Location
Woolwich Rd, London

Hours
Full Time - 35 hours per week

Salary
£45,750 per annum

About the Role
Join our Community Learning Disability Team (CLDT) as an Experienced Social Worker and make a meaningful difference to the lives of adults with learning disabilities. You will be part of a Health and Social Care integrated team, working collaboratively with colleagues, residents, families, carers and partner agencies to promote independence, wellbeing, choice and positive outcomes.

As an Experienced Social Worker, you will undertake a varied and rewarding caseload, including:
- Completing strengths-based assessments of residents’ care and support needs.
- Undertaking statutory reviews to ensure support remains appropriate, proportionate and outcome-focused.
- Promoting independence, choice and control for adults with learning disabilities.
- Identifying and responding appropriately to safeguarding concerns, protecting vulnerable residents from abuse and neglect.
- Working in partnership with residents, families, carers and professionals to develop effective support plans.
- Developing proportionate and cost-effective care packages, ensuring resources are used appropriately.
- Exploring alternative options and community resources to maximise independence and reduce reliance on formal services.
- Assessing and clearly articulating risk, including potential consequences where support is not provided.
- Ensuring all work complies with relevant legislation, statutory duties, Council policies and procedures.
- Working in accordance with the Knowledge and Skills Statements for Social Workers in Adult Services and the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF).

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career within a supportive, integrated Health and Social Care environment while making a genuine difference to adults with learning disabilities. You will have the opportunity to work collaboratively across professional boundaries, use your social work expertise to promote independence and positive outcomes, and contribute to high-quality, person-centred services.

Experience
Qualified Social Worker with 3–4 years’ post-qualification experience, ideally within a specialist Learning Disability setting. Experience in strengths-based and asset-based practice is essential.

About you
You are motivated and committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred practice. You demonstrate:
- Strengths-based and asset-based practice, recognising and building on residents’ strengths, abilities, resources, relationships and support networks.
- Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), ensuring assessments and interventions are fair, inclusive and person-centred.
- Outcome-focused practice, clearly identifying intended support outcomes to improve wellbeing, independence and quality of life.
- Resident-focused decision making, keeping the resident at the heart of assessment and planning.
- Evidence-based practice, using clear and robust evidence to identify needs, risks and appropriate interventions.
- Effective resource management, developing care packages that are appropriate, proportionate and cost-effective.
- Creative problem-solving, considering a range of options including community and informal resources.
- Risk awareness, confident in identifying, assessing and managing risk, including articulating potential consequences if support is not agreed.

Qualifications
Qualified Social Worker status is required. Commitment to ongoing professional development and adherence to relevant professional frameworks and standards is expected.