Social Worker-Adults - Duty/First Response

Location Merton
Salary £29.00 - £32.30 per hour
Discipline
• Lead the coordination of the first response to new referrals to the team
• Ensure and undertake robust screening of new referrals and initial assessment if necessary
• Supervise duty worker and ensure quality work in responses to referrers and those in urgent need of contact
• Lead systems for managing the flow of work into the team up to allocation
• Ensure information is disseminated in the most accessible and appropriate way
• Respond to emergency and urgent situations when the team is advised
• Ensure safeguarding concerns are managed appropriately