Social Care Officer

Kent County Council; Dover, Stone Cross; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development and social‑fl

Social care academy access

Job summary

Kent County Council seeks Community Social Care Officers to join Dover and Sandwich Community Teams. The role blends office-based and home-working to meet service needs and supports a person-centered approach in social care.

You will assess and respond to adults with care needs, build relationships with families and partners, and work within a multi-agency framework under supervision. A commitment to flexible, professional development and innovation is encouraged.

Qualifications

• Experience in working with people with social care needs and initial assessments.
• Will­ingness to undertake NVQ in Care Level 2/3 alongside Maths and English.
• Ability to work across multi‑agency environments and with carers.

Responsibilities

• Undertake initial enquiries and build relationships with people, carers and partners.
• Support management of crisis intervention and Care Act / Mental Capacity Act assessments.
• Work under supervision of an experienced registered practitioner.
• Contribute to locality-based mixed office/home working arrangements.

Skills

Experience in social care

Multi-agency collaboration

Social care legislation knowledge

Financial literacy

Report writing

Interpersonal and negotiation skills

Partnership building with community

Education

NVQ in Care Level 2/3

Mathematics and English qualifications

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We are recruitingCommunity Social Care Officers with a range of different skills and experience.

This roleisavailable within our Dover andSandwich Community Teams. We operate in a hybrid model of office-based working and working from home to meet the needs of the service.

About Us

This is an exciting opportunity to join our community teams across Kent as we enhance our locality working practice and put the person and good practice at the heart of what we do.

We work with adults with a range of care and support needs placing individuals at the centre of their support. You will undertake initial enquiries, build relationships with people, their carers and wider partners, and support the management of crisis intervention undertaking Care Act assessments and Mental Capacity Act assessments. You will be supervised by an experience registered practitioner.

Our social care interventions are structured around the three pillars of excellent practice, exceptional innovation, and meaningful measures. Therefore, our work is orientated around building relationships with the individual their families and carers. We engage with communities early on to help people feel empowered to find trusted help and support locally from a range of sources

About You

You will have experience of working with people with social care needs and of undertaking initial assessments and have a willingness to undertake a NVQ in Care Level 2 and 3 alongside Mathematics and English.

You must also possess:

• 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 our wider partners to help identify services or resources in the community that can support wellbeing

We are looking for future employees who have a positive, forward-thinking attitude who can work collaboratively as part of a team.

Our Support Offer

In return, we offer an attractive benefits package and a commitment to ensuring that you achieve a healthy work life balance and opportunities for flexible working arrangements that meet business need.

You will have excellent opportunities for professional development with access to our social care academy, progression routes that include opportunities to undertake the social work apprenticeship, and our newly launched practice framework.

We are increasingly accessible to the public outside of traditional office hours, as we move towards an 8 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week service to ensure service needs are met.

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.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service.

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.

For more information about the role, please contact:

Hayley Brind 03000 413195

About the Company

Work that works for you and us - let's talk flexibility!

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.