Social Worker

Location
Job-type Temporary
Salary €41330 - €60086 per annum
Reference J335795
Date Published over 3 years ago


Locum Social Worker position available


THE OPPORTUNITY:
Part Time Locum Primary Care Social Worker - Meath

ASAP start, 3-6 month contract, 26 hrs p/week

THE BACKGROUND:

At TTM Healthcare we are proud to have partnered with the HSE.

Social Work Primary Care Services in the Louth Meath Area have an available opportunity for a locum Social Worker with excellent experience, skills and knowledge, who displays and delivers their passion for working in Social Work environments.

Social Work in Primary Care provides a Social Work service to the clients of the Primary Care services in Meath, as part of the Primary Care multidisciplinary team.

Primary Care offers a generic cradle to grave service for clients in the Kingscourt/Kells areas, assisting people to deal with difficulties, access services and develop community supports.

If you think the position is right for you, let's talk.


THE RESPONSIBILITIES:

The overall responsibility within this role will be to

• Provide a direct point of access for the local community/designated service area and offer initial and comprehensive psychosocial social work assessments and develop intervention programmes to the individuals, families and groups.
• Provide an initial and comprehensive psychosocial Social Work assessment as appropriate to service users of Primary Care Teams.
• Identify service user' individual and collective needs in partnership with them and co-create interventions/care plans and/or social action strategies to meet those needs.
• Attend case conferences, departmental meetings and all relevant meetings as appropriate.
• Attend court, tribunals, etc. as required.
• Develop, mentor and evaluate outcomes of person-centred care plans for individual service users, families and communities.
• Work within a key worker / case worker system, providing a co-ordinating role for case management where appropriate.
• Assess where social conditions are a major factor in health and social wellbeing, consult and plan with the service user/relevant team/service and arrange appropriate social services for those who need them.
• Participate and take leadership in community needs assessment and on-going community involvement/intervention including initiating and participating in prevention and health promotion activities.

THE REQUIREMENTS:

To be eligible for the role, you will need:

• A recognised qualification as a Social Worker.
• Full CORU registration.
• Ability to adapt to changing work environment.
• Professional approach to work
• Flexibility in work practice
• Ability to demonstrate sufficient professional knowledge to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the role.
• Demonstrate the ability to manage self in un a busy working environment including the ability to prioritise caseloads.
• Excellent communications skills with children and adults.

THE REWARDS:
You will enjoy the following benefits:
• Market leading rates of pay
• Opportunity to work in an award-winning agency 2002-2018
• Continued personal & professional development
• The opportunity to gain additional experience working with the best employers in the market
• Access to our training department
• Exceptional trainings both internally and externally
• Flexible working hours
• Assistance and detailed review of CV content and format & interview technique if required
• Consultants with knowledge of employment procedures concerning agency workers and compliance to ensure you always receive the most up to date information

THE DETAILS:
Location:Meath
Job-Type:Temporary
Salary:€41,330 - €60,086 per annum


TTM Healthcare is an Equal Opportunities Employer

THE CONTACT:

Katelyn 065 686 9300 Ext 106.






TTM Healthcare is an Equal Opportunities Employer.