Assistant Care Manager

4 days ago


Crawley, United Kingdom West Sussex County Council Full time

**About us**

Working for us at West Sussex County Council is all about making a positive difference to the people of West Sussex.

This is a great opportunity for you to join us as an Assistant Care Manager in our busy hospital social work team, supporting adults across a range of ages with physical disabilities, acquired brain injuries, chronic health conditions, older people, andpeople with dementia.

Why not have a look at our dedicated **careers in adults social work webpag**e to learn more

**About the job**

**Salary**: £23,484 to £25,927 per annum (with the addition of Crawley Weighting Allowance)
**Working Pattern**: Full-time (37 hours per week)
**Contract Length**:Permanent
**Location**: Crawley Hospital
**Interview Date**:TBC (Microsoft Teams)

Here at West Sussex County Council (WSCC), what we do changes lives. To enable us to continue to provide care and support to some of our most vulnerable residents, we're looking for a resilient and highly motivated Assistant Care Manager.

In this exciting opportunity, you will, under guidance and regular supervision, provide a social work support service to those people who access or need the service to include assessment, planning and review of care packages in accordance with statutoryrequirements and departmental procedures, as well as timely discharges in line with the Care Act.

Do you have an awareness of the policies, practices and procedures in relation to Social Work? If so, take a look at the attached job description and see if you have the skills, qualifications, and experience to be an Assistant Care Manager here at CrawleyHospital

**Experience and skills**

**Key Skills**:
- Ability to analyse and interpret information and prioritise needs in order to make recommendations / decisions which will have a positive outcome.
- Ability to work in a customer-focused way, gaining trust of customers and providing high quality service.
- Ability to work in a multi-agency environment to deliver a service to those people who access or need the service.
- Ability to communicate complicated or sensitive information, both verbally and in writing, to a range of audiences to achieve positive outcomes. In particular, to be able to communicate clearly with customers reflecting the service objectives and standards.
- Ability to prioritise and manage a workload with competing deadlines and in line with performance indicators and targets.
- Ability to recognise the limits of own accountability and responsibility, and to seek appropriate support, advice and supervision.
**Qualifications and/or experience**:

- GCSE English and Maths or equivalent qualification or experience operating at this level of literacy and numeracy.
- NVQ Level 3 in Care - Desirable
- An awareness of the policies, practices and procedures in relation to Social Work.
- Understanding of the role as part of the wider community and voluntary sector.
- Good, up-to-date working knowledge of legislation relevant to the specialist area of the post - Desirable
- Experience of working in a Social Care environment.

**Reward and benefits**

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewardedfor the work they do.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

- 24 days annual leave + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
- Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme
- A range of flexible working options
- Career Progression

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our **Rewards and Benefits** page.

**Further information**

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you


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