To use strengths-based approaches to assess, monitor and review the social care needs of service users and informal carers and find appropriate solutions and make appropriate referrals to external agencies within a preventative, enabling and rehabilitation framework and universal services in accordance with the Care Act eligibility criteria.
Take responsibility for managing casework with the supervision of a qualified senior practitioner within an outcome focussed approach and within the teams expected performance targets and outcomes, whilst promoting independence and assessing and managing risk.
To hold an individual caseload of varying degrees of complexity excluding casework that requires the expertise of a qualified professional.
To work with care leavers in their accommodation or other settings on an agreed basis so as to monitor, assess risk and assist in the implementation of an agreed plan of support using evidenced-based methodologies and by offering practical help to enable care leavers to help themselves, and support them to develop their role as young parents or carers where relevant.
Having obtained consent from the care leaver, to engage and communicate effectively with other agencies and include their professional views in plans for care leavers, working collaboratively and maintaining regular liaison in the best interests of care leavers.
To establish rapport and build respectful relationships with care leavers, their families and their support networks whilst undertaking Review Pathway Plans and co-ordinate support interventions ensuring that their views and wishes are heard and recorded accurately.
The main purpose of the role is to provide a professional social work service to adults, their families and carers in line within the requirements of the Care Act 2014.
You will assist individuals, carers and families by completing strength based assessments and support plans which support the identification of individual, personal network, community strengths and universal services.
Applying robust and evidence based eligibility decision making and promoting best value.
To assist customers in their understanding and completion of relevant documents forms, applications and registrations, over the telephone, including where appropriate addressing their special needs (disability, translation, interpretation requirements etc)
To process referrals and apply agreed eligibility criteria.
The role
To deal with telephone, written, emailed enquiries and respond appropriately to customer enquiries, complaints, requests for information and service requests.
Friends of the Elderly (FotE) is a not-for-profit charity dedicated to providing excellent care with a family feel, we have been supporting older people for over 100 years.
Bank shift to cover sickness and annual leave (Hours will be between Monday - Friday 8.45am - 3.30pm)
The charity provides care home and day care services for older people, as well as grants for older people in financial difficulty.
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