Social Care Officer

Kent County Council; Swanley; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development

Social care academy access

Job summary

Kent County Council is seeking Community Social Care Officers to join our teams across Kent. The role involves undertaking initial assessments, building strong relationships with individuals, carers and partners, and supporting crisis intervention and Care Act/MCA assessments.

You will work in a hybrid model with some office-based and some home-working, and you will be supervised by an experienced registered practitioner. A positive, collaborative attitude is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with people with social care needs and undertaking initial assessments.
• Willingness to undertake NVQ in Care Level 2 and 3 alongside Maths and English.
• Experience in multi-agency environments.
• Knowledge of social care legislation.
• Financial skills and knowledge.
• Good computer literacy and report writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, mediation and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work with partners to identify community services.

Responsibilities

• Undertake initial assessments and care planning.
• Build relationships with individuals, carers and partners.
• Support crisis intervention and Care Act/Mental Capacity Act assessments.
• Work under supervision of an experienced registered practitioner.
• Collaborate across multi-agency teams to identify local services.

Skills

Social care experience

Initial assessments

Interpersonal skills

Mediation & negotiation

Report writing

Computer literacy

Partnership working

Education

NVQ in Care Level 2/3

Maths & English

Job description

We are recruiting Community Social Care Officers with a range of different skills and experience. These are permanent, full time roles, and 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. 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.

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. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

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.

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.