is advertised by Dan Garnham, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Fife
Salary: £22.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Older Person's / Physical Disabili

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-11T14:38+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Older Person’s / Physical Disabilities Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Older Person’s Team based in Hampshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £26 per hour.

Duties Include –

You will be required to demonstrate an ability to travel to undertake the assessments.
Experience in assessing need and planning care with individuals.
Experience with adults & older people in a community setting.
Experience in working effectively with other agencies and professionals.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. At least two years experience working within an Older Person’s / Physical Disabilities Social Services department is essential.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Christopher Tin, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now

Location: Hampshire
Salary: £24.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Family Court Advisor - Portsmouth / Basingstoke

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-11T14:10+00:00

Capita are one of only three Preferred Suppliers to Cafcass, for both permanent and locum roles

Family Court Advisors

The role is to advise a family court on the best course of action for a particular child or young person. You will come to this conclusion through in-depth case analysis

And a detailed report where the needs of the child are highlighted. You will work closely with parents, relatives and local authorities, to ensure a safe and positive

way forward for the child with the child’s needs at the forefront of your mind.

You must be a Qualified Social Worker and must be registered with the GSCC.
Experience of working with vulnerable children and families is necessary, with a strong knowledge of safeguarding.
You will have strong recent court work skills, and be an expert in case analysis and report writing.
I am also keen to speak to any candidates that have Referral and Assesment experience.

I am currently recruiting Family Court Advisors into the Portsmouth and Basingstoke Offices.

If you are interested in any current vacancies, or know anyone who has the right experience please get in touch!

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Hampshire
Salary: £26.00 - £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Occupational Therapist

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-11T13:51+00:00

Eden Brown are looking for an HPC registered Occupational Therapist to work for an Adults Social Care team in the Merseyside region.

We are looking for applicants who have a good experience of working with Equipment & Adaptations in the Community but most of all we will be looking for experience of Reablement. The client is looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist who will be able to join the team and pick up the current workload.

Ideally you will have 2 years minimum experience of working as a Community Occupational Therapists in either of the following areas: Reablement, Intermediate Care, Community Rehabilitation, Equipment & Adaptations, Moving and Handling.

If you are interested in this position please contact Eden Brown Recruitment in Manchester.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Merseyside
Salary: £17.00 - £23.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 2-3 Months

Adult Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-11T12:40+00:00

We are urgently seeking an experienced Adult Social Worker to join a community team for an interim for of 3 months. Must have recent experience of Safeguarding Adults and working with Older adults and Adults with Disabilities.

Duties includes
Care Packages
Safeguarding
Reviews
Community visits

To apply for this role you will need
A degree in Social Care or equivalent
Recent 12 months post qualifying experience within the Adult Care sector
Current registration with GSCC
Access to own vehicle

For further information please contact Liz Adams on 01179 103800

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Weston-super-Mare
Salary: £22.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 12 Weeks

Social Worker Required in Worcestershire

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-11T11:11+00:00

Social Worker Required In Worcestershire

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Qualified Social Worker to work in a Children’s Service Division in Worcestershire. For this Social Worker position, you will need to have a minimum of 2 years experience working within Children’s Social Care.

Working hours are Monday to Friday 9-5, however the employer may offer a certain level of flexibility. Ability to manage a caseload and work as part of a team is also required.

If you or anyone you may know might be interested in this Qualified Social Worker position in Worcestershire, please contact Service Care Solutions.

Location: Hereford & Worcester
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-11T10:51+00:00

Eden Brown are looking for a qualified Social Worker to work for a busy Child Protection Team in the Greater Manchester region.

We are looking for a GSCC registered Social Worker who has experience of child protection investigations to work in this temporary contract. The position is available immediately for a period of 3 months initially. It is preferred for you to have experience of core assessments and court work as this will form a large part of the work load.

You will need to have a current Enhanced CRB and be a car driver with your own vehicle.

If you are interested in this position please contact Eden Brown recruitment in Manchester.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £15.00 - £23.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Band 6 Community Dietitian

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-11T10:24+00:00

COMMUNITY DIETITIAN –Grimsby, North Lincolnshire
Band 6
Great rates negotiable

LOCUM NHS DIETITIAN JOB
WORKING ACROSS THE COMMUNITY

This challenging and interesting Locum Dietitian job in Grimsby will give a confident Dietitian the opportunity to use their expertise and knowledge in a nutritional support role.

Working in the Grimsby area for a community team you will provide nutritional support, home feeds , nursing home, home visits and training to other staff members.

As an experienced Dietitian, for this job you will be expected to have relevant experience in the above areas and be a car driver (although transport may be provided).

For this job candidates should be HPC registered Dietitian, with excellent communication and presentation skills. A recent CRB check would be advantageous.

Working with Hays you will gain the following benefits:
Competitive rates of pay
Fast Track Registration
Free mandatory and specialist Training
£250 Referral bonus whenever you refer a friend / colleague to us (conditions apply)

To find out more about this Dietitian job or other specialist job opportunities in North Lincolnshire or Yorkshire please contact Matthew Hobbs on 02072598788 or email (email address removed)

Location: Grimsby
Salary: £23.00 - £26.00 ph Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-11T09:10+00:00

The Adult Learning Disability team requires several qualified social workers with extensive experience of working in the adult learning disability field.
The team works closely with Health colleagues who are co-located as well as with a wide range of voluntary providers and services within the borough. Social workers carry out FACS assessments, Adult Safeguarding investigations as well as co-ordinating reviews, carers assessments and working in partnership with the extensive day service provision within the borough.

The learning disability service has been at the forefront of personalisation and experience of developing support plans with families and clients is critical. The team is well resourced and regular supervision and full induction will be provided.

DipSW and GSCC registered
Working knowledge of relevant legislation

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South West London
Salary: £20.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-11T08:08+00:00

QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER
MERSEYSIDE – ADULT SERVICES
£DOE

Hays Social Care are currently looking for qualified Social Workers to work on Adult initiatives across Merseyside. The ideal candidate will have a solid background of PQE within Adult services, with experience of providing care to service users with learning and/or physical disabilities.

Hays Social Care are currently using a new electronic CRB system which enables us to process your CRB application quickly and efficiently - you therefore do not need a current Hays CRB in order to apply for this role.

You can expect to receive the following benefits:

28 days holiday inclusive of statutory public holidays (pro rata);
Access to a free counselling service;
Free CRB;
Free health consultations;
Your contract would be managed by a local office in the North West;
You will be assigned one specialist Social Work Consultant.

To find out more about this or any other temporary, permanent or interim qualified Social Worker positions in in the North West or throughout the UK, please contact Hays Social Care on 0161 236 3617 or submit an updated copy of your CV.

Location: Merseyside
Salary: £18.00 - £25.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Part-time Fostering Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T17:55+00:00

Part time Social Worker required to join a Fostering Agency based in South West London.

This small IFA recruit, assess, support and provide ongoing training for prospective foster carers from various ethnic and social backgrounds. They provide an environment par excellence where there is respect for and promotion of cultural, racial, and religious diversity amongst our foster carers and children/young people in placement. The Agency consists of a team of dedicated Social Workers and Support Officers who ensure a high quality of service delivery.

To be considered for this role, you must be experienced in

Undertaking Form F assessments
Support foster carers.

The post is initially for three days a week. Mondays to Wednesdays 9 to 5 and some out of hours work and weekend Saturdays occasionally.

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Surrey
Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 pa
Hours: Part-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Hospital Social Workers

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T17:31+00:00

Hospital Social Workers required.

To identify individual needs through assessment. To plan and design individual care plans to meet those needs. To ensure the delivery of services identified in care plans. To ensure that regular monitoring and review of care plans is carried out.

To manage a caseload which includes vulnerable users and / or those with complex problems, taking action where necessary to protect the users and others in emergency situations.

To make appropriate assessments of individual's social care needs, within specified time limits and in collaboration with health and other relevant agencies, taking into consideration the wishes of individuals and their carers.

To plan relevant responses to meet individual needs in collaboration with relatives, carers, advocates and representatives, and in consultation with health and other agencies.

To negotiate with users, carers and appropriate others concerning the means by which identified needs should be met.

To ensure that the care plan includes a clear statement of agreed aims for each service / resource to be provided, together with clear specifications for each service provider.

To assist users and carers to play a full part in the care management process by extending to them advice, support and guidance. This can include counselling, and access to translation, interpretation or advocacy services

To secure the delivery, within the financial resources available, of services to meet assessed needs.

To maintain an effective system for co-ordinating, monitoring and reviewing care plans and service standards; to identify gaps in services and to advise the Line Manager accordingly.

To maintain a range of costed resource information accessible to users, carers and other colleagues.

DipSW or equivalent and GSCC registered
Expected to assess and implement enablement care packages and SDS support plans. Candidates must be fully aware and experienced in using legislations such as the Community Care Act, Delayed Discharge Act and be fully conversant with the Pan London Safeguarding Adults Procedure. All staff are performance managed. A good knowledge of enablement and Framework i would be advantageous.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South West London
Salary: £20.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T17:01+00:00

Social Worker required for Children and Families team.

Manage a Children & Families caseload of various levels of complexity, involving the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action, contributing to the effective application of resources to safeguard and promote the welfare of deaf children and their families. The postholder should be working in line with the competency standards set out in the Children & Families Training Framework.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Contribute to and review the development of ongoing initiatives to achieve a more effective use of resources within Children, Families & Education Services.
Initiate and develop close working partnerships with statutory agencies, the Health Service, including Acute and Community Trusts and Primary Care Trusts, the Education Authority, District Councils, the commercial and private sector, voluntary and private agencies, carers and those with parental responsibility in order to facilitate effective service delivery.
Inform advise, counsel and support clients and carers, individually and in group settings, to relieve stress and modify attitudes of behaviour to meet the needs of the client.
Ensure that information systems, e.g. ICS, and client records are effectively maintained to provide up-to-date and accurate information, upon which decisions affecting service delivery can be made.
Maintain a personal awareness of legislation, departmental and corporate policies and procedures, particularly those relating to Looked After Children, Children in Need and Child Protection, acting in line with these to ensure consistency and a high quality of service delivery across the Directorate.

QUALIFICATIONS

Degree in Social Worker/Diploma in Social Work (Dip HE/Degree or Post Grad) and registration as a social worker with the General Social Care Council
Part 1 of Post Qualifying Award in Social Work
CACDP BSL Stage 2

EXPERIENCE

Post-qualification practice in Children and Families

KNOWLEDGE

A working knowledge of child development and protection theories, including attachment theory and the needs of Looked After Children/Children in Need/children in the Child Protection system
A detailed knowledge and understanding of Deaf culture and Deaf Issues
Working knowledge of The Children Act 1989, Adoption Act 1976 and Adoption Regulations, the Placement of Children Regulations and the Foster Placement Regulations
A good understanding of adoption, fostering and disability issues and childcare law
Working knowledge of Quality Protects and Working Together
Good working knowledge of County procedures relating to Looked After Children/Children in Need/Child Protection
Good working knowledge of family court proceedings
Knowledge of family relationships
Good knowledge of assessment frameworks

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Kent
Salary: £25.00 - £30.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Deputy Home Manager

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T16:57+00:00

Deputy Home Manager within social care
Deputy Home Manager job - UK Middlesex
£30K - £32K PA
Currently based and operating in the UK, my client's aim is to be established as the kindest care home service provider in the whole of England with the upmost kindest and professional staff. My client's management structure consist of a number of highly experienced senior health and social care professionals and directors.
The successful candidate will maintain the care of service users within the care home as well as taking responsibility for the day to day running of the care home in the absence of the Home Manager.
We are looking for a candidate who has management experience within social care. In addition to this the candidate must be RGN registered and must of been a registered nurse previously.
If you fit the above criteria please call Sonik Singh now on 02076304403.

Location: South East
Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Occupational Therapist

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T16:52+00:00

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST JOB – London
Pay rates of £25 per hour

DEDICATED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
WORKING IN SOCIAL SERVICES JOB

Are you a motivated Community Occupational Therapist looking for a rewarding job in Social Services in London?

This rewarding Occupational Therapist job in East London will allow you to demonstrate your skill and dedication in a rewarding role..

Working within a London Borough Social Services team, you’ll provide care to adult service users and their cares. It’ll be your job to enable them to take their own decisions and live safely and independently.

You will hit the ground running and take responsibility for your own caseload and undertake comprehensive assessments, define and implement treatment plans.

For this job candidates should be HPC registered Occupational Therapist and have previous experience of Community, ideally Social Services. A recent CRB and mandatory training would be advantageous.

Working with Hays you will gain the following benefits:

Competitive rates of pay
Fast Track Registration
Free mandatory and specialist Training
£250 Referral bonus whenever you refer a friend / colleague to us (conditions apply)

To find out more about this Occupational Therapist job or other specialist job opportunities in London please contact Matthew Hobbs on 02072598788 or email (email address removed)

Location: London
Salary: £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Adults Referral & Assessment Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T16:46+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adults Referral & Assessment Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Assistant team manager for Adults Referral & assessment team based in Wiltshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is Negotiable.

Duties Include –

Applying service access criteria to make a judgement on whether a referral is appropriate.
Evaluating urgency of response required to a referral.
Engaging in a structured discussion with those making initial enquiry of the service and evaluating any information given.
Giving information, advice and/ or signposting to other services.

Contact –
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Wiltshire
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Team Manager - Child Protection

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T16:40+00:00

Team Manager – Child Protection – Cheshire

A Team Manager is required to join a Child Protection team in the Cheshire region.

Working within the Children and Families, this Team Manager will have the following responsibilities:

To manage and supervise a team of social workers and associated staff.
To manage team workload in line with eligibility criteria, departmental policies and procedures and report on same.
To monitor, evaluate and develop the service provided by the team, ensuring the service is in line with departmental policy, standards, practise and priorities.
To initiate and chair inter agency meetings, in respect of particular clients and monitor performance of agreed tasks for all participants.
To ensure that all electronic record keeping is maintained in line with good practise and departmental standards.
To ensure financial and non financial performance indicators are met and monitored.
To ensure regular supervision is undertaken with staff and is recorded. To undertake staff induction, ensure that development appraisals are undertaken in line with council and departmental procedure and policies.
To remain abreast of changes in legislation, regulation and policy that could impact on the client group and develop flexible and clear responses and policies to cover the new situations.
To attend court with staff where required and to ensure that the council is professionally represented within the court process, ensuring that court directions are met and care Plans adhered to.
To ensue that Permanency plans are prioritised within the team including initiating care Proceedings as required.

The successful Team Manager will need to hold a DipSW or equivalent. Candidates will need to be GSCC registered and hold a current CRB.

To discuss this role or any other jobs in the Cheshire region or in Management please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 3884200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

Access to a broad selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Access to training courses free of charge
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Bonuses for referring social workers
Personal and honest service from a consultant with over 6 years social care experience

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work and Public Sector jobs, to view a full selection of our current vacancies please visit (link removed)
The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: Cheshire
Salary: £33.00 - £41.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Head of Childrens Services - Merseyside

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T16:34+00:00

Senior Qualified Social Worker - Head Of Children's Services - Merseyside

Our client is searching for an experienced Senior Qualified Social Worker to work as the Head Of Children's Services in their Merseyside office.

The successful candidate will have operational and strategic responsibility for Children's Social Care services. This will include;

Family support assessment/safeguarding teams
Child protection/ Fostering and Adoption/ Residential Children/ Looked After and Care Leavers.
Young carers/ Children with Disabilities
Applicants should have experience of operating at a senior level within a complex organisation and with responsibility for children's social care.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the Merseyside region or in Management please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 3884200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

Access to a broad selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Access to training courses free of charge
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Bonuses for referring social workers
Personal and honest service from a consultant with over 6 years social care experience

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work and Public Sector jobs, to view a full selection of our current vacancies please visit (link removed)

The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: Merseyside
Salary: £42.00 - £50.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Hospital Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T16:33+00:00

Social worker required for the Hospital and community assessment service

Post holder will be required to carry out assessment for service user in the community and also leaving hospital, identify need and provide care plans to reflect the level of assessed need.

DipSW or equivalent and GSCC registered
Working knowledge of Hospital Discharge Act

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: West London
Salary: £20.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Adults Assessment Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T16:28+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adults Assessment Team

We require Qualified Social Workers to work within an Adults Assessment Team based in Oxfordshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £25 per hour.

Duties Include –

Experience in assessing need and planning care with individuals.
Working in partnership with other professionals and agencies to undertake a holistic assessment of vulnerable adults.
Experience with adults & older people in a community setting.-Undertaking risk assessments of service users and develop risk management strategies.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. Experience working within an Older Person’s Social Services department is essential.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Deane Garrard, if you are interested in this position, please click below and apply now.

Location: Oxfordshire
Salary: £23.00 - £25.00 pd
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Team Manager - Child Protection

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T16:27+00:00

Team Manager – Child Protection – Merseyside

A Team Manager is required to join a Child Protection team in the Merseyside region.

Working within the Children and Families, this Team Manager will have the following responsibilities:

To manage and supervise a team of social workers and associated staff.
To manage team workload in line with eligibility criteria, departmental policies and procedures and report on same.
To monitor, evaluate and develop the service provided by the team, ensuring the service is in line with departmental policy, standards, practise and priorities.
To initiate and chair inter agency meetings, in respect of particular clients and monitor performance of agreed tasks for all participants.
To ensure that all electronic record keeping is maintained in line with good practise and departmental standards.
To ensure financial and non financial performance indicators are met and monitored.
To ensure regular supervision is undertaken with staff and is recorded. To undertake staff induction, ensure that development appraisals are undertaken in line with council and departmental procedure and policies.
To remain abreast of changes in legislation, regulation and policy that could impact on the client group and develop flexible and clear responses and policies to cover the new situations.
To attend court with staff where required and to ensure that the council is professionally represented within the court process, ensuring that court directions are met and care Plans adhered to.
To ensue that Permanency plans are prioritised within the team including initiating care Proceedings as required.

The successful Team Manager will need to hold a DipSW or equivalent. Candidates will need to be GSCC registered and hold a current CRB.

To discuss this role or any other jobs in the Merseyside region or in Management please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 3884200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

Access to a broad selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Access to training courses free of charge
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Bonuses for referring social workers
Personal and honest service from a consultant with over 6 years social care experience

Location: Merseyside
Salary: £16.00 - £19.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Child Protection

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T16:19+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Child Protection – North West

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join a busy Child Protection Team in the North West region.

Working within the Child Protection team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

To arrange and coordinate such assessments where appropriate.
To interview the patient in a suitable manner
To ascertain whether the criteria for detention are met and that detention is the most appropriate way of providing care and treatment
To reach an independent decision about the need for detention

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the North West region or in the Social Work field please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 3884200 or email your CV to (email address removed).

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Access to free training courses that count towards your GSCC registration
Excellent rates of pay
Honest & personal service from a consultant with over 6 year's industry experience

Location: North West
Salary: £15.00 - £20.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Child Protection

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T16:14+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Child Protection – Merseyside

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join a busy Child Protection Team in the Merseyside region.

Working within the Child Protection team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

To arrange and coordinate such assessments where appropriate.
To interview the patient in a suitable manner
To ascertain whether the criteria for detention are met and that detention is the most appropriate way of providing care and treatment
To reach an independent decision about the need for detention

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the Merseyside region or in the Social Work field please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 3884200 or email your CV to (email address removed).

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Access to free training courses that count towards your GSCC registration
Excellent rates of pay
Honest & personal service from a consultant with over 6 year's industry experience

Location: Merseyside
Salary: £13.00 - £16.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Adults / Older People

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T16:10+00:00

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Older Persons Team based in the Merseyside area.

Working within the Older Persons Team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

To manage a caseload which includes vulnerable users and / or those with complex problems, taking action where necessary to protect the users and others in emergency situations.
To make appropriate assessments of individuals social care needs, within specified time limits and in collaboration with health and other relevant agencies, taking into consideration the wishes of individuals and their carers.
To plan relevant responses to meet individual needs in collaboration with relatives, carers, advocates and representatives, and in consultation with health and other agencies.
To secure the delivery, within the financial resources available, of services to meet assessed needs.
To maintain an effective system for coordinating, monitoring and reviewing care plans and service standards; to identify gaps in services and to advise the Line Manager accordingly.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience. Experience of Section 47 investigations and assessments is also desired.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in Merseyside area please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current vacancies please visit synergygroup.co.ukThe Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: Merseyside
Salary: £16.00 - £20.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Team Manager - Children in Need

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T16:05+00:00

Team Manager - Children In Need - Merseyside

A Team Manager is required to lead a Children in Need team in the Merseyside area.

Working within the Children in Need team, this Team Manager will be responsible for the following duties:

The candidate will need to have proven record of successfully leading and managing teams dealing with Child In Need and Child Protection cases. Experience of the Integrated Children's System would be of benefit but not essential.
Integral to all work is the need to put in place multi-agency responses to children's development needs.
To ensure the effective and safe delivery of social care services to a service area within the Every Child Matters Agenda.
To be responsible for the performance of the team, including work allocation, supervision, workload review/case recording, target setting and performance appraisal through the use of manual and electronic systems.

GSCC registration is essential in this role and a management qualification would also be desirable.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the Merseyside area or in the Children's Services field please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

Location: Merseyside
Salary: £27.00 - £33.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3-6 Months

Part-time Band 6 Occupational Therapist

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T16:01+00:00

PART TIME COMMUNITY OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST JOB – EAST LONDON/ESSEX
Flexible Part Time 18.5 hours for 3 months

Salary £25 per hour (negotiable)

COMMUNITY OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST JOB
WORK PART TIME HOURS TO SUIT YOUR WORK/LIFE BALANCE

This interesting Occupational Therapist job in Essex will give a dedicated Occupational Therapist to join an established Community falls prevention team.

Working within a Community therapy team in North East London, you’ll travel around the borough working closely with nursing homes and community settings to reduce falls.

For this job candidates should be HPC registered Occupational Therapist, ideally with experience in falls prevention. A recent CRB check would be advantageous.

Working with Hays you will gain the following benefits:

Competitive rates of pay
Fast Track Registration
Free mandatory and specialist Training
£250 Referral bonus whenever you refer a friend / colleague to us (conditions apply)

To find out more about this Occupational Therapist job or other specialist job opportunities in London and Essex please contact Matthew Hobbs on 02072598788 or email (email address removed)

Location: East London
Salary: £23.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Part-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Children with Disabilities

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T15:55+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Children with Disabilities

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within Children with Disabilities Team based in West Berkshire. This is a part time position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £25 Ltd per hour.

Duties Include-

Carrying out Child in Need assessments.
Manage a caseload consisting of court work, children on the child protection register, children looked after as well as children in need.
The ability to interview children and families and make assessments and recommendations based on your findings.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. At least 2 years experience working within Children Protection department ideally would be an advantage.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Deane Garrard, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Berkshire
Salary: £23.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Mental Health

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T15:55+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults - Mental Health - North West

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Adult Mental Health Team in the North West area.

Working within the Adult Mental Health Team , this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

Manage a Mental Health caseload of varying levels of complexity.
Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action.
Ensuring that resources are utilised effectively to empower the client throughout the development of the service.
Safeguard and promote service users’ welfare.
Work in line with the competency standards set out in the Mental Health Training Framework.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience.

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current vacancies please visit synergygroup.co.ukThe Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: North West
Salary: £18.00 - £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Child Protection

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T15:52+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Child Protection – Cheshire

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join a busy Child Protection Team in the Cheshire region.

Working within the Child Protection team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

To arrange and coordinate such assessments where appropriate.
To interview the patient in a suitable manner
To ascertain whether the criteria for detention are met and that detention is the most appropriate way of providing care and treatment
To reach an independent decision about the need for detention

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the Cheshire region or in the Social Work field please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 3884200 or email your CV to (email address removed).

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Access to free training courses that count towards your GSCC registration
Excellent rates of pay
Honest & personal service from a consultant with over 6 year's industry experience

Location: Cheshire
Salary: £20.00 - £28.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker Adult's Hospital Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T15:33+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adult’s Hospital Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Adult’s Hospital Team in Wiltshire. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £18 ltd per hour.

Duties Include-

Able to conduct rapid assessment.
Delegate meetings.
Needs to be able to supervise staff.
Chair meetings.

Requirements
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK. All applicants must have at least two years post qualifying experience within a similar role. Candidates applying for this role must have experience in a Hospital environment and also safeguarding experience.

Contact
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Wiltshire
Salary: £16.00 - £18.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Family Court Advisor - Portsmouth

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T15:28+00:00

Capita are one of only three Preferred Suppliers to Cafcass, for both permanent and locum roles

Family Court Advisors

The role is to advise a family court on the best course of action for a particular child or young person. You will come to this conclusion through in-depth case analysis

And a detailed report where the needs of the child are highlighted. You will work closely with parents, relatives and local authorities, to ensure a safe and positive

way forward for the child with the child’s needs at the forefront of your mind.

You must be a Qualified Social Worker and must be registered with the GSCC.
Experience of working with vulnerable children and families is necessary, with a strong knowledge of safeguarding.
If you have recent experience
You will have strong court work skills, and be an expert in case analysis and report writing.

My role is to recruit Permanent Family Court Advisors in a number of the CAFCASS Regional Offices.

If you are interested in any current vacancies, or know anyone who has the right experience please get in touch!

Capita Social Care and Housing is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Portsmouth
Salary: £22.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T15:01+00:00

We are currently working with a forward thinking unitary authority that have an immediate requirement for a Social Worker in their Protection and Court Team.

The Social Worker in Hampshire will manage a number of children in need and child protection cases.

The Social Worker in Hampshire will have the ability to confidently and competently complete the task identified above.

The Social Worker in Hampshire will have previous experience of managing child protection cases & case managing cases through the court process.

Why work for Hays Social Care?

The Social Worker in Hampshire will enjoy an ongoing contract with the potential of an extension and all the benefits of the Hays Healthclub:

Access to specialist training
A £250 referral reward for each QSW that they refer to us who works 250 hours
Three months free BASW membership
Your contract will be managed by one specialist social work consultant locally
You will benefit from working with a local social work specialist agency
Our Temp of the month award which goes to the worker who goes above and beyond the call of duty

You can read full terms and conditions on our website (link removed) />
If you would like to apply for this Social Worker position in Cornwall please contact Mark Stevens from Hays Social Care directly on 02380 632 990 or email your C.V.

Location: Hampshire
Salary: £20.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Registered Home Manager - Childrens - W.Midlands

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T14:56+00:00

Registered Home Manager - Children's Care Home - West Midlands

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Children's Care Home Manager to set up a new home in the West Midlands Region.

The Registered Manager will have Children's Care Home experience and have sound knowledge & communication with Local Authorities in the West Midlands region to be able to attract new referrals. You will also have a minimum CQC scoring of good or outstanding. The age group ranged from 8-13 years.

Registered Managers award is essential. This is a permanent opportunity and they will be looking to interview in January. If you are looking for your next role and would like further information on this or any other post we may have in West Midlands please contact Emma Bjelan on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV direct to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

Location: West Midlands
Salary: £32,000 - £35,000 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T14:34+00:00

QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER
MERSEYSIDE – ADULT SERVICES
£DOE

You can expect to receive the following benefits:
28 days holiday inclusive of statutory public holidays (pro rata);
Access to a free counselling service;
Free CRB;
Free health consultations;
Your contract would be managed by a local office in the North West;
You will be assigned one specialist Social Work Consultant.

Location: Merseyside
Salary: £18.00 - £25.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker - Adults - Mid Wales

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T14:33+00:00

A Qualified Social Worker is required to fulfil a 3 month contract in a Mid Wales Local Authority to work with older people and people with a physical disability/long term illness. You will be required to cover rural areas of Wales and so you will need to be a car driver and have access to use of a car.

You will need to be registered with the General Social Care Council/Care Council for Wales and you will be subject to an enhanced CRB disclosure.

Contact Sarah Leigh at Eden Brown today on 02920 538593 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Powys
Salary: £18.00 - £30.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Starting 12/01/2016
Duration: 10 Weeks

Senior Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T14:29+00:00

Senior Social Worker required for Children and Families Team.

Case holding social worker to work with children subject to child protection plans, legal proceedings and child in need.

Hold a case load of Child Protection, legal proceedings and CIN cases.
Complete statutory visits to families.
Liaise with partner agencies engaged in Child Protection plans.
Gather and co-ordinate information for assessments.
Analyse information and develop plans to progress work with families.
Produce reports to required timescales.

DipSW or equivalent and GSCC registered
Report writing, court work
Working knowledge of Children and Families legislation, Every Child Matters

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: West London
Salary: £23.00 - £27.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Children and Families

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T12:58+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Children and Families

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within a Children and Families Team based in Plymouth. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The salary for this role is £24 per hour.

Duties Include –

Contributing to the development of services.
Ensuring needs are met.
Providing services to support children.
Inter-service programmes.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Steve Mills, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Plymouth
Salary: £22.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Mental Health

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T10:41+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults - Mental Health - North West

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Adult Mental Health Team in the North West area.

Working within the Adult Mental Health Team , this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

Manage a Mental Health caseload of varying levels of complexity.
Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action.
Ensuring that resources are utilised effectively to empower the client throughout the development of the service.
Safeguard and promote service users’ welfare.
Work in line with the competency standards set out in the Mental Health Training Framework.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience.

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current vacancies please visit synergygroup.co.ukThe Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: North West
Salary: £15.00 - £20.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Occupational Therapist - Equipment & Adaptations

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T10:37+00:00

Eden Brown recruitment has an urgent vacancy for an experienced Community Occupational Therapist to work for their client in Lancashire.

The position is predominantly for the Occupational Therapist to assess for the provision of equipment and adaptations to homes for disabled and older people. The position requires someone who can pick up the current work load so they will be looking for applicants who have worked with Equipment & Adaptations before. You will need to be organised as you will be managing your own caseload and will need to work at a fast pace.

HPC registration is required and you will need to be a car driver with your own vehicle.

Please contact Eden Brown recruitment in Manchester if you would like to be considered.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Lancashire
Salary: £18.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T10:27+00:00

QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER
WARRINGTON – OLDER PEOPLE
£19 – £22 PER HOUR

You will also benefit from the following –

28 days holiday pay (pro rata)
Access to a free counselling service
Free CRB
Free Health Consultations
Your contract would be managed by local office in the North West
You will deal with one specialist Social Work Consultant

Location: Warrington
Salary: £17.00 - £21.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T10:24+00:00

QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER
MANCHESTER – Children and Families
£20 – £22 PER HOUR

You will also benefit from the following –

28 days holiday pay (pro rata)
Access to a free counselling service
Free CRB
Free Health Consultations
Your contract would be managed by local office in the North West
You will deal with one specialist Social Work Consultant

Location: Manchester
Salary: £17.00 - £22.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Fostering and Adoption

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T10:24+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Fostering & Adoption - North West

My client is urgently seeking and experienced Qualified Social Worker with previous Fostering and Adoption experience to work in the North West region.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the North West area please contact Julia Snowball at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current vacancies please visit synergygroup.co.uk

The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: North West
Salary: £20.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Social Worker - Fostering & Adoption

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T10:24+00:00

Eden Brown have a vacancy for qualified Social Worker with experience of working in Fostering and Adoption.

The position available is based in Lancashire and is for 3 days per week. Due to the responsibilities of the job role we are only able to accept applications from people who have at least 2 years experience of working in a Fostering and Adoption team.

You will need to have a car and be available asap for the 3month contract.

Please contact Eden Brown recruitment in Manchester if you are interested in this vacancy and have the required experience.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Lancashire
Salary: £18.00 - £26.00 ph
Hours: Part-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T10:19+00:00

QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER
STOCKPORT – CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
£16.00 – £21.50 PER HOUR

You will also benefit from the following –

28 days holiday pay (pro rata)
Access to a free counselling service
Free CRB
Free Health Consultations
Your contract would be managed by local office in the North West
You will deal with one specialist Social Work Consultant

Location: Stockport
Salary: £19.00 - £22.00 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker - Adults Mental Health

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T10:02+00:00

Qualified Social Worker - Adults - Mental Health - North West

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join an Adult Mental Health Team in the North West area.

Working within the Adult Mental Health Team , this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

Manage a Mental Health caseload of varying levels of complexity.
Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action.
Ensuring that resources are utilised effectively to empower the client throughout the development of the service.
Safeguard and promote service users’ welfare.
Work in line with the competency standards set out in the Mental Health Training Framework.

The successful Qualified Social Worker will be GSCC registered, have a current CRB and 2 years post qualification experience.

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current vacancies please visit synergygroup.co.ukThe Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: North West
Salary: £15.00 - £20.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Child Protection Workers

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T09:25+00:00

UK Social Workers encouraged to Work and Play in WA

Sue Quinton moved from Essex to WA three years ago as a social worker and fell in love with the climate and lifestyle.

“We never regretted our decision to change our lives for the better by coming to Western Australia. It’s a beautiful place to live, has great weather and the Department for Child Protection offers a caring working environment to develop my career,”

The Department for Child Protection (DCP) Western Australia needs your help to protect and care for children and to support young people at risk. As a Child Protection Worker you will provide an invaluable service to the community by promoting the safety and wellbeing of children and working with families to make positive changes in their lives which ensure the safety or their children.

Successful applicants can expect:

Visa Sponsorship and relocation assistance for you and your family
Work Life balance in one of the top 5 most liveable cities in the world
Opportunities to work in Regional WA should that be your preference, with subsidised housing and Regional Incentives.
Comprehensive training and further development opportunities

As a qualified Child Protection Worker you will work in the areas of child protection, children in care and family support. You will be responsible for the assessment and management of cases of children at risk from abuse and/or neglect.

We have a number of opportunities available in both our Country and Metropolitan districts across Western Australia. If you are looking for a lifestyle change, ongoing development, a structured career path and are ready for a professional challenge whilst making a difference to vulnerable children you are invited to apply to join our team at DCP.

To find out more about what the Department can offer and the different locations, visit our website through the apply now link and search "International recruitment”.
To do a self assessment to determine if you are likely to qualify for a visa or be eligible for the position, download the self assessment document.
To join our team, apply through the link below

Location: Western Australia
Salary: £36,344 - £49,827 pa $55,677 - $76,337 Australian Dollars
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Senior Qualified Social Worker - Fostering

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T09:15+00:00

Senior Qualified Social Worker - Fostering - West Midlands

Our client is looking to recruit an experienced Senior Qualified Social Worker for their Fostering Team based in the West Midlands Region.

The appointed experienced Senior Qualified Fostering Social Worker will be responsible for the following duties:

To undertake thorough, professional assessments of prospective foster carers and present their assessments to panel.
To support a number of foster carers by regular visits, telephone calls (including out of hours), attendance at children’s meetings and liaison with placing social workers.
To contribute to running the foster carers’ support group programme.
To undertake duty and the matching of both emergency and planned referrals to vacancies.
To prepare draft advertisements for fostering and adoption purposes and generally assist with recruitment of carers and campaigns.
To co-ordinate efforts to secure adoptive and foster families for named children.
To liaise and advise colleagues as necessary in preparing children and young people for adoptive and foster placements.
To draw up an agreed home finding strategy and record progress for individual children.
To prepare information in respect of court work and attendance at court when necessary.
To follow up work on recommendations made by the fostering/adoption panel.
To provide regular reports and information to the fostering/adoption panel.
Assess capabilities, attitude and suitability of prospective fostering/adoptive parents.
To draw up a personal specification for children to assist in their placement.

A minimum of 2 years experience in Fostering is essential.

The successful Senior Qualified Fostering Social Worker will be GSCC registered and hold a current CRB.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in the West Midlands Region please contact Emma Bjelan at The Synergy Group on 0113 388 4200 or email your CV to (email address removed)

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
Weekly payroll service
Excellent rates of pay
Personal service

The Synergy Group is a specialist recruiter of Social Work jobs, to view a full selection of our current Social Work vacancies please visit our website.
The Synergy Group is an equal opportunities employer. For more opportunities, please visit (link removed)

Location: West Midlands
Salary: £30,000 - £36,000 pa
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T08:23+00:00

My client is currently looking for a Qualified Social worker to work in a Duty and Assessment Team. Applicants must have had at least 3yrs experience as a post qualified social worker. Child Protection experience is essential. The role will be a minimum of 6 months with a possible extention.

The candidate must have extensive UK statutory experience, appropriate recognised qualifications, current GSCC registration, be able to supply references for the past 5 years and a valid enhanced CRB check performed within the past twelve months.

Rig social care are committed to providing professional social workers in both locum and permanent roles.Recruiting nationally we utilise our industry knowledge to help you find your next career move. We place in the statutory, private and charitable sectors of social care.

Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £21.00 - £25.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker - Older Persons

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T08:23+00:00

Our client is looking for Qualified Social Workers to joine their Older Persons Team based in Scotland. The role will involve working with clients aged 65+.

Applicants must have 2 years+ previous experience and be car drivers. Duties for this post will include care plan management and home care assessments of older people.

Rig Social Care offers a consultative approach to ensure your next role meets personal requirements and career aspirations.

Also including the following market leading benefits* Competitive rates of pay

Referral Bonus £500 per candidate (no limit on the number of referrals)
Free enhanced CRB check
Access to all current vacancies on our website
Contracted supplier of choice for Local Authorities, Charitable & Private organisations throughout the UK* A dedicated consultant offering career guidance & support to find suitable employment in your area

For more information or to apply for the post please contact the team on 01423 790362

Location: Greater Manchester
Salary: £22.00 - £30.00 ph Depending Upon Experience
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker - Adult Disability Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T08:23+00:00

Our new client is looking for an enthusiastic social worker for a position in a Adults Learning Disabilities post.

There will be a vacancy for a qualified social worker experienced and/or interested in working with adults who have learning disabilities.

The responsibilities of the post will include individual and carer assessments of need, single assessments and the arrangement and monitoring of complex packages of care using a range of providers of services.

They are committed to providing ongoing staff development through training, supervision appraisal and local practice initiatives. There is opportunity to be creative / innovative within a dedicated and supportive team.

You will be GSCC registered, have a Social Work Qualification and experience in similar roles.

With over 50 years experience between us in social care recruitment we can offer you:

Top rates of pay

Ltd company status available increasing your earning potential and benefits further.

Free enhanced CRB checks*

£500 introduction fees for suitably qualified staff (and you don’t even have to be working for us!!)**

A dedicated consultant offering career guidance & support to find suitable employment in your area

Temporary or permanent work
A wide variety of assignments and range of specialism’s

For further information about the role then please call us on 01423 790362 or register your details via the website.

Location: Merseyside
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months to Extend

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-10T08:22+00:00

RIG Social Care is looking for a Qualified Social Worker to join a Children and Families team in the North west. We require someone with experience of child protection, court work, looked after children procedures and preferably ICS documentation knowledge main duties will include carrying your own case load, child protection court work and initial & core assessments. This is an ongoing contract working full time hours. If you are interested in the opportunity and fulfil the necessary requirements then please contact Chris Hastings on 01423 790362, email your CV for consideration or apply on-line.

Location: Salford
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Community Assessment Support Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-09T17:26+00:00

Community Assessment Support Worker

We are looking for an experienced Facilitator to carry out reviews and long term work for the Older People's Community Team, based in North Essex.

This team work with people with complex needs who require support on a monthly basis, it is likely to suit those who enjoy working in an environment that is reactive to prevention and crisis intervention.

You will facilitate and support service users to undertake supported self assessments and reviews to identify needs and outcomes. Providing assessment of need taking into account current support systems and to identify potential risks, for example in relation to the mental capacity act, continuing health care and
safeguarding. Under supervision to promote a model of self directed support with service users and carers to determine their own solutions using the principles of personalisation.

For more information or to apply for this role please contact Georgina Pritchard as soon as possible to

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Essex
Salary: £12.84 - £15.00 ph Dependant on Experience
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 11 Weeks

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-09T17:18+00:00

Qualified Social Worker required for Community Assessment Team.

This team works in close partnership with a range of NHS Trust staff to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and safely discharge those users who did require hospital treatment.

Under the general supervision of a senior practitioner or team manager, to deliver an effective social work service to a specific group of service users in Essex.

To work in close partnership with all Trust staff to enable a safe discharge from, or prevention of, admission to hospital.
Assessments are limited to need using framework that supports the single assessment process and the supported assessment process which is used to identify the resource allocation
Provision of information, support and guidance to enable people to access services within the community.
Purchasing of Reablement, interim services or reinstatement of services via the Service Placement Team for those people with eligible needs.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Diploma / Degree in Social Work, CQSW, CSS or equivalent
Evidence of working with a complex caseload sympathetically and persuasively.

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Essex
Salary: £21.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-09T17:01+00:00

QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER
MERSEYSIDE – ADULT SERVICES
£DOE

You can expect to receive the following benefits:

28 days holiday inclusive of statutory public holidays (pro rata);
Access to a free counselling service;
Free CRB;
Free health consultations;
Your contract would be managed by a local office in the North West;
You will be assigned one specialist Social Work Consultant.

Location: Merseyside
Salary: £16.00 - £25.00 ph DOE
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Adults Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-09T16:44+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adults Team

We require an Adult Social Care Practitioner to work within a Adults Team in Surrey. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £24 Ltd per hour.

Duties Include-

To lead on & complete holistic assessments of the social care needs of individuals with regular, structured supervision.
To work with individuals who need specific support, guidance or protection to identify their needs or where best interests decisions need to be made for them.
To work in partnership to assess & manage risk & to support the person to establish arrangements & services that meet their needs & promote their independence, choice & control or to procure them directly.
To engage with individuals & families where there may be a disagreement about the nature or level of needs, risks or desired outcomes.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK.

Contact -
This vacancy is advertised by Christopher Tin, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Surrey
Salary: £22.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Adult's Hospital Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-09T16:36+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adult’s Hospital Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Adult’s Hospital Team in Surrey. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £24 Ltd per hour.

Duties Include-

Needs to be able to supervise staff.
Delegate meetings.
Hold an understanding of Delayed Discharge act.
Chair meetings.
Able to conduct rapid assessment.
Understand relevant legislature

Contact
This vacancy is advertised by Christopher Tin, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Surrey
Salary: £22.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Crisis Response Service

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-09T16:09+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Crisis Response Service

We require Qualified Social Workers to work within a Crisis Response Service based in Bury. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £21 Ltd per hour.

This is a multi disciplinary service aimed at helping people avoid hospital admissions or residential admissions. You will be working in a team and will undertake assessments and deploy resources urgently to support people in crisis.

Requirements –
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW), be GSCC registered and be eligible to work in the UK.

Contact –
This vacancy is advertised by John Rudland, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Bury
Salary: £19.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Adults Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-09T16:06+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adults Team

We require Qualified Social Workers to work within an Adults Team based in Merseyside. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £18 - £22 per hour.

Duties Include –

Giving information, advice and/ or signposting to other services.
Engaging in a structured discussion with those making initial enquiry of the service and evaluating any information given.
Applying service access criteria to make a judgement on whether a referral is appropriate.
Evaluating urgency of response required to a referral.

Contact –
This vacancy is advertised by John Rudland, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Merseyside
Salary: £18.00 - £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Adult's Hospital Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-09T16:03+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Adult’s Hospital Team

We require a Qualified Social Worker to work within an Adult’s Hospital Team in Warrington. This is a contract position with an immediate start date. The pay rate for this role is £23 per hour.

Duties Include-

Needs to be able to supervise staff.
Delegate meetings.
Chair meetings.
Able to conduct rapid assessment.

Contact
This vacancy is advertised by John Rudland, if you are interested in this position click below to apply now.

Location: Warrington
Salary: £21.00 - £23.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker Older Person's Team

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-09T15:57+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Older Person’s Team

We require Qualified Social Workers to work within an Older Peron’s Team based in Warrington. This is a contract position with an immediate start. The pay rate for this role is £23 per hour.

Duties Include -

Managing a large and diverse case load.
Undertaking risk assessments of service users and develop risk management strategies.
Working in partnership with other professionals and agencies to undertake a holistic assessment of vulnerable adults.
To reassess, review and evaluate and monitor care as required.

Requirements -
You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW / CCETSW / DipOT)), be GSCC registered or be a Community/District Nurse and be registered with a relevant professional body.

Contact-
This vacancy is advertised by John Rudland, if you are interested in this position please click below and apply now.

Location: Warrington
Salary: £21.00 - £23.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Old Adults Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-09T15:38+00:00

Eden Brown required a newly qualified social worker for Older People's Team in West London

Suitable candidates MUST have the worked either on placement or before in an older person's team & ideally have Framework i experience

You will be expected to be capable of carrying out reviews & holding your own caseload
You must also be familiar with the FAC criteria

Please can you send your CV today to Becky Dewis at (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: West London
Salary: £16.20 - £17.50 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 7 Months

Supervising Social Worker - Fostering

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-09T14:57+00:00

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Qualified Social Worker to join a large private fostering organisation, based in their Shrewsbury office.

The ideal candidate will have a professional qualification in social work and be able to contribute to the recruitment, training, assessment, support and supervision of foster carers.

Experience of working within a childcare setting, preferably family placement is preferred. Also a good knowledge of fostering regulations and the National Minimum Standards, as well as the ability to develop excellent working relationships with colleagues and carers is essential.

The role is full time, permanent.

This client offer a company car or car allowance and fantastic benefits package.

For further information or to apply, please send your CV to (email address removed) or call Jo on 0121 685 8700

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Shrewsbury
Salary: £29,000 - £35,000 pa Up to £35K Plus Company Car
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

QSW - ASC Practitioner Surrey

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-09T11:04+00:00

ASC Practitioners / Social Workers required for work within the Adult Team in the Surrey area. £17 - £21 ph

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Social Worker to join the Adults Team based in Surrey. Candidates must have experience of working within the Adult setting.

Responsibilities comprise the following:

Plan, organise and be responsible for case co-ordination and implementation of care & protection plans.
Working with service users and their families/carers in one or more social work spec
Assessment and review of older adults within the community and local care homes, ensuring that adequate care packages are in place and assisting family members in making decisions about the care of their older relatives.

Duties include assessments, liaising with family members, provision of care packages, moving older adults to care homes or providing additional support to enable them to remain in their own home, liaising with other services including health professionals.
A large part of the role will also be liaising with other agencies such as occupational therapists and the voluntary sector.
Completing both continuing health care and mental capacity assessments, implementing care management programmes & safeguarding policy, preparing panel reports for continuing health care and plan/ chair MDT's.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Care roles in South please contact Kelly Stock at Eden Brown on 0117 910 3800 or email your CV to: (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Surrey
Salary: £17.00 - £21.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 3 Months

Qualified Social Worker Adults Cornwall

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-09T10:32+00:00

2 x Social Worker required for work within the Older Adults Physical Disabilities Team in the Cornwall area.

We are currently seeking an experienced Social Worker to join a busy Older Adults & Physical Disabilities Team based in Penzance and Redruth. Candidates must have experience of working within the Adults setting and Physical Disabilities within Social Care and have a good understanding of Safeguarding Adults.

Responsibility comprises the following:

Providing high quality assessments, care plans and reviews which support service users and family/carers to achieve best outcomes.
Ability to work in partnership with Health Practitioners in a multi disciplinary manner when assessing, planning and implementing care packages.
Understanding of relevant legislation, relating to best working practice.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Care roles in South please contact Kelly Stock at Eden Brown on 0117 910 3800 or email your CV to: (email address removed)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Cornwall
Salary: £19.00 - £24.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 11 Weeks

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-09T09:28+00:00

Qualified Social Worker – Older Persons Gloucestershire County Council£23.00 PER HOUR

This well established authority is looking for a dedicated, determined and experienced Social Worker for their Busy Older Persons Team . Successful Candidates will ideally have experience working with adults with physical disabilities and must have knowledge for Self Directed support and Putting People First.:

Main Duties

Taking emergency cases, responding to emergency situations
Carrying out Overview assessments
Carrying out safe guarding adults investigations
Risk Assessments and devising care plans
Making decisions in an emergency situation and assisting clients to move into emergency temporary placements.
Carrying out emergency reviews and adjusting service in accordance to service user’s needs.
Carrying out adults safeguarding investigation and completing report according to the different levels (1-4) of adults safeguarding investigation procedures.
Make referrals to other departments or organisations to ensure the appropriate provision of service to meet the individual needs of service users.
Work a long side the Rapid Response Team to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of service.
Devising carers contingency plans,
Setting up respite placements for carers break and carrying out risk assessments of both carers and clients.
Making Referrals to appropriate agencies to ensure service users individual needs are meet.

You must have GSCC registration and an Enhanced CRB to be considered

To apply for this Qualified Social Work job please do not hesitate to contact Hays Qualified Social Work Desk on 0208 477 3660 or send your CV in MS Word Format

Successful Candidates will be called with 48 hours

Location: Gloucestershire
Salary: £23.00 pa Hour
Hours: Full-time
Type: Permanent
Starting: Immediately
Duration: 6months

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-09T09:19+00:00

Qualified Social Worker required for Adults team to conduct reviews.

An experienced worker with excellent assessment and support planning skills and an ability to work within the department's FACS criteria as well as Personalisation.

Required to complete at least 6 reviews per week.

Knowledge of Carefirst system is an advantage.

DipSW or equivalent and GSCC registered
Working knowledge of NHS and Community Care Act

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: South East London
Salary: £18.00 - £22.00 ph
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing

Qualified Social Worker

greatsocialcare.co.uk — 2012-01-09T09:09+00:00

Qualified social worker required to work on a children and families team within Argyll and Bute.

Generic team will incorporate long/short - term C&F work, assessments, report writing etc etc.

Location: Argyll and Bute
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Full-time
Type: Temporary or Contract
Starting: Immediately
Duration: Ongoing