Social Care Officer

Kent County Council; Kings Hill; Hybride; GBP 21 000 - 30 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Kent County Council is seeking Community Social Care Officers to join our community teams across Kent. You will undertake initial assessments, build relationships with people, carers and partners, and support crisis intervention processes under Care Act and Mental Capacity Act considerations.

This role offers permanent, fixed-term, full-time, and part-time options with a hybrid working pattern combining office and home working.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with people with social care needs and initial assessments.
• Willingness to undertake NVQ Level 2 and 3 alongside Maths and English.
• Ability to work in a multi-agency environment with safeguarding emphasis.

Responsabilités

• Undertake initial assessments and build relationships with people and carers.
• Support management of crisis intervention and Care Act/Mental Capacity Act assessments.
• Be supervised by an experienced registered practitioner and contribute to team work.

Connaissances

Interpersonal skills

Mediation and negotiation

Report writing

Excellent teamwork

Computer literacy

Travel across area

Formation

NVQ Level 2 in Care

NVQ Level 3 in Care

Maths and English

Outils

Microsoft Office

Description du poste

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

Permanent and fixed term,full time and part time opportunities are available.

You will be based within thecommunity in the Maidstonearea working within a team of supportive and experienced staff. The community team has strong local links and you will be able to think creatively about how you support people in the area.

We operate in a hybrid model of office-based working and working from home to meet the needs of the service.

Please state your preferred option of full time or part time; permanent or fixed term in your reason for application.

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. 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 well-being.

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

The ability to travel across a wide geographical area in a timely and flexible manner at various times of the day is essential.

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 .

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.

Location Worrall House, Kings Hill, United Kingdom