Social Worker (Adults) – AR

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Social Worker (Adults)

Location: Crown Buildings, Wrexham
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm
Working Pattern: Hybrid (minimum 3 days office-based)

Wrexham County Borough Council is seeking an experienced Agency Social Worker to join the Team for Older People based at Crown Buildings, Wrexham. This is a varied hybrid role combining office-based working, visits in the community and hospital settings, and home-based working. You will manage a caseload of older adults, working collaboratively with citizens, their families, carers and partner agencies to promote independence, maximise wellbeing and achieve positive outcomes. Participation in the team’s duty rota is required, supporting the management of new referrals, urgent enquiries and priority work.

The successful candidate will undertake strengths-based assessments, develop and review care and support plans, complete Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interest decisions, and respond to safeguarding concerns in line with legislative and professional requirements. The role requires effective risk assessment and decision-making skills, high-quality recording and report writing, and the ability to build positive relationships with citizens, carers, family members and professionals across health, social care and voluntary sector services.

Essential requirements: Qualified Social Worker with current Social Care Wales registration (registration with Social Work England alone is not sufficient); experience of adult social work assessment, care planning and reviews; experience working with older people; experience undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interest decisions; experience of safeguarding adults; excellent assessment, report-writing and case management skills; and the ability to travel throughout the county as required.

Applicants must live within 45 minutes of Wrexham.

Desirable experience: completion of Decision Support Tools (DSTs), Court of Protection work, and complex adult social care cases.