Randstad Care
Senior Social Worker – Connecting Care Team
Role: Senior Social Worker
Location: Wakefield Council
Team: Connecting Care Team (Adult Services)
Pay Rate: £35.00 per hour
System Requirement: CareDirector experience is essential
Are you an experienced Adult Social Work professional with an expert grip on the Care Act 2014? Do you know your way around the CareDirector system and want to hit the ground running in a highly supportive, fast-paced team?
Wakefield Council is looking for a skilled Senior Social Worker to join their Connecting Care Team. This role is perfect for a practitioner who excels at strength-based assessments and thrives on delivering high-quality, integrated care to adults across the borough.
The Core Responsibilities
As a Senior Social Worker within the Connecting Care Team, you will use your expertise to promote independence and wellbeing by:
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Executing Statutory Duties: Completing robust, evidence-based Care Act Assessments, Support Plans, and complex Reviews in strict alignment with the Care Act 2014.
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System Navigation: Utilizing CareDirector daily to accurately record case notes, update assessments, and manage workflows seamlessly.
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Providing Senior Oversight: Utilizing your advanced knowledge to handle complex, multi-agency cases and mentoring junior staff or student social workers where required.
What is Essential for This Role?
Because this is a senior, fast-moving team, the hiring manager requires candidates who meet the following strict criteria:
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CareDirector Expertise: You must have recent, direct experience using the CareDirector system. (Please ensure this is clear on your CV, as the authority cannot provide system training for this contract).
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Professional Credentials: A recognized Social Work qualification and an active registration with Social Work England.
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Care Act Knowledge: Deep, demonstrable experience implementing the Care Act 2014 within a statutory adult social care setting.
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Mobility: A valid UK driving license, access to a vehicle, and business insurance for community-based visits.
Why Join Wakefield's Connecting Care Team?
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Competitive Pay: A premium rate of £35.00 per hour for experienced adult social care practitioners.
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Streamlined Process: Skip the long system onboarding-your CareDirector skills mean you can dive right into the work and make an immediate impact.
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Hybrid Working: Benefit from a flexible balance of remote administrative work and essential community visits.
Ready to Apply?
Interviews are being arranged immediately for candidates who possess the required CareDirector experience.
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
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