Adult Social Care

3 weeks ago

Walsall, United Kingdom Teddar Limited Full time

**Special Conditions**

Registered as a Social Worker with Social Work England.

Ability/willingness to travel from location to location.

Some working outside normal office hours will be required.

Enhanced DBS required

This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The Post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

**Main purpose of the job**
- To improve outcomes for adults with care and support needs and carers.
- To undertake effective strengths based assessments, planning and direct work with adults with care and support needs and carers that identifies needs in accordance with the Care Act 2014, statutory guidance, policy and procedures.
- To undertake safeguarding duties as required to protect adults with care and support needs from abuse or neglect.
- To practice social work in a transparent, accountable and safe way in accordance with professional standards, ethics and values.

**Role specific duties and accountabilities**:

- Practice within the prevailing legislative framework and council policies and procedures.
- To undertake strengths based assessments and practice in a way that promotes self-determination, independence and empowerment, that builds upon individual and community resilience.
- To coproduce care and support plans and agree any relevant financial contributions as required.
- Review care and support plans to ensure their effectiveness in terms of improved outcomes within the principles of best value.
- Ensure that work is completed within the stated timescales in accordance with both national and local procedures.
- To manage own workload, including working with adults with care and support needs and carers who experience a variety of challenges.
- To ensure needs are met and risks are managed to achieve best outcomes for adults with care and support needs and carers, seeking direction from experienced colleagues and managers as appropriate
- Practice within the prevailing legislative framework and council policies and procedures.
- To undertake strengths based assessments and practice in a way that promotes self-determination, independence and empowerment, that builds upon individual and community resilience.
- To coproduce care and support plans and agree any relevant financial contributions as required.
- Review care and support plans to ensure their effectiveness in terms of improved outcomes within the principles of best value.
- Ensure that work is completed within the stated timescales in accordance with both national and local procedures.
- To manage own workload, including working with adults with care and support needs and carers who experience a variety of challenges.
- To ensure needs are met and risks are managed to achieve best outcomes for adults with care and support needs and carers, seeking direction from experienced colleagues and managers as appropriate.
- Advocate for adults with care and support needs and ensure their voices are heard and they are supported to participate in a variety of ways with additional advocacy support accessed as required in legislation.
- Work collaboratively and develop good working relationships.
- Maintain records in relation to recording information in line with Council policy and procedure.
- Actively participate in regular supervision and consultation with your line manager ensuring they are always made aware of significant issues in respect of adults you are working with.
- To lead statutory safeguarding enquiries, planning and reviews as required.
- To identify risk and protective factors, and develop plans for managing and addressing risks, to ensure effective safeguarding and positive outcomes for adults
- To support team members including newly qualified social workers and student social workers to develop their knowledge and skills.
- Be accountable for own progression and career development, undertaking training and professional development, and maintaining up-to-date knowledge and skills.
- To practice in anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive manner that supports diversity and equality for all people
- Encourage a work environment which promotes the health, safety and wellbeing of self and others.
- Perform duties in line with the Social Work England Professional Standards.
- Any other duties required by your line manager commensurate with the grade and post.

**Knowledge/Experience**:

- Experience of working directly with adults with care and support needs
- Experience of working in partnership with other agencies and professionals
- Experience of assessment and accessing social care interventions that improve outcomes for people
- Demonstrate commitment to work in an anti-oppressive and anti-discriminatory manner

**Qualification**:

- Social work qualification, BA, MA, CQSW, CSS, DipSW,
- Registration with Social Work England
- Evidence of practice lea

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