Social Care Assessor

1 week ago


Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, United Kingdom Cheshire West & Chester Full time

Social Care Assessor:

Completing Reviews of care already in place. Looking for alternative ways to support people that will increase or maintain their independence.

Offer information, advice and guidance to help support people to live their best life possible and to achieve their goals and outcomes.

Work collaboratively with families, carers, advocates and other professionals.

Organisation

  • Cheshire West and Chester Council

Partner Organisation

Location

  • Ellesmere Port

Job Category

  • Social Care

Grade

  • CWAC NJC
  • Grade 7

Salary Min
- £28,770 pro rata per annum

Salary Max
- £32,076 pro rata per annum

Hours per week

  • 18.5

Weeks per year

Employment Type

  • Permanent

Closing Date

  • 27/11/2023

Ref No

  • W3062


Cheshire West and Chester Council brings a fresh and energetic approach to providing top quality services for its many customers and communities.

West Cheshire is a place where everyone can Thrive - through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.


Cheshire West and Chester Council is an inclusive and dynamic place to work and considers its workforce to be of high value placing wellbeing at the forefront.

With its mobile flexible working policy, great annual leave offer, Working Rewards Scheme including, holiday plus, car scheme, childcare scheme etc.

workers can achieve a good work life balance, creating a happy workforce and helping to maintain good physical and mental health.

This council is committed to providing the highest possible quality service to residents.

We believe there are three priority themes that will help the borough to thrive, thriving residents, thriving economy, and thriving communities.


With a strong conscience there is lots of work happening around climate change and sustainability focusing upon building greener, fairer, and stronger communities to help the Borough to thrive, with community engagement being commonplace.


Welcoming diversity and change, the council is a reflective place to be, ideas and innovation are welcomed from all workers to help the service to continuously improve.

At Cheshire West and Chester we believe in sharing knowledge and different teams understanding and supporting each other.


Career progression is discussed openly throughout regular supervision with opportunities available from training - including apprenticeships to Social Work and Occupational Therapy, to shadowing, secondments, progressions through grades etc.


So wherever you are in your life, whatever stage you are at, there is something to suit you in Cheshire West and Chester, whether that be meaningful work, feeling valued in your role, career progression, pay progression or a great work life balance, this is where you will find it.


We are looking for a dedicated and highly motivated team player to join our welcoming, experienced, and proactive multi-disciplinary Adults Review Team in Social Services.

Working in line with the Care Act 2014 in the role of Social Care Assessor, flexing into a hybrid role with elements of Occupational Therapy Assessor as needed and when skills are of a suitable level.


You will require a thirst to learn about the up-to-date available services in the community such as voluntary agencies and charitable services.

Support will be given to expand on your community knowledge; some prior knowledge is desirable.

This is an 18.5 hours per week post at grade 7 with progression through that grade.

Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information.


Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £10.90 per hour for all contracted hours.



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