Social Worker

Senior Social Worker/Social Worker Working Age Team

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join and be part of the Working Age, Adult Social Work Team on a permanent basis. We welcome applications from experienced Social Workers.

The Working Age Social Work Team is responsible for adults from the age of 18 to 67 with a Learning Disability, Physical Disability, or a Diagnosis of a Severe and Enduring Mental Health Need. The team is also responsible for the statutory provisions under the Mental Health Act 1983 and runs the Council’s AMHP rota.

The Social Work team is extremely busy, and the work undertaken is complex and challenging. As a Social Worker on the team, you will be expected to carry a complex caseload made up of all the different client groups the team works with, you will also be undertaking investigations under Safeguarding, Assessments including those under the Care Act, Care Planning and Reviewing.

The team also undertakes a huge amount of legal work and has an excellent working relationship with the Council’s Legal Team. The successful candidate will have the BIA qualification or be willing to undertake this. The team works very closely with colleagues in Merseycare, we have a social work presence in all the Merseycare in-patient wards which are now across the whole footprint of the Merseycare region. We are also proud to have implemented a new Homelessness Social Work post, which works with the homelessness population in St Helens, this post is attached to the Social Work team however operates within the outreach service, YMCA, and Salvation Army.

The successful candidate will be a qualified AMHP or willing to undertake AMHP training. You will have the opportunity to develop your social work skills and knowledge by supporting the AMHPs when undertaking Mental Health Act Assessments in the community and hospital settings. The AMHP rota is managed by our AMHP Lead and runs until 8pm Monday to Friday so there may be times when you are asked to work past your normal working hours.

In return you will be provided with management support from the team manager, AMHP Lead and 2 Advanced Practitioners and you will be part of a very supportive team, receive monthly supervision, informal supervision, appraisals, one to one support and monthly team meetings and have access to on-going training and development.

For an informal chat please contact Gemma Johnson, Team Manager, Working Age on 01744 675259 or if you would like to come and visit the team prior to applying we would be happy to arrange an informal meeting, where you can meet the team and ask any questions.

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