ASW - Social worker 2+ Years

Job description

Post title: Adult Social Care Social Worker

Service area: Adult Social Care

Expected grade: SO2 PO3

Reports to: Senior Practitioner / Team manager

Your team: various

Number of supervisees: Potential line management of 1-2 staff

Primary job function
As a Social Worker you will be carrying out the full spectrum of statutory responsibilities under the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and other related law and policy.
You will be expected to carry out your role in a strengths based way, to a high quality, and always seeking to reflect on and continually improve your practice. You will be fully committed to working in partnership with residents, carers, community- based organisations and other key professionals involved in enabling people to be as independent as they possibly can.
You will have a comprehensive understanding of the impact a well-functioning resident facing team will have on people in need of care and support and their carers, as well as the council and adult social care department as a whole, in contributing towards maximising peoples independence and managing the demand on council services.
In your social work practice you will prioritise delaying and preventing need for social care intervention by having strengths based conversations with people, taking a relationship based and person-centred approach so that all informal sources of support are made best use of and people can continue living life in the way that they wish.
You will be a core member of a multi-disciplinary team of social workers, occupational therapists, case managers and support workers/advisers.
The team is extremely fast paced and sits at the heart of Councils corporate customer centre to deliver positive outcomes for residents with adult social care needs.
The post holder will be part of a wider Adult Social Care team, further detail of the teams can be found in the Target Operating Model.

Responsibilities 

Leadership 

1. To contribute to positive cultural change, embodying and promoting the values and behaviours of the council and supporting and empowering colleagues, service users and carers to reach their full potential. 

2. Promote and model a collaborative and strengths based way of working at all times with service users, carers, colleagues, providers and other colleagues 

Resources and Financial Management 

3. Ensure that any commissioned packages are cost effective, innovative, using strengthbased practice values and focussed on recovery 

4. Ensure at all times, that use of resources is linked to clear impact and measurable outcomes for service users, and that the need for support is kept under continual review and changed appropriately 

5. Comply with all resource and finance governance processes, cost controls and income maximisation in an ever changing environment, fluctuating demands and priorities. 

Compliance 

6. Identifying and assessing mental capacity during work with service users, undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interest reports, making legal referrals and ensuring legal processes are followed in respect of Court of Protection. 

7. To ensure all work undertaken with people, carers and others is recorded accurately and in a timely manner, using information technology systems to carry out duties in the most efficient and effective manner. 

8. At all times to carry out responsibilities/duties within the framework of the Council's Dignity for all Policy. (Equal Opportunities Policy). 

9. Ensure legal, regulatory and policy compliance under GDPR, Health and Safety and in area of your specialism identifying opportunities and risks and escalating where appropriate. 

10.Adhere to the standards of conduct, performance and ethics of Social Work England.

Service Delivery

11.Deliver strengths based quality conversations, signposting and early intervention and prevention which enable our residents to lead healthy independent lives outside of
formal adult social care wherever possible
12.Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of and proactively build links with all resources available to support people in a strengths based way, such as community organisations, assistive technology, equipment, provider services, information and advice
13.Work in a multi-disciplinary team alongside adult social care and corporate colleagues
14.To undertake carers and service users assessments, reviews and support plans either combined or separate to ensure needs are met, recording clearly as outlined by the Care Act.
15.Supporting service users and carers to undertake self-assessments as appropriate and to access direct payments.
16. Participate in duty rotas as required, screening referrals and dealing with
urgent/emergency visits/assessments.
17.Directly providing social care interventions to address service users needs where
appropriate.
18.Working in a think family approach, working and supporting families as a whole network where identified. Making referrals as necessary to childrens social care services when children in need or child protection issues are identified.
19.To take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of those you are
working with, identifying and undertaking safeguarding concerns, enquiries and develop safeguarding plans and reviews within appropriate timescales, using a Making
Safeguarding Personal Approach.
20.To participate in Team and Departmental quality assurance programmes and contribute to audits when directed, sharing results and comply with action plans to improve the service.
21.To be committed to the Councils CARE values and ASC principles to demonstrate this commitment in the way duties are carried out.

Person specification

Essential criteria
Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Social Work 
• This post requires a commitment to maintaining registration with Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Social Work England
• Qualified Best Interest Assessor or willingness to undertake training

Experience

• Ability and experience of assessing needs of individuals referred for social care in line with statutory functions/responsibilities
  
• Experience of delivering services to people with differing and diverse needs in an urban Local Authority/Borough Behaviours: Listening to and working with local people Seeing the bigger picture
• Experience of, awareness, understanding and commitment to the protection and safeguarding of young people and or vulnerable adults Behaviours: Being solution and resolution focused Making effective decisions
• Experience of liaising effectively with stakeholders to deliver improved outcomes for residents Behaviours: Working Together Communicating and influencing
• Knowledge and experience of applying relevant legislation and guidance relating to the provision of services for adult client groups Behaviours: Seeing the big picture Changing and improving

Skills

• Demonstrate an ability to undertake social work duties in a strengths based way, developing a relationship and rapport, understanding what is important to the person Behaviours: Listening to and working with local people Being solution and resolution focused
  
• Ability to undertake care and support planning, and to liaise and negotiate with a range of community organisations to promote strengths and independence Behaviours: Being solution and resolution focused Working together
• Ability to maintain up to date, comprehensive electronic case records, written documents and court reports and attend/chair case review meetings, conferences, training and give evidence at Court Hearings as required.
• Ability to ensure support plans deliver improved outcomes whilst achieving value for money in line with organisational policies and procedures Behaviours: Seeing the bigger picture Managing a quality service
• Experience of providing advice/support to other staff members Behaviours: Working together Developing self and others

Special requirements

• This role will require you to obtain an Enhanced satisfactory clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service
  
• This post needs to meet the requirement of the Baseline Personal Security Standard
• This post is subject to the councils policy on pecuniary and personal interest