Social Worker

CRA GROUP RECRUITMENT AND PAYROLL LTD; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority is seeking an adult social worker for a 3-month contract in their Review Team, responsible for conducting assessments and supporting individuals' personal care needs. Candidates must be SW and HCPC registered and have experience in delivering quality care that adheres to standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing physical assistance to meet assessed needs.
• SW Registered qualification and HCPC Registered qualification are essential.
• NVQ 2 Care or ability to undertake training within a negotiated time scale.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of care plans, ensuring individual needs are met.
• Assist clients with personal care tasks as outlined in their care plans.
• Monitor service users' progress and report any behavioral changes.

Skills

Physical assistance

Monitoring behavior

Emotional support

Education

SW Registered qualification

HCPC Registered qualification

NVQ 2 Care

Job description

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3 Months Contract with a local authority

Job Purpose

• The Review Team is a generic adult social work team that completes both scheduled and targeted reviews using a strength-based approach under the Care Act and completes Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interests assessments. The team also has a duty function, and as such, there is a requirement that social workers regularly participate in this function.
  

Key Duties/Accountabilities

• Support the delivery of agreed plans of care ensuring that service users are supported safely and individual needs and service targets are met. The quality and standard of care must meet CQC fundamental standards.
  
• Support clients with their personal care as determined within their individual care plan. Personal care can include supporting service users undertake activities such as dressing, washing, bathing or shaving, toileting, getting in or out of bed, eating, drinking, taking medication, and communicating.
  
• Be involved in monitoring the progress of service users, being mindful of triggers for challenging behavior, seizures, and acting appropriately in line with agreed guidelines, and highlight any changes in an individual’s behavior to the manager so that the support plans can be updated.
  
• Provide support for individuals who may regularly place emotional demands on the jobholder and raise significant issues to the manager.
  

Essential Experience Required

• Experience in providing physical assistance to meet individuals' assessed needs in areas such as personal care and delivering quality care that meets CQC fundamental standards is essential.
  
• SW Registered qualification is essential.
  
• NVQ 2 Care or the ability to undertake training within a negotiated time scale is essential.
  

Additional Information to Note

• Working hours: 37 hours per week
  
• Enhanced DBS is required for this role.
  

Requirements

Requirements

• SW Registered qualification
  
• NVQ 2 Care or ability to undertake training within a negotiated time scale
  
• Experience in providing physical assistance to meet individuals' assessed needs in areas such as personal care
  
• Enhanced DBS
  

Job Description
3 Months Contract with a local authority
Job Purpose

• The Review Team is a generic adult social work team that completes both scheduled and targeted reviews using a strength-based approach under the Care Act and completes Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interests assessments. The team also has a duty function, and as such, there is a requirement that social workers regularly participate in this function.
  

Key Duties/Accountabilities

• Support the delivery of agreed plans of care ensuring that service users are supported safely and individual needs and service targets are met. The quality and standard of care must meet CQC fundamental standards.
  
• Support clients with their personal care as determined within their individual care plan. Personal care can include supporting service users undertake activities such as dressing, washing, bathing or shaving, toileting, getting in or out of bed, eating, drinking, taking medication, and communicating.
  
• Be involved in monitoring the progress of service users, being mindful of triggers for challenging behavior, seizures, and acting appropriately in line with agreed guidelines, and highlight any changes in an individual’s behavior to the manager so that the support plans can be updated.
  
• Provide support for individuals who may regularly place emotional demands on the jobholder and raise significant issues to the manager.
  

Essential Experience Required

• Experience in providing physical assistance to meet individuals' assessed needs in areas such as personal care and delivering quality care that meets CQC fundamental standards is essential.
  

Essential Qualification Required

• HCPC Registered qualification is essential.
  
• SW Registered qualification is essential.
  
• NVQ 2 Care or the ability to undertake training within a negotiated time scale is essential.
  

Additional Information to Note

• Working hours: 37 hours per week
  
• Enhanced DBS is required for this role.
  

Requirements

Requirements

• HCPC Registered qualification
  
• SW Registered qualification
  
• NVQ 2 Care or ability to undertake training within a negotiated time scale
  
• Experience in providing physical assistance to meet individuals' assessed needs in areas such as personal care
  
• Enhanced DBS
  

Requirements
The Review Team is a generic adult social work team that complete both scheduled and targeted reviews using a strength based approach under the Care Act and complete Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interests assessments. The team also has a duty function and as such there is a requirement that social workers regularly participate in this function.