The Role

Richmond and Wandsworth Adult Social Care & Public Health Department has strong social work values and a focus on improving outcomes to vulnerable adults and their carers. Our Locality teams are looking for experienced, qualified, post AYSE Social Workers who share our values and commitment and are passionate about improving lives of local residents.

The Locality teams are based in the following areas:

• Richmond and Barnes
• Teddington and Twickenham
• Wandsworth

The teams consist of enthusiastic Social Workers and Social Care Assessors with a focus to provide a holistic, personalised, strength-based service to residents over the age of 18 who have physical disabilities and older people with physical and mental health disabilities.

As a qualified, SWE registered, Social Worker the key aspects of the role include:

• undertaking assessments of individual and carers needs and risks to encourage independence, provide support and prevent harm.
• working in partnership with service users and carers using a person-centred approach, with the aim of maximising independence, wellbeing and choice.
• applying social work principles and values to guide professional practice and respect diversity.

Candidates must have post qualification experience along with a good knowledge of relevant legislation and local authority responsibilities in the safeguarding of vulnerable adults. You must have good communication, decision-making and time management skills.

We are committed to the development of our staff; our Adult Social Care Academy offers a range of professional development opportunities for staff in Adult Social Care and Public Health.

Our staff were recognised at the South West London Partnership awards in December 2020 with the following awards:

Best NQSW of the year

Best SW of the year

Best Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) manager of the year

To apply for a role in one of our Locality teams please submit your CV and a supporting statement detailing how you meet the requirements of the role.

For an informal discussion regarding the roles please contact:

For Richmond and Barnes – Margot Behrmann – Tel: 0208 487 1678 Email: Margot.Behrmann@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

For Teddington and Twickenham – Rosemary Lambe – Tel: 0203 903 3633 Email: Rosemary.Lambe@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

For Wandsworth – Dave Nwokedi – Tel: 020 8871 5622 Email: David.Nwokedi@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk or Adrian Barclay – Tel: 020 8871 7504 Adrian.Barclay@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if there are any flexible working options you’d like to explore. We also offer a generous holiday allowance of 39 paid days (pro rata) including bank holidays and a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date:  13 April 2021

Shortlisting Date: 14 April 2021

Interview Date: W/C 26 April 2021         

Useful Information:

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please note that the advertised dates for interviews may change due to the current Covid-19 situation. If they do, we will let you know as soon as possible.

Your health and wellbeing is our top priority. Should you become unwell due to Covid-19 during the recruitment process we would very much appreciate receiving an update from you as soon as possible.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Important Information:

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils

Attached documents

•  Job Profile