Social Worker - West Connect to Community

Connect2Surrey Surrey County Council Social Worker - Adults Services Woking

We are recruiting Social Workers to join Connect to Community - a new and innovative front-door service designed to transform how adults, carers and families access support.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a service in its early stages and play an active role in embedding strengths-based practice, shaping ways of working, and influencing how support is delivered at the first point of contact.

Job Role

As a Social Worker in Connect to Community, you will deliver professional social work practice within a fast paced, front-door environment, supporting adults at times of change, risk or crisis.

You will:

• Undertake strengths-based assessments in line with the Care Act
• Work with adults, carers and families to identify outcomes and develop proportionate support plans
• Promote independence, wellbeing and prevention through timely advice and intervention
• Contribute to duty and intake activity, including responding to urgent situations and arranging immediate support to manage risk
• Identify safeguarding concerns and contribute to safeguarding planning with guidance from senior colleagues
• Ensure NHS Continuing Healthcare is considered as part of assessments
• Work collaboratively with partners to deliver joined up, person-centred responses

Connect2Surreyis a trading style of Surrey & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Surrey County Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Surrey is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.