The role
About Southwark:
Southwark is a large, ambitious and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude and enviable reputation. As a Council, we are successful, passionate and forward-thinking. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise, which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do. If you want to make a difference at a local level, apply to Southwark Council today.
The Role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and creative newly qualified social worker (NQSW) to join the Mental Health Reablement Team within the varied and redeveloping borough of Southwark. We offer person centred social care assessment and support through the framework of the Care Act 2014; our aim is to reduce, prevent and delay the need for long term support by empowering people to relearn skills and build upon strengths to become as independent as possible.
As a NQSW you will be enrolled on the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme offered by Southwark Adult Social Care and provided with enhanced supervision, a reduced caseload, peer support and a programme of professional development activities.
The Mental Health Reablement Team work with adults (18-65) who have a primary mental health diagnosis and who are not currently receiving a package of care. Service provision is time-limited, focusing on person-centred goals and assisting people to maximise their independence by means of practicing activities, coaching them to consider alternative ways of doing tasks and building on their strengths and abilities. We also promote and support engagement with the many third sector services and activities available in Southwark.
About You:
You will have experience of supporting adults with limitations caused by mental illness, and the ability to provide assessment, support planning and review under the Care Act 2014. You will be passionate about using holistic, person-centred and strengths-based approaches to maximise service users’ independence and will have knowledge of a range of social work models and theories to support your practice.
You will have an understanding of the principles of Reablement, the wellbeing principles underpinning the Care Act 2014, strengths-based and rehabilitative practice.
If you enjoy working in a supportive and dynamic team with a complex and varied service user group, and are committed to anti-oppressive practice and to the empowerment of service users, then we would urge you to apply!
Additional salary details
Additional Information:
- Full time, 36 hours per week Monday-Friday
- Applicants must hold a recognised social work qualification and be registered with Social Work England
- Enhanced DBS required
Benefits and more information:
- https://www.jobsatsouthwark.co.uk/why-us/
- https://www.southwarkadultsocialcarejobs.co.uk/
Recruitment timetable
Advert closing date: 10/07/2022
Interviews: 25/07/2022
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
We also welcome candidates with living/lived experience as a service user or carer.
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