Tripod are the fastest growing specialist health and social work Recruitment Company in the UK. Our team includes some of the most experienced consultants in the country who have the knowledge and skills to find you the best opportunities and further your career. We aim to make things as simple as possible for you and guide you through the whole process.

We are currently recruiting for the below post:

Social Worker - TriageTeam - Wakefiled Council - £35ph

Social Care Direct have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Social Worker to join our team - Hybrid 3 days a week onsite

Social Care Direct is the first point of contact for all new referrals to Wakefield Council. Your role would be to triage these referrals, providing urgent responses, offering advice and information and signposting. The role involves triaging requests for social care assessments and safeguarding referrals. As a Senior Social Worker, you would also have the chance to attend multi-agency meetings and be a lead in championing new initiatives and team developments. It is expected you will be a practicing Best Interest Assessor, AMHP, Practice Educator or ASYE Assessor.

Most of our work is done over the phone, so you will need excellent communication skills. The work is very varied, with no two days the same, and suits someone who likes a fast pace of work and has excellent time management and prioritising skills. The team is not case holding and would suit Social Workers who enjoy short term and crisis intervention style work.

The team provides cover until 7pm on and evening and 9am - 5pm on a weekend, so some out of hours work is expected. We are able to offer flexible working and the opportunity to work from home on a regular basis.

ESSENTIAL:

1. Social Work qualification
2. Registered with Social Work England
3. Clean driving licence
4. DBS checked
5. Minimum of 6 years post qualifying experience
6. Experience of line managing and supervising staff, overseeing professional development of others, overseeing performance and quality assurance
7. Gaps in employment history checked
8. Experience of statutory Adult Care Services and also Secondary Mental Health Services
9. Knowledge and experience of undertaking assessments of need, scheduled and unscheduled reviews, devising care plans, commissioning services, mental capacity assessments, statutory safeguarding, social circumstance reports, deprivation of liberty safeguards, court of protection work.
10. Knowledge and experience of relevant statutory frameworks.
11. 2 x references

DESIRABLE:

1. AMHP qualification
2. BIA qualification
3. Practice Educator

Benefits within this role

• Competitive pay rate
• Long contracts for good performance
• Supportive team and management
• Progression opportunities
• Remote working available
• Flexible working
• Condensed Working Weeks negotiable

Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:

• Your own designated consultant and one point of contact CV review service
• Interview advice and preparation Access to the widest variety of social work jobs across 150 authorities and private organisations throughout the UK
• Prompt and reliable payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• £500 referral fee

For more information, please contact Naomi Gibbs at Tripod Partners

We retain a top tier status across all of the UK meaning we receive the majority of jobs before 98% of the other agencies so we can get your CV in front of a client quicker and before other agencies have even received the role. With our contacts and experience we are then able to secure you and source you the right role at the right price and added to a straightforward registration process we can make sure your experience with Tripod is a positive one