We are looking for Senior Social Care Assessors to help us provide community-based adult social care within Herefordshire.
Choosing predominantly to work in either rural, town, village or city settings, you will thrive bringing your knowledge and experience to these fast-paced teams.
As a Senior Social Care Assessor, you will work as part of a wider team of occupational therapists, partners, social care assessors, and social workers with scope to practice with a diverse group of adults and informal carers; undertaking strengths-based assessments, mental capacity assessments, care management, and reviews.
Minimum Qualifications:
- An NVQ3 qualification or above in a related field, or equivalent qualification/experience.
- GCSE or Equivalent in English and Maths.
Responsibilities:
- Experience of working in a care environment.
- An awareness and understanding of current legislation and guidance and their impact on the adult social care profession.
- Knowledge of undertaking person-centred, strengths-based, outcome-focused assessment, care management, and review.
- Demonstrable experience of supporting people to identify outcomes that they would like to achieve and supporting them to develop a strengths-based plan of how they will work towards achieving them.
- An ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with service users, their families, carers, advocates, colleagues, and external organisations.
About Disability Confident:
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.
You will probably have heard a lot about how beautiful it is in terms of countryside and open spaces (and it is!) but there is so much more going on here, including world-class cultural assets like the Mappa Mundi, vibrant theatres, and a thriving food and drink sector.
One of Herefordshire's biggest assets is the strong and diverse communities. Our Talk Community approach brings that together supporting people to help themselves, encouraging them to help their communities, and identifying how communities can help individuals. Our ambitious transformation programme aims to further build on this to offer an all-age approach. We're excited about the potential of what we can achieve for the benefit of all residents of Herefordshire, stronger together and building brighter futures.
To find out more about what it's like to live, work and thrive at Herefordshire Council please visit our dedicated recruitment website: www.spiritofherefordshire.com.
Benefits:
- Starting Salary of £31,067
- Pension Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)
- Career progression: clear pathways to progress
- Annual Leave: 31 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum.
- Flexible working: flexi-time and, in some instances, home working.
- Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling.
- Payment of professional membership fees.
- Pick your perks - our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday, and health benefits, including savings, cash back, and discounts.
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