Social Care Worker

Role purpose:

To listen and connect with adults and carers to promote their well-being and to maximise independence and access to community resources. To work intensively with adults to regain control of their lives when a crisis occurs and support people to plan for the future.

Main Job Duties: 

To work with adults, using a strength-based approach, who may have a wide range of care and support needs and require support to reduce and manage identified risks. 

To work in partnership and engage other professionals to ensure there is a multi-agency approach which enables the adult and/or their carer to live as independently as possible.

To meet statutory requirements including best practice in relation to the principles of the Care Act 2014 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 To fully engage in reflective practice, demonstrating you are an active member of the team. 

To identify adults and carers who may be at risk of abuse and neglect and support safeguarding 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

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 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. 

To consider eligibility for Continuing NHS Healthcare, completing CHC Checklists and referring on to request that a full Decision Support Tool is completed and contributing to this appropriate. 

The Social Care Worker will undertake duty responsibilities in line with the requirements of the team. 

The Social Care Worker must maintain accurate records in-line with the Adult Services Recording Policy 

To prepare and participate in reflective practice and supervision 

To make financial decisions within the boundaries of Adult Social Cares Devolved Decision Making Policy and seek support and authorisation for decisions above the level set The Social Care Worker must be committed to continuing professional development.

General Accountabilities

To undertake other such duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this job 

To undertake health and safety duties commensurate with the job and/or as detailed in the Directorates Health and Safety Policy 

The duties described in this job description must be carried out in a manner which promotes equality of opportunity, dignity and due respect for all employees and service users and is consistent with the Councils Equality and Diversity Policy 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. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and / previously met the definition of Regulated Activity (as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) and is therefore subject to an enhanced Criminal Records Check (Via the Disclosure Barring Service, DBS) (as defined by the Police Act). This post meets Regulated Activity (as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 as amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and is subject to an enhanced Criminal Records Check (Via the Disclosure Barring Service, DBS) and the relevant children and/ adults barred list(s) checks. 

The Code of Practice on the English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers (the fluency duty) applies to this post. Therefore, an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English is essential for the post. All post holders are bound by Worcestershire County Council Code of Conduct

Knowledge, Skills and Experience: 

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 centred outcomes

Demonstrable experience in developing and reviewing support plans 

Demonstrable experience in maintaining accurate records using computer-based information systems 

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development Skills It is essential that the post holder has: 

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 and safeguarding 

The ability to liaise effectively and build productive working relationships with other agencies and providers 

The ability to plan and prioritise own workload effectively 

Good numeracy skills 

Qualifications & Development Level 2 qualification

(e.g. NVQ2) 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 demonstrable equivalent

To have attended relevant courses and training in health and social care 

Desirable

Level 3 qualification (e.g. NVQ2) in health and social care or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience