Adults Social Worker

Remedy Social Work; Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Manchester City Council is seeking a Social Worker to join the integrated Neighbourhoods Team delivered by MLCO. The role provides direct support for service users and their families, undertakes person-centred assessment and planning, and works to promote independence and wellbeing in line with statutory responsibilities.

You will collaborate with City Council colleagues, partner agencies and other stakeholders to manage risk, develop care plans, supervise students and trainees where

Qualifications

• Social Work Qualification required.
• Willing to consent to and apply for an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
• Registered with Social Work England.
• Willingness to travel to any location within the boundaries of the city of Manchester.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support for service users and families in line with statutory responsibilities.
• Assess and plan person-centred packages to meet individual needs and promote independence.
• Supervise and develop students and trainees where applicable and contribute to staff development.
• Collaborate with internal and external colleagues and stakeholders to deliver the service within Manchester City Council and partner organisations.

Education

Social Work Qualification

Job description

Our client Manchester City Council is looking for a Social worker to join their integrated Neighbourhoods Team.

Reports to: Social Work Team Manager

Job Family: People Care and Support Direct

Manchester Local Care Organisation

Manchester Local Care Organisation (MLCO) has been established by the partner (Manchester City Council, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Greater Manchester Mental Health Service NHS Trust and Manchester Primary Care Partnership) to integrate, plan and manage community health and social care across the City. By working better together, we are bringing community health and social care services together in our 12 neighbourhoods to form integrated Neighbourhoods Teams (INTs). Our INTs will drive our collaborative approach, developing partnerships and building on existing community assets to facilitate improved delivery specific to each neighbourhood. We will be able to provide improved care closer to home and to support the people of Manchester to live healthier, more independent and fulfilling lives and be part of a thriving and supportive community. Your role is deployed into MLCO by your employer: Manchester City Council.

Key Role Descriptors

• The role holder will work to provide direct support for service users and their families in accordance with statutory responsibilities and local and national policies and procedures in order to secure positive outcomes for the customer.
• The role holder will work with City Council colleagues, partner agencies and stakeholders to effectively manage and plan for present and future risk situations of service users.
• The role holder will assess and plan person-centred packages to meet the individual needs of service users to promote their independence.
• The role holder will supervise and develop students and trainees and actively contribute to the development of other staff.

Key Role Accountability's

• Develop and manage a relationship to support service users and their families in line with statutory obligations through complex decision making to allow service users to access improved future opportunities.
• In conjunction with partner agencies and stakeholders, effectively assess and plan service user's individual needs to ensure positive outcomes for Manchester residents.
• Develop positive and effective solutions in all aspects of service delivery and engagement, focusing on the quality of outcomes for service users.
• Collaborate with internal and external colleagues and stakeholders to actively contribute to the development and delivery of the service within Manchester City Council and partner organisations.
• Engage with stakeholders in the private and public sectors and across local communities to encourage a collaborative and transparent approach that promotes service user's needs across a range of existing and new initiatives.
• Efficiently maintain accurate and appropriate records in accordance with statutory targets and City Council, local and national policy and procedures to evidence achievement of service targets and improvements in delivery.
• Roles at this level may be required to manage a range of assigned resources, which may be human, financial or other, to ensure continuous improvement in service delivery. Staff management duties may be either through direct line management of a team (including appraisals, performance management and other duties) or through matrix management of a virtual team of officers.
• Personal commitment to continuous self-development and service improvement.
• Through personal example, open commitment and clear action, ensure diversity is positively valued, resulting in equal access and treatment in employment, service delivery and communications. Where the role holder is disabled every effort will be made to supply all necessary aids, adaptations or equipment to allow them to carry out all the duties of the role. If, however, a certain task proves to be unachievable, job redesign will be given full consideration.

Role portfolio

The Adult Social Care (ASC) Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) & Early Help & Targeted Support Team will deal with new contacts that could range from advice and guidance, concerns for welfare and safeguarding concerns. To make every contact count to enable adults to have choice and control, maintain their independence, well being, safety and mitigation of avoidable risk or harm.

Within the ASC MASH & Early Help & Targeted Support Team, information from different agencies will be collated using a strengths-based conversation model to inform what proportionate action may be required. As a result, the agencies using an multi disciplinary team (MDT) model will be able to act in a timely, coordinated and consistent way to enable adults to achieve their desired outcomes to live their best lives.

The MASH & Early Help & Targeted Support Team involves representation from the City Council, Police, Health and other partners working together in the same location. Virtual links will exist to other services and agencies, such as Primary Care, VCSE, probation, housing and early help services.

A key facet of the role will be supporting and integrating MASH with the delivery of the Early Help work stream of Better Outcomes Better Lives (BOBL) programme. BOBL is Adult Social Care's central long-term transformation programme, of practice-led change focused on supporting the people of Manchester to achieve better life outcomes with less dependence on formal care.

The aim of the Early Help work stream is to develop a new integrated Adult's Front Door model where professional capacity in the form of the Early Help & Targeted Support Team will work with the ASC Contact Centre function to ensure that the right tools, skills and knowledge are available to support the best outcomes by making every contact count.

Technical Requirements (Role Specific)

• Social Work Qualification
• Willing to consent to and apply for an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Registered with Social Work England
• Willingness to travel to any location within the boundaries of the city of Manchester

Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.