About Us

Would you like to improve the outcomes for residents over the age of 18 who have physical disabilities and older people with physical and mental health disabilities?

Are you passionate about spending every day at work knowing that you have made a difference in the lives of our residents?

If yes, we have the perfect role for you!

This is a great opportunity to join our friendly and supportive Richmond and Barnes Locality Social Care team led by engaging and experienced senior managers.

The team consist of a Locality Manager, Assistant Locality Managers, Senior Social Workers, Social Workers, and Social Care Assessors who 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.

The team is based 12 minutes from Clapham Junction in the heart of East Sheen. The team is co-located with our district nursing colleagues and conveniently situated next to two large GP surgeries, the library, Sheen Day Centre, and the Alzheimer’s Carers Café.

We are looking for a positive, motivated, and experienced social worker who shares our values and commitment. We want to recruit staff who are passionate about improving lives of residents and want to take the next step in their career to support staff to provide excellent standards of social work.

Your key roles will be to manage our busy duty service and carry a small caseload of complex cases to ensure the safety  and well-being of our residents. You will also supervise two team members to support them with their statutory duties to facilitate service user choice and empowerment through promoting independence and strength-based practice.  

Interested candidates are invited to submit a CV and complete the online application process.

For an informal discussion regarding the role please contact Margot Behrmann, Locality Manager, on  Margot.Behrmann@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

Closing Date:  Sunday 17^th November 2024

Shortlisting Date: W/C Monday 18^th November 2024

Interview Date: TBC

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Partnership Service 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. This campaign is anonymised.

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. 

The Role

Would you like to improve the outcomes for residents over the age of 18 who have physical disabilities and older people with physical and mental health disabilities?

Are you passionate about spending every day at work knowing that you have made a difference in the lives of our residents?

If yes, we have the perfect role for you!

This is a great opportunity to join our friendly and supportive Richmond and Barnes Locality Social Care team led by engaging and experienced senior managers.

The team consist of a Locality Manager, Assistant Locality Managers, Senior Social Workers, Social Workers, and Social Care Assessors who 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.

The team is based 12 minutes from Clapham Junction in the heart of East Sheen. The team is co-located with our district nursing colleagues and conveniently situated next to two large GP surgeries, the library, Sheen Day Centre, and the Alzheimer’s Carers Café.

We are looking for a positive, motivated, and experienced social worker who shares our values and commitment. We want to recruit staff who are passionate about improving lives of residents and want to take the next step in their career to support staff to provide excellent standards of social work.

Your key roles will be to manage our busy duty service and carry a small caseload of complex cases to ensure the safety  and well-being of our residents. You will also supervise two team members to support them with their statutory duties to facilitate service user choice and empowerment through promoting independence and strength-based practice.  

Interested candidates are invited to submit a CV and complete the online application process.

For an informal discussion regarding the role please contact Margot Behrmann, Locality Manager, on  Margot.Behrmann@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

Closing Date:  Sunday 17^th November 2024  

Shortlisting Date: W/C Monday 18^th November 2024

Interview Date: TBC

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Partnership Service 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. This campaign is anonymised.

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. 

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils