Social Work Support Assistant

North East Ambition; Blyth; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join North East Ambition as a Social Work Support Assistant in the Countywide Learning Disabilities team, providing essential care and support to adults with learning disabilities. This full-time, permanent position will focus on enabling independent living, safeguarding, and effective teamwork within a multidisciplinary environment.

Benefits

26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays

Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexi scheme with available flexible leave

Qualifications

• Experience in social care settings working with adults.
• Knowledge of legislation relevant to mental health and adult social care.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and create care plans for service users.
• Manage risk assessments and participate in care planning meetings.
• Advocate on behalf of service users.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Advocacy

Communication

Time management

Education

NVQ 3 in social care or equivalent

Job description

Social Work Support Assistant, Adult Social Care -Permanent, Full time (37 hours), countywide Learning Disabilities Team.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Social Work Support Assistant / Care Manager 1 to join our Countywide Learning Disabilities team.We are looking for a passionate person, who is keen to deliver a high-quality service to join our team.

About the role:

As a key worker for adults with care needs and Learning Disability over 18 years of age, you will be the main point of contact for support and advice to them and their families. You will also lead in ensuring their safety in their day to day lives and to help them live as full and independent a life as possible.



The role will include responsibility for completing needs assessments, taking into consideration safeguarding, reviewing the need for continuing healthcare and promoting self-directed support.



You will work within the countywide Learning Disability team with a strong focus on joint working with social work colleagues and our health colleagues including Learning Disability nurses, psychology and primary health professionals.



You will need to have a strong commitment to enabling and empowering service users to live independently in the community and help them think creatively about how they can do that. There will be a focus on managing risk and ensuring service users are protected from significant harm.



You will need to be able to work well within a team and independently, havegood timemanagement skills and an ability to prioritise.



You also need strong interpersonal, advocacy and communication skills. Solid IT skills are also needed.



The main responsibilities include:

• Carrying out assessments and working with service users and their carers to design solutions to meet their desired outcomes, seeking guidance from your Line Manager and colleagues whereappropriate.


• Managing and planning such work in an effective way to allow the required monitoring and review of the outcomes achieved for an individual.


• Undertaking Carers' Assessments as part of the care management process.


• Carrying out Risk Assessments as part of the care management process.


• Participating in the Duty System to pick up ad hoc work, taking and processing information and acting on it under supervision asrequired.


• Take part in supporting shadowing of students, e.g. Social Workers, OccupationalTherapistsand newly appointed staff from other disciplines.


• Participating in discharge planning care planning meetings.


• Ensuring all written and electronic records aremaintainedto organisational standards.


• Providing good written reports, outcomes of assessments and recommendations.


• Advocating on behalf of service users.

Essential requirements:

• NVQ 3 in social care or equivalent


• Experience of working with adults in a social care setting


• Some knowledge of legislation relevant to mental health and adult social care


• Some knowledge of, or experience of, working with people experiencing mental illness, learning disability and/or physical conditions in adults and older people


• Due to the nature of this role, it is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving license and has access to a car they can use for work purposes

If you are passionate about delivering a high-quality service, we would like to hear from you!



For more information about the vacancy please contact Alan Anderson on0791759479307 [e-mail]

Northumberland County Council's (NCC) vision is 'Land of Great Opportunities', for current and future generations. We believe there is no better place to live and work.

For further information about working for NCC, please visit our websitehere.

Why choose us?

We have some outstanding benefits and perks to offer you, including:

• 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)


• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme


• Flexi scheme (if applicable) - up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)

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Further information

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