Social Worker NEW G8

Job Description

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location :Hamadryad Community Health Team Centre, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time :09:00
End Time :17:00
Salary: £30.50

An Approved Mental Health Professional is needed to cover the current shortfall in this area.

Job Purpose:

To assist people to resolve major difficulties in their lives and to enhance their independence and coping skills.
To work within current legislation and Council policy, procedures and practice to assess, commission and review services, including planned interventions, for a specific client group.
To work within the statutory guidance and policy/procedural framework to assist in protecting those who are at risk or vulnerable.
To contribute to the development and maintenance of workable systems to ensure quality of service across the city and the identification of people particularly at risk.
To work positively with colleagues in the statutory and independent sector to ensure an appropriate multi-agency approach, and to empower clients to speak for themselves.

Education
& Training
A good general education

Degree in Social Work or equivalent
Approved Mental Health Professional
Experience / Knowledge
Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties

Experience of supervision of staff
Experience of managing a caseload of ranging complexity and problems, and competing demands

Experience of working with the Mental Health Act 1983 amended 2007.

Skills and
Abilities
Ability to give clear written and verbal accounts of casework issues.

Ability to write clear, concise records and reports.

Skills in assessment and analysis of risk

Ability to communicate effectively and creatively with children/vulnerable adults in a non-judgemental manner.

Ability to work as part of a team.

Ability to effectively organise work within a framework where time and service delivery targets are set.

Advocacy skills

An ability to work with staff and managers at all levels and in a variety of disciplines/agencies.

Knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, and procedures
Management systems and organisational skills

Ability to use information technology systems.

The ability to speak other languages, in particular Welsh, and Community Languages would be an advantage.

Personal
Attributes
Commitment to the principles of equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice

Commitment to the Council’s Equal Opportunities Policy

Commitment to principle of partnership

Non-judgemental and caring attitude

Understanding of the value and importance of supervision and ability to accept supervision.

Commitment to using information technology systems.
Committed to the delivery of high-quality services within a changing and complex environment.

Special
Circumstances
Full valid driving licence and the use of a car

Willingness to work outside normal office hours as necessary.