Social Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 19/08/2026
- Closes
- 02/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a qualified Social Worker within Integrated Services for adults with disabilities. The successful candidate will work with people with complex needs and their carers, focusing on Care Act assessments, personalized support plans, mental capacity assessments, and safeguarding enquiries. The position requires a person-centered practitioner with a good understanding of asset and strength-based approaches. The trust offers a clear career progression framework and training opportunities.
Key responsibilities
- Carry out Care Act assessments.
- Develop personalized support plans.
- Complete mental capacity assessments.
- Take a lead on safeguarding enquiries.
- Work with people with complex needs and their carers to achieve desired outcomes.
Essential criteria
- Social Work qualification e.g. Degree in Social Work; DipSW or equivalent
- Be registered with Social Work England and able to evidence this
- Evidence of continuing professional development in line with PCF
- Required to undertake the practice educator award
- Able to demonstrate practice which supports the core principles of the College of Social Work and Families and Wellbeing Directorate.
- Knowledge of legislation relevant to the Service Area e.g. Adults: Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) and/or the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) Disability Discrimination Act 1995; Care Act 2014; Safeguarding
- Understanding of confidentiality and data protection requirements
- Able to communicate verbally and in writing with a range of people including families and professionals
- Able to demonstrate organisational skills
- Awareness of current practice issues and challenges facing Social Workers
- Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice
- Able to work with individuals, families, carers/carer groups, irrespective of their circumstances and background.
- Must be willing to move across teams according to the needs of the service
- An understanding of and an ability to deliver excellent customer service and to work in partnership with individuals, families, carer/carer groups, colleagues in the council and partner agencies
- Sound assessment and interviewing skills
- Demonstrate appropriate IT skills e.g. use of Microsoft Office etc
- Proven experience of working with carers
- Experience of working with vulnerable individuals and families
- Experience of arranging support plans and/or packages of care.
- Experience of working with partner agencies in a professional capacity
Desirable criteria
- Relevant post qualifying/vocational training courses
- Exercise emotional intelligence and demonstrate a developing emotional resilience in relation to their job role
- Experience of working with carers and families
- Experience of arranging packages of care
- Experience of working in a Local Authority setting
- Working in a multiagency team
- Experience of working with a range of families with different issues and needs
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 11d ago · Closes in 4d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
Are you a qualified social worker looking for an exciting new opportunity? Due to career progression, we have a vacancy working within our Integrated Services for adults with disabilities based at the Millennium Centre in Leasowe Wirral.
Our team works with people with complex needs to support them, and their carers, to get the outcomes they need. CWP is at the forefront of health and social care integration and this service lends itself to developing new, innovative ways of working together.
You will be a person-centered practitioner and will have experience of carrying out Care Act assessments, developing personalized support plans, completing mental capacity assessments, and taking a lead on safeguarding enquiries. A good understanding of asset and strength-based approaches to assessment and support planning is vital. In return we can offer you a clear career progression framework with a range of training opportunities. You must be a qualified social worker and registered with SWE.
We welcome applications from newly qualified staff or from social work students in their final year of practice. The salary for these circumstances differs from Band 6. For an informal discussion about this, or any aspect of the role, please contact [contact details removed] on [phone number removed].
Main duties of the job
You will be a person-centered practitioner and will
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