Empowering Community Support Worker for Vulnerable Adults

Essex County Council; Bishop's Stortford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Essex County Council is seeking a Community Support Worker for the Epping Forest North area in a permanent full-time role based in Harlow. Salary ranges from £26,284 to £33,256 per annum.

The role involves working with Social Workers and Occupational Therapists to assess needs, support adults to live independently, and safeguard vulnerable individuals in line with ECC policies. Mobility across the county is required.

Qualifications

• Experience within a social care setting is desirable.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and knowledge in relevant professional area.
• Experience of building strong, effective relationships with adults, their families, and carers.
• Experience of undertaking direct, activity based work with adults.
• Knowledge of legislative and policy guidance applicable within Social Care settings.
• Proven track record of building working relationships with partners and external agencies.
• A certificate in First Aid and/or knowledge of Sign Language is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assess social care needs and provide support to vulnerable adults to enable them to live healthily and independently; maintaining high standards of professional practice and applying four key principles.
• Contribute to the development of care and support plans.
• Collaborate with placement teams to commission care and support from providers; including developing Direct Payments.
• Work within statutory legal framework and determine when the threshold for statutory intervention has been reached.
• Highlight issues and implement plans to safeguard vulnerable adults.
• Build strong relationships with clients, families and carers and provide practical advice and advocacy.
• Collaborate with internal and external professional partner agencies to deliver joint objectives and improve outcomes for vulnerable adults.
• Provide information and advice relating to involvement/accessing third party agencies (benefits, immigration, housing).
• Attend meetings, reviews, case conferences, and court hearings and provide reports.
• Specific targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

Skills

Social care experience

CPD/knowledge

Relationship building

Direct work with adults

Legislation knowledge

Partnership development

First Aid / Sign language (desirable)

Education

NVQ/BTEC Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Essex County Council is seeking a Community Support Worker for the Epping Forest North area in a permanent full-time role based in Harlow. Salary ranges from £26,284 to £33,256 per annum.

The role involves working with Social Workers and Occupational Therapists to assess needs, support adults to live independently, and safeguard vulnerable individuals in line with ECC policies. Mobility across the county is required.