CSW - Locality Team - Sutton

Reference:VAC-487

Sector:Social Work

Salary:£34,809 to £44,628 Per Annum

Town/City:Sutton

Contract Type:Permanent

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  • Social Workers receive a Welcome Bonus of £1000 paid in your first month salary followed by a Retention Bonus of £1000 after your first completed year of service, a retention bonus of £2000 after your second completed year, followed by a retention bonus of £3000 every completed year thereafter.

  • Hold a social work qualification and be registered with the relevant regulatory body and be responsible for maintaining the requirements as set out by that body to remain registered as a social worker.

  • To have the relevant skills knowledge and aptitude to ensure that all vulnerable people are safeguarded from abuse and that all statutory functions, local policy, procedures are adhered to in a timely manner and case recordings are up to date.

  • Be highly organised, able to work within a performance management framework, be able to produce timely, high quality work, using various forms of information technology to ensure that you are compliant with legislative requirements, statutory standards, local policy and protocols, practice directives and reflects social work frameworks.

  • Be legally literate and remain up to date with emerging case law to inform practice within the relevant practice area, including upholding the principles of human rights, equalities and practicing in a culturally competent manner.

  • To be able to apply social work theory, models, best practice and methods to practice with a specific focus on systemic and strengths based approaches and a good understanding of human development throughout the lifespan.

  • To work in partnership with individuals  applying  professional  curiosity, critical thinking,  analysis and  evidence based  research  to form a professional  opinion  and translate this  into professional documentation and plans  to address identified  risks and support independence.

  • Be able to use professional power and authority in an appropriate and proportionate way ensuring that individuals are safeguarded and their rights protected.  

  • Be able to  collaboratively work  with and be informed by  individuals, colleagues, partner agencies and communities ensuring that  voice, wishes and  preferences of the individual at the  centre of the intervention is explicitly   recorded and  taken into account  when making  professional decisions and judgements.

  • Be able to demonstrate  reflective practice and  identify own  limitations, bias  or tensions  and seek supervision, advice or guidance where necessary

  • To Practice in accordance with the professional code of ethics and uphold social work and council values at all times, including be responsible for acting on identified continuing professional development needs. 

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