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.
As a Social Worker in the Assessment and Care Team, you will work with individuals across various age groups, assessing their care needs and providing timely support.
Your role will involve conducting assessments under the Care Act 2014, developing tailored care plans, and coordinating access to services that promote independence and well-being.
You will work closely with service users, their families, and multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that care is delivered effectively, while maintaining compliance with statutory requirements and safeguarding procedures.
Ensure compliance with legal, organisational and multi-agency requirements, carrying a caseload and working independently with or on behalf of children, young people and their families to meet their social care needs, in order to improve their wellbeing and promote their independence.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide professional information, assessment and support to enable children, young people and.
Ensure through the provision of services that children are safe and achieving good outcomes.
The Social Worker will undertake assessments, determine care packages/support plans and manage a range of the most complex caseload to maintain or improve the well-being of children and young people.
Plan, deliver, and oversee referral interventions for a complex caseload and where appropriate review cases.
Liaise internally and externally and work with colleagues from other agencies to ensure children and young people's interests are supported.
Short Term Assessment Social Worker-£35ph - Flexible working
NonStop Care are working with a well established local authority in the West Yorkshire area who are looking for an experienced Social Worker to join their Assessment team.
The ideal candidate will have experience in carrying out assessments & strive towards the highest level of diligence towards their service users.
Wrexham Children Services are looking for a Social Care Assessor to work alongside Social Workers in providing information, advice and assistance as the first point of contact for children in Wrexham.
General
The Social Services and Well Being (Wales) Act 2014 provides the legislative framework regarding the provision of information, advice and assistance and identifying needs for care and support of children.
The role will include undertaking 'What Matters" conversations with parents, carers and children, liaising with partner agencies across the statutory, public and voluntary sector, assessing care and support needs, and working with families to assist with improving their wellbeing.
Wrexham County Borough Council's Children Services are looking for a Social Care Assessor to work alongside Social Workers in providing information, advice and assistance as the first point of contact for children in Wrexham.
The role will include undertaking 'What Matters" conversations with parents, carers and children, liaising with partner agencies across the statutory, public and voluntary sector, assessing care and support needs, and working with families to assist with improving their wellbeing.