social care worker

Westmorland and Furness Council; Kendal; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced DBS check

Adults Barred List check

Disability Confident Leader

Job summary

Westmorland and Furness Council is seeking a compassionate social care worker for the Older Adults and Physical Disabilities team, across Cumbria. You will support adults aged 18+ living in the community, carrying out strengths-based assessments and delivering person-centred outcomes.

This role involves collaboration with health and care partners and third sector organisations to promote independence and reduce long-term care needs.

Qualifications

• Experience or awareness of social care, healthcare, or the voluntary sector.
• Empathic with strong communication to collaborate with customers, carers, and stakeholders.
• Ability to plan workloads, meet deadlines, and use IT effectively.

Responsibilities

• Undertake strengths-based assessments and deliver person-centred support.
• Collaborate with health, social care and third sector partners.
• Promote independence and strive for optimal outcomes.
• Develop and monitor support plans and contingency plans.

Job description

We want you to become an integral part of the implementation phase of our Older Adults and Physical Disabilities team across Westmorland and Furness, supporting people aged 18 who are living in the community and have been identified as having longer term care and support needs. As a social care worker within the Older Adults and Physical Disabilities team you will work within the team undertaking strengths-based assessments and delivering appropriate person-centred support and outcomes for people in Westmorland and Furness, who have care and support needs. The service works collaboratively with a range of stakeholders from across the health and social care system and third sector and voluntary groups in Cumbria, in ways that recognise strengths, promotes independence and prevents, reduces or delays the need for formal long term care and support provision. Assessments and reviews will be undertaken in a strengths-based way that maximises the use of social capital and community based assets. The Service works across health, social care and third sector organisations with a primary focus upon ensuring that all support plans:-

• Include robust contingency plans that promote personal resilience to manage temporary changes in need/circumstance
• Demonstrate how people will meet their needs from a range of sources, including friends, family, third sector, the community, equipment or assistive technology. Personal budgets will only be allocated for the provision of formal support for identified unmet needs.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a compassionate and motivated individual with experience or awareness of social care, healthcare, or the voluntary sector. You should be empathic and have strong communication skills to collaborate with customers, carers, and stakeholders. A proactive approach to risk management, and health and safety is essential, along with the ability to plan workloads, meet deadlines, and use IT effectively. Most importantly, you should be committed to promoting independence, influencing positive change, and ensuring high-quality, strengths based care.

What our team says

'I am an ASYE Social worker, working in Eden OAPD, for Westmorland and Furness Council. On my first day, I arrived in the office, feeling very nervous to embark on this new journey, and I was immediately put at ease by the warm welcome the team gave me. Throughout my time with the team, they have been incredibly supportive. As a newly qualified social worker, I have always felt that someone is always there to ask a question, when I have been unsure. This has been invaluable for me, as this has facilitated my learning and helped my confidence grow. The team are very friendly, knowledgeable, professional, caring, and welcoming, it's a great team to work in.' Amy - ASYE Social Worker.

What can we offer you!

We have an exciting opportunity, for a passionate, enthusiastic person to come and join our dedicated and driven team, during an interesting and ambitious programme of change within Adults Social Care, to help us develop and deliver our goals for the future.

At Westmorland and Furness Council we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and we expect all workers, employees and volunteers to share our commitment. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and requires an enhanced DBS check with an adults Barred List check. Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with adults. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Westmorland and Furness Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences. As a Disability Confident Leader, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview. We also offer guaranteed interviews to Armed Forces personnel and veterans and those in care or care experienced and under 24 years old (someone who has been looked after by a local authority at any point, for any length of time, e.g. foster care, residential care, or under the guardianship of a local authority) that meet the essential criteria for the role.