Adult Social Worker – Preparing for Adulthood
Service Care Solutions | Thurrock Council
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Hybrid – expectation of attending the office twice per week (or as per service requirements)
Pay Rates:
- £28.90 per hour – Umbrella
- £25.49 per hour – PAYE (inclusive)
- £22.74 per hour – PAYE (exclusive)
Contract: Initially 3 months
Job Overview Service Care Solutions are recruiting for an experienced Adult Social Worker to join Thurrock Council’s Preparing for Adulthood Team. This is an agency role, suitable for a qualified Social Worker with experience supporting young people transitioning from Children’s to Adult Social Care.
You will work with young adults with learning disabilities and impairments, supporting them through person-centred, strength-based assessments and care planning in line with the Care Act 2014.
You will be joining a stable, award-winning and innovative service that promotes professional development and collaborative working.
Key Responsibilities
- Complete strength-based assessments and reviews in line with the Care Act 2014
- Work directly with young adults and families to identify needs, wishes, and outcomes
- Support individuals experiencing crisis or at risk of crisis
- Develop outcome-focused care plans and commissioning plans
- Undertake Mental Capacity Assessments in line with the Mental Capacity Act
- Complete Continuing Health Care (CHC) Checklists
- Identify safeguarding concerns and follow inter-agency safeguarding procedures
- Produce high-quality court reports and written reports within timescales
- Work collaboratively with Children’s Services, Health, Education, and voluntary organisations
- Maintain accurate and timely case records
- Attend supervision, training, and contribute to service development
Values & Professional Expectations You will be expected to work in line with Thurrock Council’s core values:
- Ambitious
- Collaborative
- Compassionate
- Empowered
- Proud
- Inclusive
You must:
- Work in an anti-discriminatory and person-centred manner
- Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion
- Comply with data protection, health and safety, and safeguarding policies
- Work flexibly, including remote and office-based working as required
Requirements
- Recognised Social Work qualification (Degree / DipSW)
- Social Work England registration
- Experience working with young people transitioning to Adult Services
- Strong knowledge of the Care Act 2014, MCA, and safeguarding
- Excellent communication and report-writing skills
Service Care Solutions benefits and interested please send your CV to andrew.wiles@servicecare.org.uk