Social Care jobs in United Kingdom

Job Category: Social Care & Health Non-Qualified – Location: County Hall, Cardiff. Hours Per Week: 37.00 – Start Date: Immediate – Start Time: 09:00 – End Time: 17:00 – Salary: £18.85. Candidate required to start asap. 37 hrs p/w on a rota basis.

Role will involve some homeworking/working in the community and in the office.

• The Reablement and Bridging Assessment Officer is responsible for assessing the needs of individuals in their own home, working with them to produce a reablement plan.
• Utilise a strength-based approach to ensure the service can meet the individuals’ needs and their reablement goals.
• Determine wider holistic outcomes and make appropriate referrals to support with these, enabling the person to live independently in their own home.
• Identify when other professional input is required e.g., Health, Social Worker or Third sector agencies etc.
• Maximise independence and achieve Service User defined outcomes/goals within defined time periods, reviewing reablement progress in a timely manner, closing cases at the appropriate time and completing onward referrals to appropriate services if required.
• Be a highly effective communicator, intuitive and responsive to changes, informing service users and support staff of changes as they occur, ensuring a smooth delivery of service.
• Complete domiciliary care medication assessments and reviews as required.

• Educated to NVQ/HSC (or equivalent) Level 4 or above in Health and Social Care Management or equivalent professional qualification.
• Willing to work towards Trusted Assessor level 3 qualification or equivalent Occupational Therapist qualification.

• Experience of working proactively with clients with physical disabilities and/or older people, preferably in a caring and/or rehabilitation environment.
• An understanding of the physical and emotional needs in relation to clients’ medical conditions.
• Experience of equipment and adaptations.
• Knowledge and skills of manual handling equipment and techniques.

• Assessment skills complying with policies, procedures and statutory regulations.
• Demonstrate a person-centred, strength-based, outcomes-focused approach.
• Effective communication in writing or verbally, with colleagues, clients, carers, outside agencies etc.
• Organise workload, set priorities, demonstrating good organisational skills in order to effectively manage time and work independently.
• Cope proactively with change.