Hybrid Community Social Care Officer — Empowering Support

Kent County Council; Folkestone; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Social care academy access

Social Work Apprenticeship progression

Job summary

Kent County Council in Folkestone & Hythe invites applications for a permanent full-time Community Social Care Officer. The role blends office-based work with home working within a hybrid model, based at Cheriton House, Folkestone.

You will assess needs, engage with service users and carers, and support crisis interventions under supervision. Ideal candidates have social care assessment experience, multi-agency collaboration, and knowledge of applicable legislation.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a multi-agency environment.
• Knowledge of relevant Social Care legislation.
• Financial skills and knowledge.
• Good computer literacy and report writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and mediation and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work in partnership with people and wider partners to identify services or resources in the community.

Responsibilities

• Undertake initial enquiries and assess needs.
• Build relationships with people, their carers and wider partners.
• Support crisis intervention, Care Act assessments and Mental Capacity Act assessments.
• Work under supervision of an experienced Registered Practitioner.

Skills

Multi-agency collaboration

Social Care legislation knowledge

Financial skills

Computer literacy & report writing

Interpersonal, mediation & negotiation

Partnership working & community links

Job description

Kent County Council in Folkestone & Hythe invites applications for a permanent full-time Community Social Care Officer. The role blends office-based work with home working within a hybrid model, based at Cheriton House, Folkestone.

You will assess needs, engage with service users and carers, and support crisis interventions under supervision. Ideal candidates have social care assessment experience, multi-agency collaboration, and knowledge of applicable legislation.