Social Care Practitioner
Adult Social Care
Learning Disability and Autism Team
Ref: 000551Contract: Permanent.
Salary: £30,559 - £33,366 per annum (Grade 5)
Hours: 36.66 per week
Based: Oldham Council Offices, Spindles Shopping Centre, George Street, Oldham OL1 1HD.
Closing Date: Sunday 23rd February 2025
Shortlisting & Interview Dates: TBC.
Key Responsibilities:
- To prepare for social work contact and involvement, including reviewing case notes, liaising with others for additional information and evaluating information.
- To undertake the assessment of support needs for Service Users, Carers and Families, where their circumstances may be difficult and unstable, and assist in screening referrals. To develop/ assist to develop Care & Support Plans for Service Users.
- To produce, deliver, evaluate and update Care & Support Plans and packages, in order to resolve practical and emotional social care, health and well-being difficulties.
- To work with Service Users, Carers and Families to assist them to make informed choices and decisions as part of Self Directed Care and Individual Budgets, considering the available resources and the most appropriate service interventions.
- To be proactive with respect to Safeguarding issues and following relevant policies and procedures if abuse is suspected.
- To identify, assess and manage risks to Service Users, Carers and Families, and contribute towards a positive change to behaviour to reduce risk.
- To respond to crisis situations, making assessments about urgency and using appropriate legal intervention.
- To ensure all relevant systems (e.g. Framework) are updated in a timely manner and information/outcomes are accurately recorded. To maintain a high standard of data quality on social care systems. To ensure all personal information is confidential.
- To prepare, attend and participate in meetings and decision-making forums, for example, Court appearances, Reviews, Panels, Case Conferences or team meetings. To chair meetings as appropriate.
- To act for and advocate on behalf of Service Users, Carers and Families, within the boundaries of corporate and directorate policies.
- To provide information, reports, data and statistics appropriate to their purpose, for example, Panel Reports or Court Reports.
- To develop and maintain appropriate working relationships with partnership agencies, including health and voluntary sector agencies.
- To adopt and embrace required changes and advances in working practices, particularly those which incorporate the use of ICT.
- To attend, prepare for and participate in formal supervision sessions, including examining own performance, identify learning needs and ensure sufficient support for professional development is taking place.
- To inform managers of service deficiencies or issues interfering with delivering an efficient service, assist to identify and make suggestions for opportunities for improvement.
- To attend and participate in learning, training and development activities, in line with local and national requirements.
- You will continue to develop professionally, and be accountable for the delivery of, and promote, social work good practice.
Key Requirements:
To succeed in this role, you will need as a minimum:
- A Social Work degree or an equivalent recognised Social Work qualification and registration with Social Work England
- Experience of undertaking complex assessments, safeguarding work, working with individuals who have been formally diagnosed with a learning disability or autism, and prioritising completing demands
- Excellent research, analysis and evaluation skills, and the ability to present complex information in a variety of formats.
- Knowledge of health and social care legislation and guidance, equality and diversity and experience of delivering social work and strategy which promotes equality.
Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant will be required to register to the DBS Update Service to enable the Council to undertake rechecks throughout your employment. The cost to register is £13 and can be claimed back upon commencement to the role but will not be refunded if you do not accept the offer of employment.
This post requires registration to Social Work England. *For Social Workers*
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NB. - Any candidate that meets the criteria of our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme and meets the essential criteria of the role, will be guaranteed the first stage of assessment (whether that is an interview or another assessment, as appropriate).
Our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme supports candidates with disabilities, carers, those who are aged 24 or under and have previously been in or currently in care, and those whose last long term substantive employer was the Armed Forces.
Diversity and Inclusion:
At Oldham Council, we are committed to creating a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We aim to develop a culture of respect, where differences are recognised regardless of background. We aim to be an employer of choice by engaging in fair and open recruitment processes and Applications are encouraged from all communities across the borough to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our population.
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