Social Work Assistant

1 week ago

Worcester, United Kingdom Max Emerald Ltd Full time

**JOB DESCRIPTION**
- To listen and connect with adults and carerstopromote theirwell-being and to maximize independence and accesstocommunity resources
- To work intensively with adults to regain control of their lives when a crisis occurs, and support people plan for the future
- Working with some vulnerable children, young people and adults can, at times, be emotionally challenging for which appropriate support will be provided through management supervision. The post holder must be able to deal with such mental demands.

**ACCOUNTABLITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**
- procedures, alongside a qualified social worker
- To participate in a range of meetings with adults and carers and exchange information, participate in decision making, with support and review progress.
- To carry out meaningful conversations which determine eligibility under the Care Act (2014).
- To engage with adults and their carers using a strengths-based approach to identify available resources to meet their needs (wherever possible).
- To build to excellent and effective relationships with other agencies and the local community to sign-post when appropriate.
- To develop creative support plans which focus on the outcomes of adults to promote their independence and ensure Care Act (2014) needs are met in a way which helps to maximise this.
- To gather and analyse from a variety of sources that will provide an informed judgement for the decisions you make
- To have an awareness of potential deprivation of liberty and seek management support.
- To promote the welfare of Children and discuss any safeguarding concerns with the line manager.
- Experience: Experience in social work or related field (preferred)
- ** This **p**o**st** **m**e**e**ts** **R**eg**u**lated** **Activi**t**y** (**a**s defi**n**ed **b**y** t**h**e** **S**a**feg**u**ar**d**i**n**g** **Vu**ln**era**b**le **G**r**o**up**s Act** 2**0**0**6** **as** **a**m**en**d**e**d** **by** **the** **P**r**o**t**ec**t**i**o**n** **o**f** **F**r**e**ed**om**s** **Act** **2**0**1**2**)** **a**n**d** **is** **su**b**je**c**t** **t**o an** **e**nh**a**n**ced Cr**i**m**i**n**al **R**eco**rd**s** **C**h**eck** **(Via t**h**e** D**i**s**cl**o**s**u**re** **Bar**r**i**n**g** **Se**r**v**ic**e**, **D**B**S**)** **a**n**d** **t**h**e** **re**l**e**v**a**n**t** **c**h**il**d**ren a**n**d**/** **ad**u**lts bar**r**ed list**(**s)** **ch**e**c**k**s**

**QUALIFICATION & REQUIREMENTS**
- NVQ 2 in Health and social care or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience
- level 2 Qualification ( e.g GCSE A to C ) in Maths and English or demonstrate equivalent
- To have attended relevant courses and trainings in health and social care
- Knowledge/awareness of the needs of the specific client group
- Knowledge of practice issues relating to the specialist area of service.
- Able to work flexibly in line with staffing/rota requirements of the scheme
- Able to work effectively as part of in a team
- Current Full Driving Licence & Willing & Able To Provide A Vehicle For Use On client's business ( Preferred )

**SKILLS**

**I**t** **i**s** **e**ss**en**t**i**a**l** t**ha**t** **t**h**e** **p**o**st** **h**o**l**de**r** **h**a**s**:

- Detailed knowledge and understanding of community resources and how to access these
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge and understanding of strength-based assessment and support planning principles
- Working knowledge of IT packages such as Microsoft Office
- Demonstrable understanding of the Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005) and safeguarding
- The ability to liaise effectively and build productive working relationships with other agencies and providers
- The ability to plan and prioritize own workload effectively
- Good numeracy skills

**EXPERIENCE**

It is essential that the post holder has:

- Significant experience of working in a health or social care environment, providing advice and support adults with care and support needs with a wide range of needs including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, long term conditions and dementia.
- Significant experience in assessing needs and translating these into person centered outcomes
- Demonstrable experience in developing and reviewing support plans
- Demonstrable experience in maintaining accurate records using computer-based information systems
- ** **E**v**i**d**ence** **o**f** **C**o**n**ti**nu**i**n**g** **P**r**o**fessi**o**n**al** **D**e**v**e**l**o**p**m**ent

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