Adult’s Social Workers, Learning Disability Team, Darlington
Pay rates £197.74 per day
Contract role, LD Team

Pertemps are recruiting for an experienced Adult’s Social Workers in Darlington, this is to work in a Learning Disability Team.
Responsibilities

• Form collaborative relationships with key partners including acute, primary and community health care, voluntary and independent sector to promote positive outcomes for people with learning disability and their families in Darlington.

• Practice in a legally literate manner. Carry out strength-based conversations and plans using the necessary legislation including The Care Act (2014) and Mental Capacity Act (2005). Practice within the principles of Making Safeguarding Personal.

• Manage your caseload with autonomy, using supervision appropriately, use timely interventions that promote positive relationships and respond to changing outcomes and needs.

• Hold a varied caseload that will include Court of Protection applications and court work. Use support available to complete Court of Protection work that is legally literate, creative and least restrictive.

• Review and develop support plans, ensuring that they are outcome focused thus enabling people with learning disabilities and their families to have future plans and aspirations.

• Work with young people with a learning disability and their families who are progressing towards adulthood with a focus on strengths, outcomes, least restrictive options and community assets.

• Respond to duty work and urgent referrals, respond to risk appropriately, seeking support as required.

There is plenty of hybrid working available.
Please get in touch for more information.

This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to

• An easy registration process (all done online)

• Referral schemes and incentives

• Ongoing compliance managed for you

• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

Please contact Graham Leatham on or email for more information.
We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager