Social Work Assistant

6 days ago

Walthamstow, United Kingdom Max Emerald Ltd Full time

**Job description**

**JOB BRIEF**

We are looking for high calibre social care assistants (or a newly qualified social worker) with a minimum of two years experience of working with adults in a local authority setting to join our fast-paced front door assessment team. Applicants who have worked in a duty service, a Reablement team or a hospital social work team will have the requisite skills. The community-based team that we are recruiting to supports residents to carry on living as independently as possible in their own homes. **This role is suitable for an unqualified social care assessor or we can consider newly qualified SWs who are looking for a placement that will help them to develop their skills, provided that they have carried out Care Act assessments before.**

**Responsibilities**
- Engage with individuals, carers, families, groups and communities to assess and intervene preventatively using your knowledge and skills, and develop person-led Support Plans to meet the needs of individuals that promote choice, control and independence.
- Be able to use a strength-based approach to assessment to support individuals to identify and develop their support networks and consider positive risk-taking to enhance their wellbeing.
- Be able to identify safeguarding concerns if vulnerable residents have experienced harm, and discuss with your line manager if a qualified social worker needs to undertake section 42 enquiries in cases where the safeguarding threshold is met.
- Be responsible for delivering high quality and legally compliant Adult Social Care support in a timely way to agreed standards.
- Be able to complete “court fit” mental capacity assessments and engage residents and their families in best interest decision-making where required

**Requirements**:

- Effective Communication and People Skills
- Effective Communicator
- Knowledge of and a demonstrable commitment to the Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004
- previouse knowledge of care act assessment
- communication

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months

**Salary**: £14.91-£29.82 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Flexitime

Day range:

- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday

Physical setting:

- Homecare
- Residential home

Shift:

- Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Walthamstow, E17: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- working with adult in local authority setting: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: RQ799047

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