Social Care Case Officer

Kent County Council; Margate; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent County Council is seeking a Case Officer in the East Kent area to work with adults over 18 who recently hospitalised. You will assess needs, plan care and arrange ongoing support to promote independence, with collaboration across health and partner agencies.

The role requires travel across East Kent and a Full UK Driving Licence. It is a customer-facing post with English/Welsh language requirements for effective performance.

Qualifications

• Assess needs and plan care and support for adults over 18.
• Coordinate with health colleagues and partner agencies.
• Travel across East Kent to deliver Short-Term Pathways work.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small caseload requiring assessment, care and support planning.
• Arrange ongoing support to improve outcomes and promote independence.
• Work with other agencies to coordinate services and travel between locations.

Job description

This post is based in the East Kent area. As a Case Officer within the Short-Term Pathways Team, you will be working with people over the age of 18 with a wide range of needs who have recently had a hospital admission. You will manage a small caseload requiring assessment, care and support planning and arrangement of on-going support to make a real difference in achieving improved outcomes and promoting independence. The Short Term Pathways team works collaboratively with health colleagues and other partnership agencies and focuses on promoting a person's independence.

This role is subject to holding a Full UK Driving Licence - The Council is committed to making reasonable adjustments so whilst this job requires the jobholder to drive your application will still be considered if you are unable to drive due to a disability.

There is an expectation that the successful applicant will travel to various locations in East Kent to undertake Short-Term Pathways work. The ability to travel across a wide geographical area in a timely and flexible manner at various times of the day is essential.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.