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THIS ROLE HAS A STARTING SALARY OF £40,929 PER ANNUM BASED ON A 36 HOUR WORKING WEEK.

We are excited to be hiring a new Social Worker to join our fantastic Elmbridge Locality team based in Weybridge.
This role guarantees a supportive team, excellent training and development opportunities including our Social Work Academy ‘Senior Readiness Programme’. This Programme is designed to support Social Workers to develop their skills and experience so that they can progress to become Senior Social Workers. The team offer hybrid working with the expectation of 2-3 days in the office per week. Please note during the initial induction period you will be expected to be office based 5 days a week.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are now looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic, qualified and registered Social Worker with a variety of skills and experience in undertaking duty, S9 assessments, Mental Capacity Assessments and S42 Enquires.
As a Social Worker, you will have strong experience in assessing social care needs, and provide direct social work intervention to some of the most challenging and complex service users and their carers. You will use a strength-based approach to enable individuals to live as independently as possible with more choice and control.
You will work across various unique projects that ensure the people we support can enjoy a home of their own, and an environment in which they are supported to live a healthy and meaningful lifestyle.
We strive to be an open and collaborative team, with a shared aim to empower communities and people to be the best they can be. We work with a strength-based focus in how services are shaped and how needs are met. We are continually learning from each other and partners, and strive to be the best at what we do for everyone we work with. We support curiosity in all we do to find development and learning opportunities for individuals and our team.