Social Worker - Learning Disability Team x

Social Worker - Learning Disability Team x 2

To deliver a high quality,strengths-based approach to statutory social care service, ensuring that adultsand their families and carers

• Areable to seek strengths-based solutions, assess, manage and review their ownneeds and risks, maximise their own independence and self-direct their responses to deliver agreed outcomes
• Canaccess personalised care and support to meet their assessed needs and maintainthemselves in the community
• Areprotected and safeguarded.

Ensure that people are fully involved and empowered throughout their contact with the service.

Ensure that the person is fully understood in order that the most appropriate tailored solutions can be offered.

Identify and address any system barriers which prevent the people from experiencing the most efficient and effective journey through the service.

Ensure that people are empowered, connected, independent and have an improved sense of well-being through the provision of outcome focused support

Meet with people regularly to discuss their experiences of the service to drive further improvement.

A competitive salary based on your skills, experience and talent

Hybrid and flexible working options

An excellent local authority benefits pension scheme

Professional development through learning opportunities, regular training sessions and apprenticeship and management schemes

Performance

• Workto the teams operating purpose and principles to help individuals live thebest lives they can, whilst working within the relevant processes, policies and procedures.
• Fulfilthe full range of the services statutory responsibilities with regard to individuals and carers who present with a need for care and support.
• Assist with the allocation of referrals to the appropriate team member based oncomplexity of need, skills set required and worker capacity; escalate to seniorsocial worker/team manager for action if capacity is not available as required.
• Ensure that individuals are protected from abuse and neglect by undertakinginvestigations into Adult Safeguarding enquiries and completing written andverbal reports outlining findings/ conclusions.
• Where identified as the lead worker, be responsible for ensuring that the servicemeets what matters to each citizen.
• Undertakework with individuals in situations of high risk or complexity, utilising arange of evidence based social work models and approaches.
• Alwaysseek to optimise the participation of citizens in the assessment and, planning of support utilising the Mental Capacity Act where appropriate to support andunderpin decision-making.
• Helpto develop the strengths and assets of individuals and their networks.
• Act to effectively prevent, reduce or delay the need for care and support prior tolonger term support services being put in place.
• Ensure that the individual and/or their representative is fully aware of the financialimplications of their care and support arrangements, arranging timely Financial Assessments and inputting service package details onto Care First.
• Maintainelectronic and professional records to demonstrate professional accountability and support performance reporting.
• Provide guidance and support to unqualified colleagues, as required and within theremit of your role and experience.

Resource Management

• Utilise the full range of council processes, policies and procedures that relate to the effective, safe and accountable operation of the business.
• Contribute to the use of data to ensure that team resources are used effectively and efficiently.
• Utiliseevidence relating to personal and team performance to identify and addressareas for development.

Communications

• Obtainfeedback from citizens on the effectiveness and quality of our service.
• Contribute to the development of local networks and community resources by developing and maintaining effective partnerships with a range of professional, Third sectorand citizen partners.
• Contribute to the development of local networks and community resources by identifyingresource gaps and seeking opportunities to address these.
• Ensurespecialist functions are pulled where appropriate to add value to the individual.
• Contribute to the provision of information and advice to optimise individuals choice and control.
• Contribute to the effective management of patient flow across the local Health and Social Care Economy by ensuring that individuals are tracked through and supported out of hospital settings in a proactive and timely manner; help toensure that records showing patient status are kept up to date and accurate.

Culture

• Demonstrateconfident and critical application of professional ethics to decision making,using a legal and human rights framework, and support others to do so.
• Modelthe social work role, promote social work and decision-making within andoutside the organisation.
• Usecritical reflective skills in practice and supervision settings to enhance yourown practice.
• Promote positive approaches to diversity and identity in your area of…