Qualified Social Worker - CMHT

Qualified Social Worker Working Age – Community Mental Health Team Location: North West Paying £32 per hourWe are looking for experienced and passionate Social Workers join the Working AgeCommunity Mental Health Team. You would ideally have 2-3 years’ experience within Adults Social Care. Throughout all that you do you will ensure that you uphold and champion best practise.  Together we focus on solving problems before they escalate and we meet the needs of our vulnerable adults, reducing the risk of harm. This role is a mix of office based and visiting clients in hospitals and their own homes. Some mental health experience is essential along with writing and submitting reports plus attending Mental Health Tribunals also being part of the role. It would be advantageous if the Social Worker had knowledge of WCCIS given the short contract time, and ideally local to the authority or prepared to travel.Working in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, informed by the values and principles of social care; you will be supporting in the delivery of person centred, safe and effective social care services. Using your professional knowledge and experience you’ll make assessments and decisions about the most appropriate interventions. Applying your significant Social Work experience and excellent communication skills you’ll establish and maintain relationships with service users and other agencies to ensure services meet identified needs.You’ll be committed to ensure positive and sustainable results of your interventions. Using best practice, you’ll strive to provide the best outcomes for children. Most importantly however, you’ll have a passion for supporting children and their families to ensure that they thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and to be as efficient as possiblePerfect candidate will be:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Experienced in working with children and families including those from vulnerable groups.
• Experience working within, Court, Children in Need and Child Protection.

• Supporting child and families subject CIN and Child Protection planning, pre-proceedings and court proceedings 

• Understand factors that impact children including abuse and neglect 

• Undertake Child & Family Assessments demonstrating effective analysis, decision making, planning and review 
• Undertake effective direct work with children and families 

• Creative, flexible and forward thinking in approach.
• Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation and understanding of child protection issues.
• Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for children.
• Able to use excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
• Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans.
• Committed to providing our service users with a high-quality service.
• Experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary, interagency basis.
• 2 Years plus Qualified

In this role you will:

• Use skills, knowledge, and experience to make full assessment of risks protection and social care needs.
• Manage an agreed case load.
• Use specialist communication skills to achieve optimum outcomes for service users.
• Devise individual care plans, taking account of diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment.

This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-

• A dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
• An easy registration process (all done online)
• Referral schemes and incentives
• Ongoing compliance managed for you
• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

This role is ideally located for those travelling from;  Blackburn, Fulwood, Rawtenstall, Blackpool, Morecombe, Darwin,  Preston, Crosby, Chorley, Clitheroe, Oswaldtwistle, Burnley, Bootle, Lancaster, Middleton, Leigh, Ormskirk, Skelmersdale, Leyland, Accrington, Barrow, Wigan, St Helens, Liverpool, Birkenhead, Widnes, Warrington, Wirral, Huyton, Wallasey, Wigan, St Helens, Manchester, Rochdale, Oldham, Huddersfield,  Liverpool,  Bolton, Altrincham, Rochdale,  Cheadle, Stockport, St Helens, Trafford, Ashton under Lyne,  Widnes, Ashton under Lyme, Stretford, Bury, Leigh, Blackburn, Preston.We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this is not the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO (Independence Reviewing Officer), BIA (Best Interest Assessor), MASH, Children with Disabilities, Children Looked After, Localities, Children in Need, Child Protection,  Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Learning Disability, Community Neighbourhood, Working Age, Preparation for Adulthood, Learning Difficulties Adults, Learning Difficulties Adults,  Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.Not looking right now? We also offer generous referral bonuses so please pass on to a colleague or friend who may be!