About Southwark:
Southwark is a large, ambitious and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude and enviable reputation. As a Council, we are successful, passionate and forward-thinking. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do. If you want to make a difference at a local level, apply to Southwark Council today.
The Role:
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed qualified Social Worker to join Southwark’s Move On Support Team within the Mental Health Adult Social Care department.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop your social work skills as part of an established and well-functioning team. As an experienced Social Worker, you will benefit from regular supervision and training opportunities to enhance your knowledge and skills to perform your duties in this friendly Team.
The Move On Support Team sets out to explore real opportunities for adults placed in various mental health accommodation (supported, residential and nursing settings). We ensure that placements are continuing to meet needs, are recovery focused and there are plans for eventual step down. Via strengths-based practice, our focus is to maximise a person’s independence and choices, enabling people to live healthy, safe and fulfilling lives and to meet our duties under the Care Act. We have the scope to develop creative and innovative interventions to ensure service users are at the centre of the support they receive.
About You:
– You will be a qualified social worker with experience in working with adults with mental health problems and more importantly who live placement accommodations in order to promote their independence.
– You will be based within a friendly, creative, collaborative and supportive department at our impressive offices in Camberwell. We offer flexible working options. You will be benefit from regular supervision, reflective practice as well as specialist training, learning and development opportunities.
– The post holder may need to travel outside of London to visit placements.
For more information on this position and requirements please read the job description provided.
