London Borough of Merton

Adult Social Care First Response team is based in the Civic Centre in Morden. We are a team of 17 comprising of qualified and unqualified, but experienced staff. We offer a high level of support and co operation within the team and have many years of experience and a lot of knowledge between us. Merton is a good place to work and we have a generally low turnover of staff but we currently have vacancies for 2 Qualified Social workers due to staff who are moving on to fresh fields. We are the first point of contact for new people coming to Adult Social Care and we are here to offer individualised advice and information, try to find solutions to customers’ queries and issues and if necessary, take referrals. The approach is strengths based to build upon the ability of the customer and look to their systems of support. You would be on Duty 2 days per week and would be required to work in the office on a 3rd day each week to ensure adequate support and integration with the team. The...