Social Worker Assistant

Elysium Healthcare; Sawbridgeworth; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave (33 days including bank)

Birthday off

Career development and training

Rewards & Benefits platform

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Earned wage access (Stream)

24/7 GP service

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare is seeking a Social Worker Assistant at Jacobs Neurological Centre in Sawbridgeworth to support assessments, safeguarding, and social care planning for adults with complex neurological needs. You will work under a Registered Social Worker, liaise with families and external agencies, and help service users understand budgeting and care plans.

The role emphasizes collaboration, accurate record-keeping, and contributing to outcomes that promote health, independence, and

Qualifications

• Understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983 and Care Act 2014.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a team and use own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Carry out assessments with service users to identify outcomes.
• Liaise with external agencies to progress arrangements for outcomes.
• Assist with budgeting and financial arrangements for service users.
• Promote adults safeguarding and refer safeguarding issues.
• Maintain records on relevant systems.
• Provide support to the Social Worker and attend meetings as required.
• Gather information for Social Circumstances reports and social work assessments.
• Cover meetings, calls, and patient interviews when the Social Worker is unavailable.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Initiative

Resilience

Computer literacy

Administrative skills

Job description

Are you looking to step into the world of social care where helping some of the most vulnerable people in society is your passion? Then join Jacobs Neurological Centrein Sawbridgeworthas a Social Worker Assistant.

Working 37.5 hours a week, you will join the team at Jacobs Neurological Centre, a purpose-built neurological centre for men and women over the age of 18 years, who have an acquired brain injury).

Reporting to a Registered Social Worker, you will liaise with service users families/significant others as you gather information to assist in carrying out assessments and social circumstances reports to support service users to identify the best outcomes for their health and wellbeing.

From supporting service users health progression to promoting their independence, you will correspond and liaise with external agencies to facilitate and progress arrangements to meet service users set outcomes.

You will be responsible for accompanying service users on community leave and will support them in understanding and managing their personal budgeting and financial arrangements.

As a Social Worker Assistant, you will promote Adultsafeguarding throughout the service, this will see you refer any safeguarding issues to a Social Worker/TDT and the Adult Safeguarding Team.

At Elysium a range of training opportunities are available that can see your career grow and you achieve your career aspirations.

As a Social Worker Assistant you will be:

• Carrying out assessments with service users as directed identifying the best and most appropriate outcomes for the individual
• Corresponding and liaising with external agencies at the request of and on behalf of service users, to facilitate and progress arrangements to meet their individual outcomes (e.g. Housing, Health)
• Assisting service users in understanding and managing their personal budgeting and financial arrangements
• Having a understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983/Care Act 2014
• Maintaining timely and accurate records on relevant systems
• To aid and support the Social Worker role as required
• Community Meeting support
• Assist with the gathering of information for Social Circumstances reports and social work assessments.
• Complete and Maintain Visitor Records/Paperwork
• Cover meetings/telephone calls/patient interviews when Social Worker is not available.

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• To have an understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983/Care Act 2014
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• An understanding of the needs of different client groups
• The ability to work in a team and also use your own initiative
• Resilience, to cope with difficult situations
• Computer literacy and administrative skills

Where you will be working:

Location:

Gardens Neurological Centre and Jacobs Neurological Centre have a combined total of 132 beds on the same site in Sawbridgeworth (CM21 0HH), which is on the Hertfordshire and Essex border within easy travelling distance of London and Cambridge.

The two Centres deliver specialist 24-hour nursing and therapy services for people with complexlong-term neurological conditions, and brain or spinal injuries who require ongoing support and assistance tomaximise functional ability. Recovery is assisted wherever possible, with emphasis placed on maximising each individual's abilities, comfort and quality of life.

Each service has communal lounges, dining rooms, and all bedrooms have en-suite facilities with over 95% on single occupancy. All rooms are adapted to each resident's requirements according to their assessments and needs.

What You'll Get

At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

• Annual base salary of £25,564.50
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) - plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream - instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future
• Free meals and onsite free parking

About your next employer:

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure