Adults Social Worker (CAP)
Worcestershire County Council
Role
Who You Are
You are a qualified social worker with robust skills in assessment, analysis, and risk management. You have an excellent grasp of social care legislation and statutory responsibilities, and expertise in safeguarding. Your effective communication and relationship-building skills enable you to work well with adults, carers, families, and professionals. You demonstrate autonomy in your work while maintaining sound professional judgments.
What the job involves
The role involves multi-agency collaboration and partnership development with a focus on person-centred and strengths-based practice. You will be responsible for care planning, outcome-focused support planning, and case management. Key responsibilities include identifying, investigating, and managing risk, applying the Mental Capacity Act, and making best interests decisions. You will also need to negotiate, influence, and advocate effectively while managing competing priorities and workloads.
Skills
- Social Work Qualification
- Assessment and analysis
- Risk management
- Social care legislation
- Safeguarding expertise
- Communication skills
- Autonomous decision-making
- Multi-agency working
- Person-centred practice
- Care planning
- Report writing
- Mental Capacity Act knowledge
- Negotiation and advocacy
- Organisational skills