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

2 days ago
Harrow, United KingdomFull TimeSocial Work
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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.
Social ServicesGovernment & Public SectorHealthcarevia Icims

Position Insights

WeekdayDoc rates Social Worker - Children & Young Adults Disabilities Services (18-25) at Harrow Council a 4.0/10 for work-life balance — below average.

This position offers no on-call requirements, no weekend shifts.

Key skills for this role include Strengths-Based Approach, Communication, Legislation Knowledge, Safeguarding, Intervention Knowledge.

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About Harrow Council

Government Administration
Kenton, England
2-5
4.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Below Average

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

2d ago