Social Worker (Adults) (Grade 10)

Job Category:   Social Care Qualified
Job location Cannards Grave Road, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5BT,
United Kingdom
Somerset Council
Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start
Salary: £29.55 per hour

Mendip Neighbourhood Social Worker, 2 days per week in office

Care Act Assessments, Reviews, Mental Capacity, Deprivation of Liberties and Court applications

Triage and support for unqualified staff

8.30am-5pm, (4.30pm on Friday) 

Main Purpose of Job 

To undertake assessments of risk and care needs in relation to service users and carers so that, 

within relevant legislation, appropriate action is taken, monitored and reviewed effectively. 

Main Responsibilities and Duties  

A.  Make ongoing assessments of allocated cases to reflect individual circumstances 

including assessment of risk, enabling independence and need to ensure that service users 

are protected from significant harm. 

1. Responsible for a caseload of varying complexity, commensurate with ability and 

qualifications, receiving and responding to referrals from various sources. 

2. Community Care, integrated care programme approach and risk assessment to work to 

protect the safety and protection of individuals. 

3. Statutory reviews and comply with appropriate legislation, policy and procedures. 

4. Assess client needs in consultation with them and with other professionals and agree 

levels of support.  

5. The need to engage with people refusing a service who are at risk to self or others. 

6. The need for sensitive negotiation when assessing service users and carers where there is 

conflict or lack of insight. 

7. Effectively manage people presenting in crisis needing a quick resolution, using relevant 

legislation and resources. 

8. Statutory responsibility for the assessment of carers (including young carers) needs and 

the formulation of a carers care plan. 

B.  Prepare and present reports as necessary to facilitate proper decisions being made in 

respect of service users. 

1. Provide information, written assessments, reports and statements to support other service 

professionals, managers and agencies in making decisions related to care. 

2. Maintain client records to a high standard in accordance with relevant legislation, policy 

and procedures. 

C.  Facilitate the provision of a needs-led service, working with providers within Social 

Services, Somerset Partnership and independent and voluntary sectors in order to meet 

requirements.

Work Experience Knowledge & Skills 

Essential 

• Relevant multi-disciplinary Social Care 

experience within multi-disciplinary team – 

relevant to needs of post 

• Evidence of partnership working with other 

agencies including Social Care Services, 

Health Services, Voluntary Agencies and/or 

Education 

• Knowledge and understanding of Social Care 

practice as defined by SWE guidelines, 

appropriate legislation and issues relevant to 

client group. 

• IT skills to enable effective input, 

manipulation and retrieval of data and 

information. 

• Ability to speak fluent English as stated in 

Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) 

Desirable 

• A variety of experiences working with 

relevant client group including Learning 

Disabilities  

• Supervisory experience 

• Understanding of social care resources and 

provision available beyond statutory 

agencies 

• Awareness of government guidance and 

legislative changes across broad range of 

Social Service issues 

Qualifications 

Essential 

• Possession of recognised Social Work 

Qualification – Degree in Social Work (BA), a 

Masters Degree in Social Work, or 

equivalent.  

• Registration with Social Work England  

• For Safeguarding roles only – post qualifying 

Social Work experience 

Desirable 

• Previous experience of working with health 

professionals 

Personal Attributes 

Essential 

• Demonstrates empathy, sensitivity, self

awareness and acceptance of others.   

• Able to prioritise workload, work with 

competing deadlines and organise time 

effectively. 

• Self-reliant and resilient – able to respond 

positively to difficult situations 

• Willingness to embrace organisational 

change 

• Access to / use of a vehicle is an essential