Specialist Mental Health Personal Advisor (Social Worker) – SW11 2ST

Overview

Specialist Mental Health Personal Advisor (Social Worker)

Job Introduction

Specialist Mental Health Personal Advisor – Social Worker
£38,133 – £49,503 per annum
Permanent, Full Time (36 hours)
Ofsted Rating: ‘Good’

Are you a qualified Social Worker specialising in children’s mental health? The Wandsworth Leaving Care Team support over 440 young people aged 16-25 who have been in the care of Wandsworth Borough Council. As part of a dedicated, vibrant, and enthusiastic team of 36 professionals, your role will be to help young people build stable and successful independent lives. To achieve this, you will support them to access housing, education / employment, health, leisure activities, stable relationships and other support networks. Can you help these young people who face challenges with their mental health to build bright futures for themselves?

Watch the video below where Skyy shares her story and experience with the service and what she is looking for in a Specialist Mental Health Personal Advisor:

About the role:

Experience: Do you have proven experience managing challenging adolescent behaviours, and engaging hard-to-reach young people with mental health issues who have previously been Looked After?

Regulatory Compliance: You will undertake outreach and in-office work with young people while demonstrating good knowledge of key legislation including Leaving Care Act 2000 and Social Work Act 2017. 

Caseload Management: You will be the allocated Personal Advisor for 15 young people who have moderate to acute mental health issues. 

Pathway Plans: You will support young people on your caseload to develop a robust and detailed Pathway Plan that helps them achieve their goals. You will spend every day supporting young people to achieve their Pathway Plan goals, which will include some group activities and individual work.

Emotional Wellbeing / Mental Health: Alongside the Therapeutic Service and the Transitions Social Worker within the team, you will be sharing good practice, liaising with Mental Health Services in the community and offering direct work which builds and strengthens Young People’s Emotional wellbeing and positive mental health.

Multidisciplinary Team: You will work alongside allocated Adult’s Social Care Social Worker / Care Coordinators, to support young people achieving stability and engaging in appropriate mental health services and support.

Last year over 13% of young people supported by the service went to university – can you help more young people to achieve similar outcomes? 

Qualifications and Skills:

• Qualified Social Worker with experience of working with the Care Act 2014 and within Adult Mental Health Services.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, including formal report writing.
• Ability to handle challenges and own workload with the commitment to achieve positive outcomes.
• Proven experience in carrying out assessments, including risk assessments, collecting, and analysing all relevant information and following guidance.
• Maintaining accurate and up to date children’s case records in compliance with Council procedures and quality standards while meeting deadlines.

If you are a motivated and dynamic innovator who is committed to anti-discriminatory practice and want to play a central role in achieving positive outcomes for young people in Wandsworth, we invite you to apply for this opportunity.  

For more information or an informal conversation about the role please contact Oliver Cadore at oliver.cadore@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

Please note, this is a rolling advert without a closing date. Shortlisting and interviews are scheduled regularly. 

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. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know. 

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.  

£38,133 – £49,503 per annum subject to experience, skills and knowledge