Social Worker (Complex Needs)
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
13/02/2024
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 13/03/2024 23:59
Salary:
Unprogressed: £33,945 - £37,336 per annum, pro rata. Progressed: £38,223 - £42,403 per annum, pro rota
Hours per week:
37 hours per week
Job Category:
Social Work - Adult Service
Employment Location:
Newcastle upon Tyne
Further Information
Fixed term until 31 March 2025.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified and registered social worker to support adults who are homeless or in temporary accommodation.
This role will involve a significant amount of assertive engagement, direct time spent with service users and the opportunity to work flexibly and creatively to support the adults. This role will include assessment of mental capacity issues, assessing needs for care and support and responding to, and coordinating, safeguarding enquiries under Section 42 of the Care Act 2014.
You will work mainly with adults in temporary accommodation who have additional needs such as mental ill health or substance misuse. You will support the social workers in the adult community and mental health social work teams offering a co-working/ scaffolding approach. You will work closely with temporary accommodation providers and treatment and recovery services.
Social work supervision will be provided by a Social Work Team Manager within the Drug and Alcohol or Adult Community Team. You will receive access to relevant training and support from the wider social work team.
For an informal discussion please contact Hannah Jolly by email to arrange a time to discuss hannah.jolly@newcastle.gov.uk
Apply online at www.northeastjobs.org.uk, select 'Apply Now' and complete our online application form. Before completing the form please ensure you read the supporting documents. Any communication sent to you regarding your application will be sent to the email address you have set up on your Northeast Jobs account, so you will need to ensure that you check your inbox.
We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is working in regulated activity. If you are successful we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check the barred list(s). It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.