Adults Social Worker - Locality (Gr H)

Royal Borough of Kingston
Kingston upon Thames, Greater London

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified

Location : Royal Borough of Kingston

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 08:45

End Time : 17:00
Salary: £22.95

● To ensure compliance with the professional code of conduct and fulfil obligations under the relevant legislation, including the Care Act 2014, CHC, the MCA and the MHA.

● To be fully responsible for managing a caseload including people with complex needs, (including mental health).

● To be responsible for accepting referrals, undertaking screening, and carrying out assessment of needs for people.

● To apply eligibility criteria as identified in the Care Act and work in accordance with its requirements to ensure people’s well being.

● To assist vulnerable adults to be protected and safeguarded and ensure that they are effectively managing their own risks and capacity wherever possible.

● Ensure that a strengths based, person centred approach is central to your interventions

● To discharge statutory duties related to the care of adults and of their carers.

● To maintain the professional qualifications, memberships and registrations required to perform the role, including keeping updated CBD.

● To develop and maintain effective working relationships with all partners (both internal and external).

● To promote and participate in good team working practices and to demonstrate these whenever possible.

Qualifications and Experience: ● Educated to degree level with appropriate professional qualification relevant to the role and specialism (e.g.- CSS/CQSW or DipSw Dip COT or Degree in Occupational Therapy)

● Registered with SWE

● Knowledge of the Care Act 2014,,the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and other relevant legislation.

● Demonstrable understanding of the principles and application of excellent adult social care

● Demonstrable experience of creating effective working relationships with internal and external customers

● Strong literacy, numeracy, interpersonal and IT skills.

● Relevant experience of working in a Social Care setting or other relevant agency Application ● Experience of a similar role in a Local Authority.

● General knowledge across all council services.

● To have attained a relevant Post Qualifying award. E.g. Practice Teaching, PQ Award; ASYE

● A minimum of 1 year’s experience as a qualified practitioner

● Experience of commissioning and coordinating delivery of services.

● Experience of using case based ICT systems.

Ability to: Meets the following criteria as set out in the One Council Leadership and Management Framework.

Understand the Business and Customer Needs

● Balance conflicting interests to find an effective solution

● Recognises financial pressures and the need to provide value for money and maximise return on investment

● Uses and shares best practice in service delivery from within and outside the organisation

● Responds proactively to organisational change

Lead:

● Support colleagues in achieving performance objectives

● Display a commitment to own and team’s personal development and learning

● Actively promote a culture that values equality and diversity

● Measure and monitor service delivery standards

● Continuously looks for ways to improve services and develop new ways of working

● Promote the corporate and service view.

Communicate effectively:

● Uses a range of communication styles to influence others

● Communicate at all levels, always sharing information with those who need to know

● Demonstrates an awareness of the impact of own communications on others

Build Relationships:

● Acts as team player, to promote a friendly climate, good morale and team cohesiveness.

● Mediates conflicts with internal and external customers effectively, or recognises the need to escalate appropriately, in order to facilitate a mutually beneficial resolution.

● Establish effective working relationships with a wide range of colleagues and partners at all levels

Knowledge: ● ● Understanding of the different roles within the service.

● Understanding of the external and internal influences on the service and their impact on service delivery.● Proficiency in a social care case management system and in particular Liquidlogic IAS

Posted 2026-05-30

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