Social Work Assistant

5 months ago

Hexham, United Kingdom LSS (Staff Recruitment and Training Agency) Full time

**Purpose**

As a key worker for adults with care needs over 18 years of age, you will be the main point of contact for support and advice to them and their families. You will also lead in ensuring their safety in their day to day lives and to help them live as full and independent a life as possible.

**Roles and Responsibilities**
- Carrying out assessments and working with service users to design solutions to meet their desired outcomes, seeking guidance from your Line Manager and colleagues where appropriate
- Managing and planning such work in an effective way to allow the required monitoring and review of the outcomes achieved for an individual
- Undertaking Carers’ Assessments as part of the care management process.
- Carrying out Risk Assessments as part of the care management process
- Participating in the Duty System to pick up ad hoc work, taking and processing information and acting on it under supervision as required.
- Take part in shadowing of students, e.g. Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and newly appointed staff from other disciplines.
- Participating in discharge planning (from hospital) and care planning meetings.
- Ensuring all written and electronic records are maintained to organisational standards.
- Providing written reports, outcomes of assessments and recommendations. - Advocating on behalf of service users.

**Mandatory Compliance Requirements**
- CV.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- The last 2 years written references with all gaps verified.
- NVQ 3 in social care or equivalent
- Experience of working with adults in a social care setting
- Knowledge of legislation relevant to mental health and adult social care
- Experience of working with people experiencing mental illness, learning disability and/or physical conditions in adults and older people
- Must hold a valid UK driving license
- Must access to a car they can use for work purposes.
- Enhanced DBS Check issued within the last 12 months.
- A team with over 20 years Administration Public Sector/Trades/Built Environment/Construction Recruitment experience
- Access to a wide selection of vacancies across the UK
- The choice of PAYE or Limited company schemes
- Weekly payroll service
- Excellent rates of pay

**Salary**: £12.00-£12.16 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 5785814551380

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