Social Worker - Children & Young Adults Disabilities Services (18-25)

1 month ago
Harrow, United KingdomFull TimeSocial Work
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Harrow Council as a Social Worker – Young Adults Disabilities Services in United States. Overview The London Borough of Harrow is seeking a dedicated Social Worker to join our Children & Young Adults 18–25 Disabilities Service. This role offers a significant opportunity to act as a vital bridge for young people and their families during the critical transition into adulthood.

Key Responsibilities

  • outside of conventional office hours as and when necessary.
  • This post is subject to a safisfactory enhanced DBS check.
  • Related Documents For more information, please refer to the Role Profile/Selection Criteria.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Knowledge of a range of interventions and services provided by social services and other agencies including the private and voluntary sector.
  • Knowledge and understanding of discriminated against groups and the ability to ensure that services are appropriately delivered to meet their needs.
  • Ability to achieve positive change through a strength- based approach to problem solving, whilst building empathic and supportive relationships with people and carers.
  • Demonstrate an ability to structure own time and to prioritise competing demands to ensure all essential work is completed.

Work Schedule

  • Fixed schedule.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Harrow Council as a Social Worker – Young Adults Disabilities Services.

Key Skills

Strengths-Based ApproachCommunicationLegislation KnowledgeSafeguardingIntervention KnowledgeProblem SolvingTime ManagementPrioritizationWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationIT Systems UsageMulti-disciplinary WorkService CoordinationChoice And Control

Requirements

Candidates must possess relevant qualifications such as a BA in Social Work or equivalent, and be registered with Social Work England, alongside knowledge of legislation like the Care Act 2014 and safeguarding guidance. Essential abilities include using a strengths-based approach, demonstrating excellent communication, structuring time effectively, and having experience working with individuals with physical, learning, or sensory disabilities.
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Social Worker - Children & Young Adults Disabilities Services (18-25) position at Harrow Council includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

Social Work — Physician Career Context

This Social Work position at Harrow Council is open to physician candidates.

Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Harrow, United Kingdom.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Strengths-Based Approach, Communication, Legislation Knowledge, Safeguarding, Intervention Knowledge, Problem Solving, Time Management, Prioritization. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Social Work role.

Core responsibilities: The Social Worker will act as a vital bridge for young people (18-25) with disabilities, delivering a strengths-based service to empower them and their carers toward independence and community connection. This involves collaborating with young people to define goals, ensuring service choice and cont...

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About Harrow Council

Government Administration
Kenton, England
2-5

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

1mo ago