Job Description

Adult\'s Social Work: Best Interest Assessor (Permanent), Luton
Salary: \xc2\xa334723 - \xc2\xa337261 a year, plus \xc2\xa35,000 market supplement and \xc2\xa3963 essential car user allowance (subject to criteria)
Permanent role
Pertemps is recruiting for an experienced Adults Social Worker and qualified Best Interest Assessor in the Bedfordshire area (Luton)
The role is to work as a Best Interest Assessor in an Adult Safeguarding Team.
You will need to be a Qualified Social Worker and have a BIA qualification.

This is a highly rewarding role where you will be aiming to enable people to have control over their lives, have an active role in developing a stronger, healthy and prosperous community.
Working closely with adults within the Borough of Luton, you will fulfil the duties and responsibilities of Best Interest Assessor (BIA) / Court of Protection (CoP) Social Worker in the Adult Safeguarding Team, completing comprehensive person centred assessments to a high standard in determining whether applications made by Managing Authorities to deprive a person of their liberty meet the legal criterion and are in the person\'s best interests, as outlined in the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Code of Practice and subsequent case law.

Employee benefits of working in Luton:

• From 25 to 32 days\' annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
• Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
• Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
• Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 17.2% and 3x salary death in service grant
• Generous relocation package: up to \xc2\xa38,000 (subject to eligibility)
• Employee Assistance Programme: a free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
• Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible
• Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
• Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
• Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel

This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
• An easy registration process (all done online)
• Referral schemes and incentives
• Ongoing compliance managed for you
• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

Please contact Elle McKenna on 07823 789233 or email elle.mckenna@pprsocialcare.co.uk for more information.
We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this is not the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO (Independence Reviewing Officer), BIA (Best Interest Assessor), MASH, LAC, Children\'s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.

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