Social Care/Social Worker Recruitment Professional at Avance Consulting in UK for Councils and Local authorities
Job Description
1. Make ongoing assessments of allocated cases to reflect individual circumstances including assessment of risk, enabling independence and need to ensure that service users are protected from significant harm.
2. Responsible for a caseload of varying complexity, commensurate with ability and qualifications, receiving and responding to referrals from various sources.
3. Community Care, integrated care programme approach and risk assessment to work to protect the safety and protection of individuals.
4. Statutory reviews and comply with appropriate legislation, policy and procedures.
5. Assess client needs in consultation with them and with other professionals and agree levels of support.
6. The need to engage with people refusing a service who are at risk to self or others.
7. The need for sensitive negotiation when assessing service users and carers where there is conflict or lack of insight.
8. Effectively manage people presenting in crisis needing a quick resolution, using relevant legislation and resources.
9. Statutory responsibility for the assessment of carers (including young carers) needs and the formulation of a carers care plan.
To undertake assessments of risk and care needs in relation to service users and carers so that, within relevant legislation, appropriate action is taken, monitored and reviewed effectively.
Main Responsibilities and Duties
1. Make ongoing assessments of allocated cases to reflect individual circumstances including assessment of risk, enabling independence and need to ensure that service users are protected from significant harm.
2. Responsible for a caseload of varying complexity, commensurate with ability and qualifications, receiving and responding to referrals from various sources.
3. Community Care, integrated care programme approach and risk assessment to work to protect the safety and protection of individuals.
4. Statutory reviews and comply with appropriate legislation, policy and procedures.
5. Assess client needs in consultation with them and with other professionals and agree levels of support.
6. The need to engage with people refusing a service who are at risk to self or others.
7. The need for sensitive negotiation when assessing service users and carers where there is conflict or lack of insight.
8. Effectively manage people presenting in crisis needing a quick resolution, using relevant legislation and resources.
9. Statutory responsibility for the assessment of carers (including young carers) needs and the formulation of a carers care plan.
Qualifications:
1. Possession of recognised Social Work Qualification – Degree in Social Work (BA), a Masters Degree in Social Work, or equivalent.
2. Registration with Social Work England.
3. Demonstrates empathy, sensitivity, self-awareness and acceptance of others.
4. Able to prioritise workload, work with competing deadlines and organise time effectively.
5. Self-reliant and resilient – able to respond positively to difficult situations.
6. Willingness to embrace organisational change.
7. Access to / use of a vehicle is an essential requirement.
Seniority level
Associate
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Nursing Homes and Residential Care Facilities and Hospitals and Health Care
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