Location
Golders Green

Hours
Full Time, Monday to Friday. Flexible or part time working will be considered.

Salary
£38,516 per annum

About the Role
Help people rebuild their lives through compassionate, professional mental health support. As a Social Worker within Jami's Adult Mental Health Service, part of Jewish Care, you will support adults experiencing mental illness, psychological distress, trauma and isolation. This 12-month fixed term contract covers a secondment and offers the opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary team to empower individuals to overcome challenges, achieve greater independence and improve their overall wellbeing through recovery-focused, person-centred social work.

Jami's Adult Mental Health Service supports members of the Jewish community facing mental health challenges by delivering recovery-focused, strengths-based and person-centred support. Interventions include one-to-one work, group programmes, community engagement and partnership working with statutory and voluntary organisations. You will manage a varied and rewarding caseload, working alongside experienced professionals to make a genuine difference every day.

In this role, you will deliver high-quality social work interventions, managing complex caseloads, undertaking holistic assessments, developing person-centred support plans and using professional judgement to ensure timely and appropriate support. You will work collaboratively with colleagues across Jewish Care and external partners to safeguard vulnerable adults, advocate for clients, and contribute to innovative community-based services that reduce isolation and promote recovery.

Key responsibilities include managing complex caseloads, conducting comprehensive assessments, identifying and managing risk, supporting individuals in crisis situations such as homelessness, domestic abuse and suicidal ideation, providing advice and advocacy, coordinating with healthcare and voluntary sector partners, contributing to community initiatives, maintaining accurate records in line with GDPR, and participating in supervision and continuous professional development to maintain Social Work England registration.

Experience
- Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England
- Experience working within health and/or social care settings
- Proven experience carrying out holistic assessments and developing intervention plans
- Experience supporting adults with mental illness or psychological distress
- Experience supporting individuals through crisis situations including safeguarding, homelessness and domestic abuse

About you
You are a compassionate, resilient and motivated professional passionate about empowering people experiencing mental health challenges. You have excellent assessment and decision-making skills, confidence managing complex situations, and thrive working collaboratively with colleagues and partner organisations to achieve the best outcomes.

Qualifications
- Qualified Social Worker
- Registered with Social Work England
- An up-to-date Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio