Care Assesor
Brent
£23/hr
Start date: ASAP
Full time: Mon - Fri 36/hrs a week
Job Purpose:
- To carry out social care and joint health assessments.
- Devise appropriate comprehensive support plans in order to meet identified needs
- Ability to evaluate and highlight varying needs for the purpose of different types of care support options, traditional care, reablement or supported living
- Participate in care discussions and multidisciplinary assessments regarding customers
- To be creative in determining appropriate services to meet varying needs
- Ability to research both formal and informal services to meet needs
- To monitor and review packages of care
- To work in partnerships with other statutory, voluntary and private sector organisations. Contribute to the development of the Team
- To undertake actions in relation to Safeguarding Adults, as required within the locally agreed Adult Safeguarding policies
Knowledge and Qualifications:
- Knowledge of social policy & relevant legislation, in relation to Adult social and health care improvements and of eligibility criteria for services.
- Knowledge of social and health care needs of vulnerable adults with learning disabilities.
- Demonstrable willingness to participate in training and staff development relevant to the role and to take advantage of learning.
- Willingness to implement and promote the council's Core Values, Health and Safety Policies and all other relevant policies and Procedures.
Experience:
- Experience of working in Social Care Services or similar organisations such as the NHS or Voluntary Sector.
- Experience of multi - disciplinary agency working within a multi-cultural environment.
- Experience of having assessed the needs of people, devise reablement/outcomes/goal setting for the purpose of support planning.
- Experience of working with vulnerable adults with learning disabilities in a social care context, using acquired skills and judgement in order to build professional relationships, communicate effectively, have appropriate professional attitude when representing the council.