Details:
- Salary: £38 - Hour
- Job Type: Temporary
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: Reading Berkshire
- Date: 2 weeks ago
Description:
Qualified Social Worker | Social Care and the Rough Sleeping Interventions Team |Reading Borough Council
Reading Adult Social Care and the Rough Sleeping Interventions Team are looking for a social worker to support our residents who have experience of rough sleeping, rough sleeping lifestyles and homelessness. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic group of services who are committed to the government's Rough Sleeping Strategy to end rough sleeping by 2027.
You will be based in the Advice and Wellbeing Hub who manage all the new referrals in Adult Social Care. You will be with a team of Social Workers, Occupational Therapist and Social Care Co-ordinators who can provide peer support and you will receive individual supervision to support you with your case load and development of the role.
About the Role:
To have a small case load to focus on service users with experiencing multiple exclusion homelessness (MEH).
MEH refers to the intersection of homelessness - particularly street homelessness - with other forms of exclusion, such as substance use, mental illness, adverse childhood experiences and time spent in institutional care.
Work in accordance with the framework for Make Every Adult Matter (MEAM) Reading and to embrace partnership working with all relevant agencies (drug and alcohol services, homelessness support services and mental health services etc).
Complete assessments under the Care Act 2014 for services users affected by homelessness, to identify if they have any care and support needs or provide advice and signposting.
To complete mental capacity assessments when relevant.
To assist with the co-ordination of services with complex cases to ensure the service user does not fall through the gaps between services.
Offer support and advice about Safeguarding, risk assessments and mental capacity to partnership agencies.
You will need to have a flexible approach when working with this service user group who often have chaotic lifestyles and distrust statutory services.
You will work within the legal framework provided by the statute, guidance, policies and procedures.
You will need to have:
A degree or equivalent in Social Work
* Registration with Social Work England
* Understanding of the Care Act 2014
* Understanding of the Mental Capacity Act (2005).
* Experience and knowledge of working with individuals who are experiencing homelessness and substance misuse.
We offer excellent support, supervision and induction. You will have access to our Learning and Development programme and be supported in your career and personal growth with opportunities to learn and develop new clinical skills, helping you to build your Continuing Professional Development portfolio, extending your skills and supporting you to grow as a social worker.We work closely with our colleagues in Reading Borough Council, Health Professionals, Voluntary and Charity colleagues to facilitate the best possible outcomes for those people we support.
The role offers flexible/hybrid working - you have the opportunity to work from home or in the Civic Offices in Reading. You will need to be able to commute into Reading as you will be required to do on site visits and engage with clients in the community.
Please apply to be considered
If you are interested in discussing this position in more detail please call (phone number removed) and ask for Anton Mostert or email (url removed)
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