Mosaic Keyworker

I am currently recruiting for a MOSAIC keyworker to work in Camden.

The postholder will work within the MOSAIC Integrated Service for Children with Disabilities alongside Health colleagues, taking referrals from them to support disabled children and their families during and after assessment by health professionals when additional needs are identified and appropriate health interventions and support is put in place.

They will be responsible for an allocated caseload of disabled children aged between 0-18 years with complex health, educational and social care needs. They will support the provision of holistic care and support to meet the individual requirements and aspirations of disabled children and their families, ensuring the coordinated delivery of a planned package of services. To provide information about resources and services including short breaks to families and sign post them to appropriate provision as outlined in the core offer/ Local Offer website.

Example outcomes or objectives that this role will deliver:

- To act as Keyworker and lead professional for a caseload of disabled children with complex needs and their families. To facilitate a co-ordinated team around the child approach for those families ensuring that there is an appropriate support plan in place to meet the child's educational, health and social care needs.
- To organise regular team around the child meetings on allocated cases.
- To act as the main point of contact for parents/carers and strengthen links with health professionals as the designated Keyworker.
- To provide advice to families about services and benefits available to them and assist them in making claims for benefits referring to the Specialist Welfare Rights Adviser and the Children's Information Service where necessary.
- To support and encourage families to take part in the decision-making process enabling families to become as independent as possible in meeting the needs of their disabled child.
- To work in collaboration with staff in statutory and/ or voluntary agencies.
- To promote awareness of the range of services on offer for disabled children, young people and their families.
- To act in the role of assessment coordinator to support the implementation of Education, Health & Care plans.
- To undertake assessments of disabled children in their homes, as part of multi-disciplinary assessments and review.
- To promote multi-disciplinary working and contribute to the development of integrated service delivery for disabled children and assist colleagues who are non-designated keyworkers.
- To help ensure that services offered by the team meet the needs of the multi-racial and cultural community in the Borough. To ensure that these services meet the needs of disabled children, young people, adults and their families.
- To maintain case files, records of consultations, contemporaneous notes of visits, interviews and telephone conversations, to complete appropriate forms and documents, reviews and correspondence according to Departmental Codes of Practice.