Part Time (Evenings, Nights, Weekends and Bank Holidays) Social Care Direct Advisor
Permanent, Part Time
£26,845.60 to £30,509.50 per annum, pro rata
Location: Chelmsford
Working Style:
Closing Date: Thursday 4th July 2024 at 11.59pm
Please note that this is a Part Time opportunity offering 28 Hours Per Week. You will be based at our offices in Chelmsford, there is no home working available but plenty of free parking onsite.
Experience is not essential as full training for this role will be given. However, you must be able to commit to the days and hours ( evenings, nights, and weekends shifts, including bank Holidays) required.
The salary for the role is made up of a basic salary of £23,344 to £26,530 per annum, pro rata, and a guaranteed additional out-of-hours allowance of 15% (£3,501.60 to £3,979.50 per annum, pro rata).
The actual part time earnings for this role will be between £20,315.58 and £23,088.27 per annum (including out-of-hours allowance) based on 28 hours per week.
The Opportunity:
Come and join our very supportive, Emergency Duty Service (EDS) who have an extremely important role to play within Adult and Children's Social Care for Essex.
The Service provides essential cover outside of normal office hours and applicants will be required to work, evenings, nights, and weekends, including bank Holidays on a rota basis.
EDS provide a prompt and efficient response to service users within Adult and Children's services, carers, agencies, medical care and professionals, giving information advice, and, where appropriate, extending a package of care.
Here in Essex, we continue to raise the bar about practice and our investment in our workforce is second to none. It’s an exciting time to join us. Not only have we been named Outstanding by Ofsted, we are delighted and at the same time humbled to have been crowned Social Work Employer of the Year for the second time in the last three years!
The Experience You Will Bring:
Essential:
1. Educated to GCSE level or equivalent by experience.
2. Excellent typing and office based skills.
3. Experience of working under pressure in a busy office environment.
4. A working knowledge of standard ICT software and systems, in particular MS Word and Excel.
Desirable:
5. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with challenging people in a sensitive manner.
6. Proven communication skills at all levels with excellent organisational skills.
7. Customer service experience including answering a high volume of calls.
8. Experience of using own initiative to progress work.
Accountabilities:
9. Responsible for using specialist knowledge and judgement on Adult, Child and Mental Health services available in order to respond to enquiries and requests with appropriate information and advice.
10. Responsible for identifying and responding to urgent or critical situations by passing referrals to the EDS Social Workers in order to ensure appropriate escalation and management of situations.
11. Responsible for providing accurate and up-to-date information and advice to callers on Social Care policies and services, including eligibility criteria, and services provided by other statutory, private and voluntary agencies.
12. Responsible for ensuring that all information is recorded quickly and accurately and is entered onto the appropriate database in order to ensure records are properly maintained.
13. Responsible for ensuring that all information recorded complies with data recording legislation and guidance.
14. Responsible for capturing data required for performance indicators in the correct format or style in order for it to be transcribed on the appropriate system.
15. Work collaboratively with colleagues in order to support the sharing of knowledge and new information.
16. Work collaboratively as a representative of Social Care Direct on project and consultation groups in order to ensure knowledge and information is shared with colleagues.
Why Essex?
Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England’s oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest – Basildon and Harlow – are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more
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